Beyond web logs

Adding

To add a solution to the Farm solution store use the Add-SPSolution cmdlet:

Add-SPSolution –LiteralPath "C:\Deployment\MySharePointSolutionPackage.wsp"

To add a Sandboxed solution  use the Add-SPUserSolution cmdlet:

Add-SPUserSolution –LiteralPath "C:\Deployment\MySharePointSolutionPackage.wsp" –Site http://webapplication/sitecollection

Installing

To install ( commonly known as deploy)  a Farm Solution we use the Install-SPSolution cmdlet:

Install-SPSolution –Identity MySharePointSolutionPackage.wsp –WebApplication http://webapplication –GACDeployment

To install ( commonly known as deploy)  a Sandboxed Solution we use the Install-SPUserSolution cmdlet:

Install-SPUserSolution –Identity MySharePointSolutionPackage.wsp –Site http://webapplication/sitecollection

Updating

To update (know as upgrade in stsadm) a Farm solution use the Update-SPSolution cmdlet:

Update-SPSolution –Identity MySharePointSolution.wsp –LiteralPath “C:\Deployment\MySharePointSolutionPackage.wsp” –GacDeployment

To update (know as upgrade in stsadm) a Sandbox solution use the Update-SPUserSolution cmdlet:

Update-SPUserSolution –Identity MySharePointSolution.wsp –Site http://webapplication/site –ToSolution MySharePointSolutionPackage.wsp

Removing

To uninstall and remove FARM level solutions use the Uninstall-SPSolution and Remove-SPSolution cmdlets:

Uninstall-SPSolution –Identity MySharePointSolution.wsp –WebApplication http://webapplication

Remove-SPSolution –Identity MySharePointSolution.wsp

To uninstall and remove Sandbox solutions use the Uninstall-SPSolution and Remove-SPSolution cmdlets:

Uninstall-SPUserSolution –Identity MySharePointSolution.wsp –Site http://webapplication/sitecollection

Remove-SPUserSolution –Identity MySharePointSolution.wsp –Site http://webapplication/sitecollection

To get a list of all of the powershell cmdlets that deal with solutions use:

Get-Command –noun *SPSolution*

To run all of the Administrative jobs that are queued:

Start-SPAdminJob