It appears that the File Server Resource Manager PowerShell module does not get installed with the final version of RSAT for Windows 8 (not sure if twas this was the case with the preview versions or not). Everything else appears to be there as far as I can tell - dirquota.exe and the FSRM MMC snap-ins get installed. I tried toggling the feature in "Windows Features" but it did not help. 

Is anyone else seeing this? Is this by design or a mistake in the packaging?

Thanks,

Doug

Hi Doug,

The command I tried is:

Install-WindowsFeature -Name fs-resource-manager -IncludeManagementTools

After installation, FileServerResourceManager folder appears in Modules folder.

Shaon,

It sounds as if you're running Windows Server 2012. I'm referring to the Remote Server Administration Tools for the client version of the OS. When I attempt to run Install-WindowsFeature under Windows 8 it returns the error "Install-WindowsFeature : The target of the specified cmdlet cannot be a Windows client-based operating system."

-Doug

• Edited by DougBB Wednesday, September 19, 2012 4:02 PM

Hello Doug,

Thank you for checking this out. The FSRM cmdlets are indeed available on server only.

You can use remote PowerShell to call the FSRM cmdlets on the server.

Hope that this helps

Regards,

Nir

• Marked as answer by Shaon ShanMicrosoft contingent staff, Moderator Monday, September 24, 2012 2:04 AM

Can you offer any insight into why they were not included in the RSAT?

All the commands in that module appear to have the cimsession parameter and should be functional for running against remote servers.

It's not a much of a problem and there are obviously solutions like remoting but it seems inconsistent when the rest of the FSRM tools are installed.

Thanks,

Doug

Why does Technet article assert that this File server resource manager powershell tools are included in windows 8 and 8.1 ?

source:

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj900651.aspx

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj900651(v=wps.620).aspx

And when you run diskqouta.exe that is the command you get with RSAT for windows 8/8.1 then it says

"

This tool is deprecated and may be removed in future releases of Windows. Please use the Windows Power
Shell cmdlets in the FileServerResourceManager module to administer File Server Resource Manager funct
ionality.

"

Pleas fix, how else do we administrate our file servers?

I too am trying to do FSRM from Windows 8.1 client with all RSAT features checked...and no FSRM.  But as Viktor mentioned the Technet documentation shows that the cmdlets are on Server 2012 R2 and Windows 8.1.  Please advise.

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/%5Clibrary/JJ900651(v=WPS.630).aspx

Yes I know we can use remoting, but not as clean.

I'll follow up with the FSRM RSAT owners.