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Publish-SilData

Initiates a point in time collection of all Software Inventory Logging data and forwards it, along with any accumulated historical data, to the aggregation server.

Last verified: 2026-10-26

Microsoft SoftwareInventoryLogging reference: Initiates a point in time collection of all Software Inventory Logging data and forwards it, along with any accumulated historical data, to the aggregation server. The syntax and selected example below are adapted from the pinned Windows Server 2025 reference. Module availability, target configuration and delegated permissions determine whether it can run in your environment. Documentation and parameter text: Microsoft, CC BY 4.0; formatting adapted by Cmdlet World. No execution testing is claimed.

Publish-SilData [[-FileName] <String>] [-CheckCollectionHistory] [-CimSession <CimSession[]>]
 [-ThrottleLimit <Int32>] [-AsJob] [<CommonParameters>]

Required permissions

Use an account with the target resource permissions documented for Publish-SilData. Modifying administrative cmdlets may require elevation or delegated administration. This catalog does not assert that ordinary users can execute the command.

Supported environments

Windows / SoftwareInventoryLogging · Windows Server 2025 documentation; feature/module prerequisites apply

Parameters

-AsJob

Runs the cmdlet as a background job. Use this parameter to run commands that take a long time to complete. The cmdlet immediately returns an object that represents the job and then displays the command prompt. You can continue to work in the session while the job completes. To manage the job, use the *-Job cmdlets. To get the job results, use the Receive-Job cmdlet. For more information about Windows PowerShell® background jobs, see about_Jobs.

-CheckCollectionHistory

Performs a comparison of the current data set to the last data set that was collected. If there are no differences, the contents of Get-SilComputerIdentity are sent.

-CimSession

Runs the cmdlet in a remote session or on a remote computer. Enter a computer name or a session object, such as the output of a New-CimSession or Get-CimSession cmdlet. The default is the current session on the local computer.

-FileName

Specifies a file name. This configuration file contains the data sources.

-ThrottleLimit

Specifies the maximum number of concurrent operations that can be established to run the cmdlet. If this parameter is omitted or a value of 0 is entered, then Windows PowerShell® calculates an optimum throttle limit for the cmdlet based on the number of CIM cmdlets that are running on the computer. The throttle limit applies only to the current cmdlet, not to the session or to the computer.

-UseCacheOnly

Indicates that the server can push or publish stored data to the aggregation server without triggering a point in time collection of all Software Inventory Logging data.

Prerequisites

Windows with the SoftwareInventoryLogging module and the Windows feature or management tools that provide it. Confirm target connectivity and version compatibility using the linked Microsoft reference.

Security considerations

This cmdlet changes system state. Review every target and parameter in the official reference, test outside production, and prepare an appropriate backup or rollback. Do not execute the example automatically.

Examples

Publish-SilData

Sources

https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/windows-powershell-docs/blob/b7645dd8c687139b28e845119da30ec670526507/docset/winserver2025-ps/SoftwareInventoryLogging/Publish-SilData.md

https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/module/softwareinventorylogging/publish-sildata?view=windowsserver2025-ps

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