Deployment

The following script can be used to download and automatically setup the watchdog in a Windows machine:

> [!WARNING] > Due to restrictive group policies, you may need to run the script with elevated privileges (e.g. as administrator).

```powershell

$url = “https://github.com/AllenNeuralDynamics/aind-watchdog-service/releases/download/0.1.0-rc1/aind-watchdog-service.exe” $outputPath = Join-Path -Path $env:ProgramData -ChildPath “aind-watchdog-service” $manifestsPath = Join-Path -Path $outputPath -ChildPath “manifests” $completedPath = Join-Path -Path $outputPath -ChildPath “completed”

foreach ($path in @($outputPath, $manifestsPath, $completedPath)) {

if (-not (Test-Path $path)) {

New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $path | Out-Null

}

}

$exePath = Join-Path -Path $outputPath -ChildPath “watchdog.exe” $response = Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $url -OutFile $exePath -TimeoutSec 5 $taskAction = New-ScheduledTaskAction -Execute “$exePath -f $manifestsPath -m $completedPath” $taskTriggerStartup = New-ScheduledTaskTrigger -AtStartup $taskTriggerLogOn = New-ScheduledTaskTrigger -AtLogOn $taskTriggerStartup.Delay = “PT30S” $taskTriggerLogOn.Delay = “PT30S” $taskSettings = New-ScheduledTaskSettingsSet -DontStopOnIdleEnd -ExecutionTimeLimit ‘00:00:00’ $taskPrincipal = New-ScheduledTaskPrincipal -UserId $env:USERNAME -LogonType S4U -RunLevel Highest $taskPath = “AIND” $taskName = “aind-watchdog-service” if (Get-ScheduledTask -TaskPath (”" + $taskPath + “") -TaskName $taskName -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) {

Unregister-ScheduledTask -TaskPath (”" + $taskPath + “") -TaskName $taskName -Confirm:$false

} $fullTaskPath = “" + $taskPath + “" + $taskName Register-ScheduledTask -TaskName $fullTaskPath -Action $taskAction -Trigger @($taskTriggerStartup, $taskTriggerLogOn) -Settings $taskSettings -Principal $taskPrincipal

```