Fail to install Docker package on Nano Server sac2016 using Install-Package

[kiazhi]

PROBLEM STATEMENT

• Unable to install Docker package on Nano Server Semi-Annual Channel 2016 release using Install-Package

  ISSUE

• Reproduce the issue by following these steps:
  1. Pull Nano Server container image

     docker pull microsoft/nanoserver

  2. Create Nano Server container

     docker create -it nanoserver -h nanoserver microsoft/nanoserver:latest

  3. Start container interactively

     docker start -i nanoserver

  4. Switch to PowerShell and run the following PowerShell commands in the container

     powershell

     Install-PackageProvider -Name NuGet -MinimumVersion 2.8.5.201 -Force
     Install-Module -Name DockerMsftProvider -Repository PSGallery -Force -Verbose
     Install-Package -Name docker -ProviderName DockerMsftProvider -Verbose

     Verbose and Error Output on the last PowerShell command

     
     VERBOSE: Using the provider 'DockerMsftProvider' for searching packages.
     VERBOSE: Download size: 0.02MB
     VERBOSE: Free space on the drive: 20185.24MB
     VERBOSE: Downloading https://dockermsft.blob.core.windows.net/dockercontainer/DockerMsftIndex.json to
     C:\Users\ContainerAdministrator\AppData\Local\Temp\DockerMsftProvider\DockerDefault_DockerSearchIndex.json
     VERBOSE: About to download
     VERBOSE: Finished downloading
     VERBOSE: Downloaded in 0 hours, 0 minutes, 0 seconds.
     VERBOSE: Performing the operation "Install Package" on target "Package 'Docker' version '17.06.2-ee-13' from 'DockerDefault'.".
     Install-Package : The term 'Get-wmiobject' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable program. Check the spelling of the name, or if a path was included, verify
     that the path is correct and try again.
     At line:1 char:1

• Install-Package -Name docker -ProviderName DockerMsftProvider -Force ...

• 
  + CategoryInfo          : InvalidOperation: (Microsoft.Power....InstallPackage:InstallPackage) [Install-Package], Exception
  + FullyQualifiedErrorId : FailedToDownload,Install-Package,Microsoft.PowerShell.PackageManagement.Cmdlets.InstallPackage
  ```
  ---
  **ANALYSIS & RECOMMENDATION**

• Found out that Nano Server PowerShell does not have Get-WmiObject cmdlet.

  
  Get-Command | Where-Object { $_.Name -like 'Get-W*' }

CommandType Name Version Source

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Cmdlet Get-WheaMemoryPolicy 2.0.0.0 Whea Cmdlet Get-WIMBootEntry 3.0 Dism Cmdlet Get-WindowsCapability 3.0 Dism Cmdlet Get-WindowsDriver 3.0 Dism Cmdlet Get-WindowsEdition 3.0 Dism Cmdlet Get-WindowsImage 3.0 Dism Cmdlet Get-WindowsImageContent 3.0 Dism Cmdlet Get-WindowsOptionalFeature 3.0 Dism Cmdlet Get-WindowsPackage 3.0 Dism Cmdlet Get-WinEvent 3.0.0.0 Microsoft.PowerShell.Diagnostics Cmdlet Get-WSManCredSSP 3.0.0.0 Microsoft.WSMan.Management Cmdlet Get-WSManInstance 3.0.0.0 Microsoft.WSMan.Management

Suggesting [DockerMsftProvider.psm1](https://github.com/OneGet/MicrosoftDockerProvider/blob/developer/DockerMsftProvider.psm1) to use `Get-CimInstance` instead of `Get-WmiObject` ? Not sure if it is still relevant to be fixed since Nano Server has been shifted away from hardware support to container support.

[cwilhit]

Closing, as Nano Server as host OS is no longer supported and Nano SAC 2016 is EOL.