Telegraf agent installation on Windows server is failing with error "'wmic' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file."

Products

• VCF Operations/Automation (formerly VMware Aria Suite)

Issue/Introduction

• When attempting to install the Telegraf agent on a Windows server  using the telegraf-utils.ps1 script, the installation fails with the following error :
  
  .\telegraf-utils.ps1 product-managed -c <cloud_proxy_ip_or_collector_group_name> -t <token> -v <vmwareariaoperations_ip_or_fqdn> -k 1

wmic : The term 'wmic' 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.
  
  
• Additionally, the C:\ProgramData\VMware\UAF\logs\uaf_bootstrap.log  may report the following failure:
  
  uaf-bootstrap - ERROR - Prerequisite Check Failed. Required patch for Universal C Runtime(CRT) not installed at endpoint. Please refer to Prerequisite section of documentation
set EXIT_ERR_CODE-1
set EXIT_ERR_ENUM-FAILED

Environment

Aria Operations 8.x
VCF Operations 9.x

Cause

The Telegraf agent installation script relies on the **WMIC** (Windows Management Instrumentation Command-line) utility to gather local system statistics and environment variables during the bootstrap process.
Installation is failing primarily due to the absence of the WMIC (Windows Management Instrumentation Command-line) utility on the Windows Server.

Resolution

To resolve this issue, you must manually enable or add the WMIC feature on the target Windows server.

Method 1: Using DISM (Command Line)

1. Open Command Prompt or PowerShell as an Administrator.
2. Execute the following command to add the WMIC capability:
   

   DISM /Online /Add-Capability /CapabilityName:WMIC~~~~
   
   
   
DISM Capabilities Package Servicing Command-Line Options

Method 2: Using Settings (GUI)

1. Navigate to Settings > Apps > Optional features.
2. Click View features (or Add a feature).
3. Search for WMIC.
4. Select the checkbox and click Install.
   
   How to install WMIC Feature

Once WMIC is installed, retry the Telegraf installation using the below script command

.\telegraf-utils.ps1 product-managed -c <cloud_proxy_ip> -t <token> -v <aria_ops_fqdn> -k 1