PowerShell Script to Create a SharePoint Quota Template

PowerShell script to create a SharePoint quota template, edit the highlighted are in yellow to set the maximum and minimum storage limit for the quota template.

$LogTime = Get-Date -Format yyyy-MM-dd_hh-mm
$LogFile = ".\CreateQuotaTemplatesPatch-$LogTime.rtf"

# Add SharePoint PowerShell Snapin


if ( (Get-PSSnapin -Name Microsoft.SharePoint.PowerShell -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) -eq $null ) {
    Add-PSSnapin Microsoft.SharePoint.Powershell
}

$scriptBase = split-path $SCRIPT:MyInvocation.MyCommand.Path -parent
Set-Location $scriptBase


#Deleting any .rtf files in the scriptbase location
$FindRTFFile = Get-ChildItem $scriptBase\*.* -include *.rtf
if($FindRTFFile)
{
  foreach($file in $FindRTFFile)
  {
   remove-item $file
  }
}


start-transcript $logfile

$name = ""
$storageMaximumLevel =""
$storageWarningLevel =""

[String]$name = Read-Host "Enter the new quota Template Name: [e.g. Custom]"
[int64]$storageMaximumLevel = 10GB
[int64]$storageWarningLevel = 9GB

try {

   Write-host "Instantiating an instance of an SPQuotaTemplate class"
   $quota = New-Object Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPQuotaTemplate
   Write-host "Setting properties on the Quota object"
   $quota.Name = $name
   $quota.StorageMaximumLevel = $storageMaximumLevel
   $quota.StorageWarningLevel = $storageWarningLevel
   Write-host "Getting an instance of an SPWebService class"
   $service = [Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPWebService]::ContentService
   Write-host "Adding the $($Name) Quota Template to the Quota Templates Collection"
   $service.QuotaTemplates.Add($quota)
   $service.Update()
}
catch [Exception] {
   Write-Error $Error[0]
   $err = $_.Exception
   while ( $err.InnerException ) {
      $err = $err.InnerException
      Write-Output $err.Message
   }
}