Cloud Insights Telegraf-based Windows data collector throws an error when running installer snippet: "Invoke-WebRequest : The request was aborted: Could not create SSL/TLS secure channel."

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Applies to

Cloud Insights (CI)
Windows Data Collector
Windows Server 2012

Issue

When executing the installer snippet in PowerShell for a Windows Data Collector in Cloud Insights, an error is produced, preventing the installation from proceeding.

Invoke-WebRequest : The request was aborted: Could not create SSL/TLS secure channel. At line:1 char:876 + !$($installerName=".\cloudinsights-windows.ps1") -and !$($envName=".\cloudinsigh ... + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + CategoryInfo : InvalidOperation: (System.Net.HttpWebRequest:HttpWebRequest) [Invoke-WebRequest], WebException + FullyQualifiedErrorId : WebCmdletWebResponseException,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.InvokeWebRequestCommand & : The term '.\cloudinsights-windows.ps1' 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:1047 + ... "GET") -and $(&$installerName -download -install) + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + CategoryInfo : ObjectNotFound: (.\cloudinsights-windows.ps1:String) [], CommandNotFoundException + FullyQualifiedErrorId : CommandNotFoundException