PDF-Getting Started with PowerShell

Learn the fundamentals of PowerShell to build reusable scripts and functions to automate administrative tasks with WindowsAbout This BookHarness the capabilities of the PowerShell system to get started quickly with server automationLearn to package commands into a reusable script and add control structures and parameters to make them flexibleGet to grips with cmdlets that allow you to perform administration tasks efficientlyWho This Book Is ForThis book is intended for Windows administrators or DevOps users who need to use PowerShell to automate tasks Whether you know nothing about PowerShell or know just enough to get by this guide will give you what you need to go to take your scripting to the next levelWhat You Will LearnLearn to verify your installed version of PowerShell upgrade it and start a PowerShell session using the ISEDiscover PowerShell commands and cmdlets and understand PowerShell formattingUse the PowerShell help system to understand what particular cmdlets doUtilise the pipeline to perform typical data manipulationPackage your code in scripts functions and modulesSolve common problems using basic file inputoutput functionsFind system information with WMI and CIMAutomate IIS functionality and manage it using the WebAdministration moduleIn DetailWindows PowerShell is a taskbased commandline shell and scripting language designed specifically for system administration Built on the NET Framework Windows PowerShell helps IT professionals and power users control and automate the administration of the Windows operating system and applications that run on WindowsPowerShell is great for batch importing or deleting large sets of user accounts and will let you collect a massive amount of detailed system information in bulk via WMI Windows Management InstrumentationGetting Started with PowerShell is designed to help you get up and running with PowerShell taking you from the basics of installation to writing scripts and web server automation This book as an introduction to the central topics of PowerShell covers finding and understanding PowerShell commands and packaging code for reusability right through to a practical example of automating IIS It also includes topics such as installation and setup creating scripts automating tasks and using Powershell to access data stores registry and file systemsYou will explore the PowerShell environment and discover how to use cmdlets functions and scripts to automate Windows systems Along the way you will learn to perform data manipulation and solve common problems using basic file inputoutput functionsBy the end of this book you will be familiar with PowerShell and be able to utilize the lessons learned from the book to automate your serversStyle and approachA practical learning guide complete with plenty of activities examples and screenshots. Lee Holmes | @. Lee_Holmes. Principal SDE |Windows PowerShell | Microsoft. About Me. Security geek. Developer on the Windows PowerShell team since V1. Author of the Windows PowerShell Cookbook, PowerShellCookbook.com, and Windows PowerShell Pocket Reference. “Interactive PowerShell Sessions in Metasploit”. 4. th. July . 2015. Presented to . SteelCon. Presented by Ben Turner & Dave Hardy. :: . HOW ARE BUSINESSES EVOLVING?. Dave Hardy @davehardy20 . Steve Goodman. Senior Consultant, Ciber. OFC-B220. Welcome. Steve Goodman. Exchange Server MVP. Senior Consultant as Ciber in the UK. Writer for MSExchange.org and SearchExchange.com. Host of the UC Architects Podcast. Neil Iversen. Points of Interest. Introduction. Getting Around. Basic Syntax. Making yourself at ~. Not-So-Basic Syntax. Questions. Introduction. Developer at Inetium. http://justaddcode.com/blog/. . Don Jones. Senior Partner and Principal Technologist. Concentrated Technology, LLC. WCL404. Welcome!. PowerShell is great for running commands…. …But you’ll inevitably want to make those more complex, then “wrap” them in a way that makes them easier for others to consume and re-use.  Jeffrey Snover. Partner Architect. Microsoft Corporation. ES24. Deliver great management (cheaply)?. Satisfy the full range of Admins?. Automate operation of LOTS of heterogeneous stuff (including raw HW)?. Class 2. Substituting for Doug . Spindler. 1-23-14. Notes are Online. http://. pacitpros.org. /ccsf. Pin PowerShell to Taskbar. Start. Search for PowerShell. Open it. Right-click taskbar button, "Pin this program to taskbar". Wmi. etc. Basic. Significant areas of support. Access to . .Net. Assemblies. Support for COM objects. Support for WMI objects. XML. A . Powershell. console for SQL Server. Powershell. 2.0 Features. What you need to know.. Speaker. 9 years experience in Microsoft-based IT. Microsoft System Center 2012 R2. Windows PowerShell since 2007. Started writing . VBscript. in 2005. Worked in many enterprise environments with 10-70k systems. Agenda. Welcome & Session Introduction. What is PowerShell?. PowerShell ISE. Commands/. Cmd. -Lets. Operators. Variables. Flow Control. LAB 1 – Exploring PowerShell. PowerShell Scripting. Installing the Latest Version. Options and techniques for a GUI-. er. life. What are we going to talk about?. The ‘what’s point of this talk’ slide. Techniques to easily add some GUI goodness to our pre-existing PowerShell tools. Tips, Tricks, and Random Goodness. Gary Lapointe. Director, Aptillon, Inc.. SharePoint MVP. About Me. Aptillon, Inc.. Director and Founding Partner. http://www.aptillon.com. SharePoint MVP since January 2008. Nicolas Blank – Zlatan Dzinic. Exchange & SharePoint MVP. WTB202. Agenda. What is PowerShell. Why do developers care. Development scenarios and examples. PowerShell Community Resources. Demos – in between. Partner Architect. Agenda. Past . Present. Future. UNIX . Composable. Management. A | B | C. The heart of Unix . composable. management. Means that A didn’t do what you wanted to do. WHY?. A is a tight coupling of.