Automating Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 with Windows PowerShell 2. 0

by Hester, Matthew; Dutkiewicz, Sarah

• ISBN13: 9781118013861
• ISBN10: 1118013867
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-05-31
• Publisher: Sybex

Summary

Why perform a task with dozens of clicks through the Graphical User Interface when you can do it with a single command? Why repeat the same tasks when can automate them? Administrators can work efficiently and effectively by automating both simple and complex administrative tasks using Windows PowerShell cmdlets. Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 comes with more than 550 cmdlets, allowing Windows administrators to automate just about anything. Focused on everyday and frequently-performed tasks, Automating Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 with Windows PowerShell 2.0 provides PowerShell solutions for maintaining a Windows environment. Solutions are presented step by step, making it easy for Windows administrators to apply on the job, while the necessary concepts explained and real world examples provided help administrators understand what they are doing. End-of-chapter exercises provide additional reinforcement for understanding, and its solutions are provided both inside the book as well as screen casts that readers can download from Sybex.com.

Author Biography

Matthew Hester is an IT Pro Evangelist at Microsoft and has more than a decade of experience with Microsoft core infrastructure products such as Windows, Active Directory, Exchange, and others. He is a regular presenter at Microsoft TechEd and contributing writer for TechNet Magazine. Matthew blogs at blogs.technet.com/b/matthewms. Sarah Dutkiewicz is a seasoned technology professional, working with a variety of technologies for over 8 years. Her true passion comes from developing and writing code, and she is a Microsoft MVP in Visual C#. Sarah blogs at www.codinggeekette.com.

Table of Contents

Introduction.

Chapter 1: What is PowerShell and Why Do You Need It?

Chapter 2: Installing and Configuring PowerShell 2.0.

Chapter 3: PowerShell Grammar Lesson.

Chapter 4: Aliases, Functions, and the Pipe. Oh My!

Chapter 5: Creating Your Own Scripts.

Chapter 6: Remoting with PowerShell 2.0.

Chapter 7: PowerShell and the Server.

Chapter 8: Managing Active Directory with PowerShell.

Chapter 9: Managing Desktops with Server PowerShell.

Chapter 10: Manage IIS Web Server with PowerShell.

Chapter 11: PowerShell and Deployment Services.

Chapter 12: PowerShell and Virtualization.

Appendix A Solutions to Exercises.

Appendix B Developing at a Command Prompt.

Appendix C Providing for PowerShell.

Appendix D Custom Cmdlets and Advanced Functions.

Appendix E Packaging PowerShell Extensions.

Appendix F Building Your Own GUI with PowerShell.

Index.