Windows PowerShell Cookbook : The Complete Guide to Scripting Microsoft's New Command Shell

by Holmes, Lee

• ISBN13: 9780596801502
• ISBN10: 0596801505
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-08-31
• Publisher: Oreilly & Associates Inc

Summary

With more than 250 ready-to-use recipes, this solutions-oriented introduction to the Windows PowerShell scripting environment and language provides administrators with the tools to be productive immediately. This second edition also includes hands-on tutorials that explain the technology fundamentals, common tasks, and administrative jobs that you can apply to Windows PowerShell, whether you are on a client or server version of Windows.In addition, you'll get quick references to the PowerShell language and to a variety of technologies that are used in conjunction with PowerShell, including format specifiers and frequently referenced registry keys to selected .NET, COM and WMI classes. Special attention is paid to the needs of Microsoft Exchange Server and System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) administrators, who have the greatest need for this book.With scripts, tutorials, and references all in one volume,Windows PowerShell Cookbookwill turbocharge your productivity.

Author Biography

Lee Holmes is a developer on the Microsoft Windows PowerShell team, and has been an authoritative source of information about PowerShell since its earliest betas. His vast experience with Windows PowerShell enables him to integrate both the 'how' and the 'why' into discussions. Lee's involvement with the PowerShell and administration community (via newsgroups, mailing lists, and blogs) gives him a great deal of insight into the problems faced by all levels of administrators and PowerShell users alike.