Wmi Essentials for Automating Windows Management

by Policht, Marcin

• ISBN13: 9780672321443
• ISBN10: 0672321440
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-07-24
• Publisher: Sams Publishing

Summary

The first book on the market intended as an introduction to WMI, with the goal of developing the reader's ability to write scripts independently. The book includes a large number of "ready to use" scripts, which can be implemented as they appear and customized with few changes. Through easy to read presentations of programming concepts and examples, the reader becomes familiar with XML standards. Each Script simplifies daily administrative tasks or allows for substituting third party programs for in-house ones.The scripts included in the repository start with the most basic ones; the complexity of the scripts increases dramatically toward the end of the book to satisfy the needs of readers with more advanced skills and requirements.

Author Biography

Marcin Policht is widely recognized as an expert in Windows 2000, especially in scripting. He is a major contributor to the popular Microsoft server administration Web site, SWYNK, and is a member of the team that established criteria for the Windows 2000 clustering certification exam. As Senior Systems Engineer for ABN AMRO, Policht implements WMI in a large-scale environment: a 2,000+ user network. Policht has both scripting and programming experience using a variety of Microsoft products. Since obtaining his MCSE, MCSD, and MCT certifications, Policht has shared his expertise as a technical trainer with more than 500 students.

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(6)
Windows Scripting Fundamentals	7	(34)
WMI Fundamentals	41	(40)
Exploring WMI	81	(50)
Introduction to WMI Scripting	131	(92)
Managing Windows Environment with WMI Scripting	223	(258)
WMI and Microsoft Server Products	481	(86)
The Future of WMI	567	(22)
Appendix
A WMI Win32 Classes	579	(6)
B Technical References	585	(4)
Index	589