Automating Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 With Windows Powershell 2. 0

Learn to automate the top server operating system, Windows Server 2008 R2 Windows PowerShell 2.0 allows you to automate nearly any task for managing Windows Server, going from dozens of clicks to a single command, and repeated tasks to automated tasks. Using screen shots and helpful exercises, this book walks you through the many benefits of automating Windows Server with PowerShell 2.0, such as allowing for scalable, flexible, and rapid deployments and changes; increasing cost effectiveness; providing a timely return on IT investment; lowering labor headcount; creating secure computing environments; and establishing reliable enterprise infrastructures. In addition, real-world examples provide reinforced learning, aimed at ensuring that you work as efficiently and effectively as possible by automating both simple and complex administrative tasks with Powershell 2.0. Explains how to automate both simple and complex tasks in Windows Server 2008 R2 with Powershell 2.0 Addresses how Windows Server 2008 R2 comes with more than 550 cmdlets, allowing you to automate nearly anything Offers numerous real-world examples, end-of-chapter exercises, and helpful screen shots to reinforce your learning process The power is in your hands! Start working smarter, not harder, by automating Windows Server 2008 R2 tasks with Powershell 2.0. Automating Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 R2 with Windows PowerShell® 2.0 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS 13 Introduction 19 Chapter 1 What Is PowerShell, and Why Do You Need It? 23 Why PowerShell? 24 Overview of PowerShell 25 The Power Behind PowerShell 27 What About the Learning Curve? 28 What’s New in PowerShell 2.0? 29 PowerShell in the Enterprise 30 PowerShell with a GUI 32 PowerShell Has Something for Everyone 35 What’s in It for IT Professionals? 36 What’s in It for Developers? 37 Chapter 2 Installing and Configuring PowerShell 2.0 41 Configure PowerShell 2.0 on Windows Server 2008 R2 42 Install the ISE on Windows Server 2008 R2 44 Install PowerShell 2.0 on Windows Server 2008 R2 Core 46 Install .NET Framework Support on Windows Server 2008 R2 Core 48 Install PowerShell 2.0 on Windows Server 2008 R2 Core 48 Install PowerShell 2.0 on Other Operating Systems 51 Set Up the Prerequisites 51 Obtain and Install PowerShell 2.0 53 Chapter 3 PowerShell Grammar Lesson 59 Break Down PowerShell: A Lesson on Cmdlets 60 Learn the Verbs 61 Learn the Nouns 62 Put Verbs and Nouns Together: Cmdlets 63 Use Parameters 64 Use Wildcards 67 Understand Properties 68 Help Yourself with PowerShell 70 Learn How to Help Yourself 70 Use Tab Autocomplete 75 Leverage Online Resources 76 Use Even More Commands with Modules 77 Use and Understand Modules 77 Get to Know Your Modules 80 Create a Custom PowerShell Shell 82 Chapter 4 Aliases, Functions, and the Pipe, Oh My! 87 Use Aliases 88 Use Built-in Aliases 89 Create Your Own Aliases 91 Use Functions 99 Understand Functions 100 Use Existing Functions 101 Create Your Own Function 102 Work with the Pipe Operator 103 Use the Pipe Operator to Combine PowerShell Cmdlets 103 Control PowerShell Output 104 Chapter 5 Creating Your Own Scripts 119 Create Your Own Scripts 120 PowerShell Scripting Overview 121 Create a PowerShell Script 122 Run Your Scripts 128 Find Scripts 129 Understand Security and PowerShell Scripts 130 Work with Default Execution Policy of Scripts 131 Understand the RemoteSigned PowerShell Execution Policy 132 Set the PowerShell Execution Policy 133 Understand Digital Signing 138 Work with the GUI and the Shell 138 Understand What the ISE Is 138 Use the ISE with Scripts 141 Display the Call Stack with Scripts Requiring Parameters 145 Chapter 6 Remoting with PowerShell 2.0 147 Configure PowerShell Remoting 148 Learn the Requirements 148 Enable PowerShell Remoting 150 Disable PowerShell Remoting 155 Run Commands on Remote Systems 160 Use Invoke-Command 162 Use PowerShell Remote Sessions 162 Use Remoting in the ISE 165 Chapter 7 Server Essentials in PowerShell 169 Work with Your Server in PowerShell 170 Work with Server Manager Cmdlets 170 Analyze Your Server 172 Add Reliability to Your Server 178 Install the Backup Tools 178 Perform a Backup with PowerShell 178 Load-Balance Your Network 181 Use Other PowerShell Utilities for the Server 185 Use the Registry with PowerShell 185 Use PowerShell Troubleshooting Packs 188 Schedule PowerShell Scripts 191 Chapter 8 Managing Active Directory with PowerShell 195 Work with Active Directory 196 Load the AD PowerShell Module 196 Understand PowerShell Active Directory Basics 200 Work with Users, Groups, and OUs 204 Understand Managed Service Accounts 207 Understand Managed Service Accounts 207 Create Managed Service Accounts 208 Install and Use Managed Service Accounts 210 Work with the Active Directory Recycle Bin 211 Understand How the Recycle Bin Works 212 Enable the AD Recycle Bin 213 Use the AD Recycle Bin 215 Chapter 9 Managing Desktops with PowerShell 219 Access Group Policy 220 Understand Group Policy 221 Understand How Group Policy Works 222 Manage Group Policy 223 Create Group Policy Objects 226 Use Starter GPOs 228 Work with Settings 230 Understand the Difference Between Policies and Preferences 231 Work with Domain Password Policies 232 Understand Order of Precedence 234 Control Group Policy Order of Precedence 235 Work with RSOP 237 Back Up and Restore Group Policy Objects 238 Manage AppLocker 239 Understand AppLocker 239 Understand AppLocker Policy 240 Configure AppLocker 241 Chapter 10 Managing IIS Web Server with PowerShell 245 Use PowerShell and IIS 246 Work with Configuration Files 247 Back Up and Recover IIS Configuration 251 Deploy Websites, Application Pools, and Virtual Directories with PowerShell 253 Manage Sites with PowerShell 253 Work with Web Application Pools 258 Work with Virtual Directories 262 Chapter 11 PowerShell and Deployment Services 265 Work with Windows Deployment Services 266 Understand WDS 267 Install WDS 268 Work with WDS in PowerShell 269 Use WDSUTIL 270 Work with the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 275 Understand the MDT 275 Deploy with Windows Imaging Format 276 Install MDT 278 Work with MDT in PowerShell 279 Put It All Together 287 Chapter 12 PowerShell and Virtualization 289 Install and Access Hyper-V 290 Install Hyper-V 291 Access Hyper-V in PowerShell 292 Work with Hyper-V 298 Work with Virtual Networks 298 Configure Virtual Machines 300 Connect to Virtual Machines 305 Work with Snapshots 307 Appendix A Solutions to Exercises 311 Solution 1: Inventory Your Scripts 312 Solution 2: Install PowerShell 312 Solution 3: Create a PowerShell Profile 312 Solution 4: Create Your Own Alias 313 Solution 5: Create a Script to Find Startup Programs 314 Solution 6: Set Up a Remote PowerShell Session 314 Solution 7: Create a Scheduled Backup with PowerShell 315 Solution 8: Populate an Active Directory Test Environment 315 Solution 9: Turn Off the Display Control Panel in Group Policy with PowerShell 317 Solution 10: Create a Website with PowerShell 318 Solution 11: Create a Deployment Share 318 Solution 12: Create a Virtual Machine and Take a Snapshot 319 Appendix B Developing at a Command Prompt 321 Choose Between the ISE and the Command Prompt 322 Write Code at a Command Prompt 323 Write Scripts in the ISE 324 Work with Objects in PowerShell 326 Understand Properties 327 Create Your Own Custom Object 329 Appendix C Providing for PowerShell 333 Work with Built-in Providers 334 Understand Provider Basics 335 Use PowerShell-Specific Providers 336 Use Other Built-in Providers 339 Work with Additional Providers 344 Install and Remove Providers 344 Create Your Own Provider 345 Understand Basic Provider Concepts 345 Build a Custom Provider 349 Appendix D Custom Cmdlets and Advanced Functions 361 Choose Between an Advanced Function and a Cmdlet 362 Parameters and Attributes 362 Output 368 Runtime Life Cycle 369 Create an Advanced Function 370 Create a Custom Cmdlet 371 Appendix E Packaging PowerShell Extensions 379 Work with Existing Snap-ins 380 Create a Custom Module 383 Understand Module Concepts 383 Build Your Module 390 Appendix F Building Your Own GUI with PowerShell 401 Choose Between WinForms and WPF 402 Create a GUI in PowerShell 403 Create a WinForms Application 407 Create a WPF Application 413 Index 421 "Learn to automate the top server operating system, Windows Server 2008 R2Windows PowerShell 2.0 allows you to automate nearly any task for managing Windows Server, going from dozens of clicks to a single command, and repeated tasks to automated tasks. Using screen shots and helpful exercises, this book walks you through the many benefits of automating Windows Server with PowerShell 2.0, such as allowing for scalable, flexible, and rapid deployments and changes; increasing cost effectiveness; providing a timely return on IT investment; lowering labor headcount; creating secure computing environments; and establishing reliable enterprise infrastructures. In addition, real-world examples provide reinforced learning, aimed at ensuring that you work as efficiently and effectively as possible by automating both simple and complex administrative tasks with Powershell 2.0. Explains how to automate both simple and complex tasks in Windows Server 2008 R2 with Powershell 2.0 Addresses how Windows Server 2008 R2 comes with more than 550 cmdlets, allowing you to automate nearly anything Offers numerous real-world examples, end-of-chapter exercises, and helpful screen shots to reinforce your learning process The power is in your hands! Start working smarter, not harder, by automating Windows Server 2008 R2 tasks with Powershell 2.0"-- Provided by publisher Machine generated contents note: 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.