Windows PowerShell Unleashed (2nd Edition)

Table of Contents......Page 5 Introduction......Page 20 Part I: Introduction to PowerShell......Page 24 What Is a Shell?......Page 26 A Shell History......Page 34 Enter PowerShell......Page 35 New Capabilities in PowerShell 2.0 CTP2......Page 37 Summary......Page 38 Getting Started......Page 40 Understanding the Command-Line Interface (CLI)......Page 47 Understanding Cmdlets......Page 51 Getting Help......Page 53 Understanding Variables......Page 58 Understanding Aliases......Page 61 Creating Your First Script......Page 64 Summary......Page 66 3 Advanced PowerShell Concepts......Page 68 Working with the .NET Framework......Page 70 Understanding the Pipeline......Page 78 The Extended Type System (ETS)......Page 84 Summary......Page 91 Formatting Output......Page 92 Providers......Page 98 Profiles......Page 106 Scopes......Page 107 Library Files......Page 110 Summary......Page 116 5 Understanding PowerShell Security......Page 118 Execution Policies......Page 119 Code Signing......Page 124 PowerShell Security Best Practices......Page 137 PowerShell 2.0 CTP2 and Windows Remote Management (WinRM)......Page 138 Summary......Page 144 Part II: Using PowerShell......Page 146 Expressions and Operators......Page 148 Escape Sequences......Page 162 Error Handling......Page 164 Managing Elements with Arrays......Page 170 Creating Functions......Page 176 Understanding Filters......Page 182 Controlling Script Flow with Loops......Page 183 Using Logic and Making Decisions......Page 186 Building Scripts with Scriptblocks......Page 189 Summary......Page 191 System.String......Page 192 [String] Type Accelerator......Page 193 Select-String Cmdlet......Page 194 Simple Operations......Page 196 System.String Members......Page 197 Wildcards......Page 204 Comparison Operators......Page 209 Regular Expressions......Page 210 Replace Operators......Page 211 [RegEx] Type Accelerator......Page 212 2.0 CTP: Join and Split......Page 213 Format Operator......Page 214 Summary......Page 215 Core Cmdlets......Page 216 Navigating the File System......Page 217 Managing Drives......Page 219 Managing Folders......Page 220 Managing Files......Page 224 Working with XML Files......Page 227 Working with CSV Files......Page 233 Scenario: Automating File System Management......Page 235 Summary......Page 244 WSH and Permissions......Page 246 PowerShell and Permissions......Page 250 Summary......Page 257 Registry Management in PowerShell......Page 258 Registry Transactions......Page 262 Simplifying Registry Management......Page 268 Using 2.0 CTP Features......Page 281 Summary......Page 284 11 PowerShell and WMI......Page 286 Comparing WMI Usage Between WSH and PowerShell......Page 288 Working with WMI......Page 293 PowerShell 2.0 Changes......Page 299 Scripting Scenario: MonitorMSVS.ps1......Page 304 Summary......Page 310 PowerShell Configuration and Usage Recommendations......Page 312 Script Development......Page 314 Script Design......Page 318 Standards for Scripting......Page 325 Summary......Page 330 Part III: Managing Microsoft Technologies with PowerShell......Page 332 Getting Started......Page 334 The PowerShell SDK......Page 335 Creating a Custom Cmdlet......Page 339 Creating a Custom Snap-In......Page 342 Creating Custom Parameters......Page 346 Advanced Parameter Functionality......Page 348 Input Validation......Page 351 Supporting Get-Help......Page 354 Runspaces......Page 360 Scenario: Geocoding in MMC 3.0......Page 363 Summary......Page 371 Understanding the Interfaces......Page 372 Managing Objects......Page 380 Searching for Objects......Page 386 Scripting Scenario: ChangeLocalAdminPassword.ps1......Page 392 Summary......Page 405 15 PowerShell and Exchange Server 2007......Page 406 Accessing the Exchange Management Shell (EMS)......Page 407 Using the Exchange Management Shell......Page 408 Scripting Scenario: GetDatabaseSizeReport.ps1......Page 416 Scripting Scenario: GetEvent1221Info.ps1......Page 425 Scripting Scenario: ProvisionExchangeUsers.ps1......Page 435 Summary......Page 442 Operations Manager PowerShell Integration......Page 444 The Object Tree......Page 446 Agent Cmdlets......Page 451 Task Cmdlets......Page 455 Management Server Cmdlets......Page 460 Maintenance Mode Cmdlets......Page 466 Comprehensive Operations Manager Cmdlet List......Page 471 Summary......Page 475 17 PowerShell 2.0 Features......Page 476 Remoting......Page 477 Background Jobs......Page 485 Graphical PowerShell......Page 487 Script Cmdlets......Page 488 Out-GridView Cmdlet......Page 490 Script Internationalization......Page 491 DATA Sections......Page 492 Script Debugging......Page 494 Summary......Page 496 A: The PSShell.ps1 Script......Page 498 Component One: Shell Replacement......Page 499 Step Two: Configuring the Windows Shell Replacement Settings......Page 500 Component Two: PSShell.exe......Page 501 Component Three: PSShell.ps1......Page 503 Putting It All Together......Page 508 A......Page 510 C......Page 512 D......Page 513 E......Page 514 F......Page 515 G......Page 516 I......Page 517 M......Page 518 N......Page 519 O......Page 520 P......Page 521 Q-R......Page 522 S......Page 523 T......Page 526 W......Page 527 X-Y-Z......Page 528 This is the eBook version of the printed book. If the print book includes a CD-ROM, this content is not included within the eBook version. PowerShell gives Windows administrators immense power to automate and customize virtually any administrative task–saving time, increasing productivity, and giving you unprecedented flexibility. PowerShell 2.0 adds important new features that offer even greater control over Windows environments. Windows PowerShell Unleashed will not only give you deep mastery over PowerShell but also a greater understanding of the features being introduced in PowerShell 2.0–and show you how to use it to solve your challenges in your production environment. The authors begin by systematically illuminating PowerShell's core concepts and techniques, helping you leverage whatever Windows scripting experience you may already have. Next, using complete, easy-to-adapt examples, they show how to use PowerShell to manage file systems, permissions, the Registry, WMI objects, Active Directory, Exchange Server, and many other elements of the Windows environment. More than half of this edition's material and examples have been completely rewritten for PowerShell 2.0, and the authors have added seven entirely new chapters–covering security, PowerShell application development, Systems Center Operations Manager 2007, and much more. Whatever Windows systems you manage, Windows PowerShell Unleashed contains the scripts and techniques you need to manage them far more effectively. Install, configure, and customize PowerShell 2.0 and master its command line interface Discover proven best practices for PowerShell scripting Make the most of PowerShell cmdlets–especially the new cmdlets included in PowerShell 2.0 Leverage PowerShell's deep.NET Framework integration Secure your scripts using code signing, execution policies, and PowerShell's built-in security Use custom script functions to manage permissions more efficiently Control the registry locally and remotely and use PowerShell's powerful new registry transactions Use PowerShell as a management interface Automate Exchange Server 2007 administrative tasks Automate the management of Microsoft's new System Center Operations Manager 2007 Preview the forthcoming Graphical PowerShell scripting environment Understand how to manage Active Directory using PowerShell Master using PowerShell with WMI Learn PowerShell 2.0 remoting Download all examples and source code presented in this book from informit.com/title/9780672329883. PowerShell gives Windows administrators immense power to automate and customize virtually any administrative task-saving time, increasing productivity, and giving you unprecedented flexibility. PowerShell 2.0 adds important new features that offer even greater control over Windows environments. Windows PowerShell Unleashed will not only give you deep mastery over PowerShell but also a greater understanding of the features being introduced in PowerShell 2.0-and show you how to use it to solve your challenges in your production environment. The authors begin by systematically illuminating PowerShell's core concepts and techniques, helping you leverage whatever Windows scripting experience you may already have. Next, using complete, easy-to-adapt examples, they show how to use PowerShell to manage file systems, permissions, the Registry, WMI objects, Active Directory, Exchange Server, and many other elements of the Windows environment. More than half of this edition's material and examples have been completely rewritten for PowerShell 2.0, and the authors have added seven entirely new chapters-covering security, PowerShell application development, Systems Center Operations Manager 2007, and much more. Whatever Windows systems you manage, Windows PowerShell Unleashed contains the scripts and techniques you need to manage them far more effectively. Install, configure, and customize PowerShell 2.0 and master its command line interface Discover proven best practices for PowerShell scripting Make the most of PowerShell cmdlets-especially the new cmdlets included in PowerShell 2.0 Leverage PowerShell's deep .NET Framework integration Secure your scripts using code signing, execution policies, and PowerShell's built-in security Use custom script functions to manage permissions more efficiently Control the registry locally and remotely and use PowerShell's powerful new registry transactions Use PowerShell as a management interface Automate Exchange Server 2007 administrative tasks Automate the management of Microsoft's new System Center Operations Manager 2007 Preview the forthcoming Graphical PowerShell scripting environment Understand how to manage Active Directory using PowerShell Master using PowerShell with WMI Learn PowerShell 2.0 remoting Download all examples and source code presented in this book from(http://informit.com/title/9780672329883) informit.com/title/9780672329883 .