Microsoft Windows PowerShell: Step By Step

by Ed Wilson

Teach yourself the fundamentals of Windows PowerShell command line interface and scripting language. Written by a leading scripting expert, this tutorial delivers self-paced labs, timesaving tips, and hands-on sample scripts for automating Windows administration—one step at a time.

Discover how to:


Use built-in cmdlets to execute commands Write scripts to handle recurring tasks and configure scheduled jobs Use providers to access information external to the shell environment Configure network components using Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) Manage users, groups, and computers with Active Directory Services Execute scripts for administering and troubleshooting Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 PLUS—Get a complete list of cmdlet commands and a guide for moving from VBScript to Windows Powershell CD features:


All practice exercises 100+ sample scripts to adapt for your own work Scriptomatic 2.0 scripting tool WMI scripting tools and utilities Fully searchable eBook A Note Regarding the CD or DVD

The print version of this book ships with a CD or DVD. For those customers purchasing one of the digital formats in which this book is available, we are pleased to offer the CD/DVD content as a free download via O'Reilly Media's Digital Distribution services. To download this content, please visit O'Reilly's web site, search for the title of this book to find its catalog page, and click on the link below the cover image (Examples, Companion Content, or Practice Files). Note that while we provide as much of the media content as we are able via free download, we are sometimes limited by licensing restrictions. Please direct any questions or concerns to booktech@oreilly.com.

Genres: Computers, Technical

320 pages, Paperback

First published May 16, 2007

Reviews

[Paul Childs · Rating 1 out of 5]

I didn't like the way this book was structured. The author basically takes you through steps to show examples of how to do stuff, but there are weak background explanations to go with these step by step examples. You may pick some stuff up during these exercises, but I don't think it is the best or most effective way to learn something new. Around chapter 4 I gave up and got another book that looked like it would do a better job.

[Sherah · Rating 3 out of 5]

Understandable, step-by-step walk-through. I would have liked to see reviews/tests because that's what I like, but they did provide many exercises to walk you through what you need to do to write scripts. Very detailed. Lots of tables with quick-reference-style lists. The included CD contains useful script examples. A decent intro.