Automating Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Administration 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.

Focused content on automating the user authentication and authorization tool for Windows environments Automation helps make administration of computing environments more manageable. It alleviates the repetition of repeating frequent tasks and and automates just about any task for Active Directory, Windows PowerShell 2.0. Focused on everyday and frequently performed tasks, this indispensable guide provides you with the PowerShell solutions for these tasks. Solutions are presented in a step-by-step format so that you can fully grasp how the new Active Directory module for PowerShell provides command-line scripting for administrative, configuration, and diagnostic tasks. Walks you through the processes and tools required to automate everyday tasks Offers PowerShell solutions for maintaining a Windows Server 2008 R2 environment Includes real-world examples, explanations of concepts, and step-by-step solutions This unique book allows you to work more efficiently and effectively and keep up with the ever-increasing demands from businesses.

Market_Desc: Primary: Windows administrators--those new to PowerShell and transitioning from Powershell 1.0 to 2.0. Secondary: Developers. Special Features: · GROWING POWERSHELL USERS: PowerShell is the management tool all Windows administrators will have to eventually use, as it is a software requirement for installing Windows Server 2008 R2 (as well as other Microsoft core infrastructure products) and there are administrative tasks that can only be done with PowerShell.· AUTOMATION IS AN IT TREND: Gartner predicts by 2013, 35% of system administration will be automated, and in 2018, there will be a huge and fast shift to automation with 55% of processes being automated.· STRONG AUTHOR PLATFORM: Matthew Hester is an IT Pro Evangelist for Microsoft, is heavily involved with the IT Pro community and has been for over 15 years, and presents to audiences all around the world.· UNIQUE CONTENT: Unlike the competition, this book provides screen casts for exercises that appear at the end of each chapter. The screen casts presents the exercise solutions, talking and walking the reader step by step through the exercises. (Solutions are available inside the book as well.)· #1SERVER OPERATING SYSTEM: Windows Server is the top network operating system in the world. About The Book: 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.

Portable and precise, this pocket-sized guide delivers ready answers for automating everyday system-administration tasks with Windows PowerShell. Zero in on core commands and techniques using quick-reference tables, instructions, and lists. You’ll get the focused information you need to save time and get the job done—whether at your desk or in the field. Get fast facts to: Run core cmdlets—singly or in sequence—to streamline daily tasks Execute remote commands and background jobs Inventory computers; tweak configurations; manage domains Configure server roles, role services, and features Manage and troubleshoot TCP/IP networking Administer file systems, directories, and print services Implement security settings, event logs, and auditing Read and write registry values Automate system monitoring and performance tuning Extend Windows PowerShell with snap-ins and module extensions

Expert recommendations, pragmatically applied. Automate system administration using Windows PowerShell best practices—and optimize your operational efficiency. With this practical guide, Windows PowerShell expert and instructor Ed Wilson delivers field-tested tips, real-world examples, and candid advice culled from administrators across a range of business and technical scenarios. If you’re an IT professional with Windows PowerShell experience, this book is ideal. Discover how to: Use Windows PowerShell to automate Active Directory tasks Explore available WMI classes and methods with CIM cmdlets Identify and track scripting opportunities to avoid duplication Use functions to encapsulate business logic and reuse code Design your script’s best input method and output destination Test scripts by checking their syntax and performance Choose the most suitable method for running remote commands Manage software services with Desired State Configuration

Prepare for the future of Microsoft automation with this no-nonsense guide Windows PowerShell 2 is the scripting language that enables automation within the Windows operating system. Packed with powerful new features, this latest version is complex, and Windows PowerShell 2 For Dummies is the perfect guide to help system administrators get up to speed. Written by a Microsoft MVP with direct access to the program managers and developers, this book covers every new feature of Windows PowerShell 2 in a friendly, easy-to-follow format. Windows PowerShell 2 is the updated scripting language that enables system administrators to automate Windows operating systems System administrators with limited scripting experience will find this book helps them learn the fundamentals of Windows PowerShell 2 quickly and easily Translates the jargon and complex syntax of Windows PowerShell 2 Covers script debugging improvements, the ability to invoke commands remotely, and the new user interface Uses real-world applications to clarify the theory, fundamentals, and techniques of the scripting language Written by a Microsoft MVP with direct access to the developers of Windows PowerShell 2 Windows PowerShell 2 For Dummies makes this tool easily accessible to administrators of every experience level.

Here's the complete guide to Windows PowerShell 2.0 for administrators and developers Windows PowerShell is Microsoft's next-generation scripting and automation language. This comprehensive volume provides the background that IT administrators and developers need in order to start using PowerShell automation in exciting new ways. It explains what PowerShell is, how to use the language, and specific ways to apply PowerShell in various technologies. Windows PowerShell is Microsoft's standard automation tool and something that every Windows administrator will eventually have to understand; this book provides the background necessary to apply PowerShell automation. Covers how to use the language and specific ways to apply PowerShell in a variety of scenarios Addresses new features in the latest version of PowerShell and the additional functionality delivered by new products that provide direct or indirect ways to use PowerShell for scripting and automation purposes Explores the language fundamentals and how to use PowerShell for desktop, server, server application, and virtualization/cloud situations This thorough guide goes well beyond theory to offer real-world information and new scripting techniques, enabling administrators and developers to make the most of PowerShell 2.0.

The definitive guide to automating SQL Server admnistration with Powershell scripts If you're a SQL Server database administrator, this book will make your life easier. Windows PowerShell is an administrative scripting tool that allows you to automate many tasks you're probably currently doing by hand. This nuts-and-bolts guide shows you how to create Windows PowerShell scripts to administer almost every aspect of SQL Server. You'll get a thorough introduction to PowerShell basics and all the PowerShell components that have been integrated into SQL Server 2008, as well as actual administration tasks. The book provides complete scripts that have been tested and proven, saving you hours of effort. The new release of Microsoft SQL Server 2008 now includes Windows PowerShell, allowing administrators of large-scale enterprise databases to automate many tasks SQL Server 2008 Administration with Windows PowerShell introduces you to PowerShell, covering its components in detail as well as providing basic instruction in using scripts to administer the database The book includes numerous examples of SQL tasks that have been automated and also provides completed scripts that you can put to use immediately The Companion Web site includes complete code scripts If you're a database administrator, the scripts and techniques in SQL Server 2008 Administration with Windows PowerShell will save you hours of effort.