Windows PowerShell 2 for Dummies

Description

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.

CONTENTS:

Introduction.

  Part I: Get ting a Bird’s-Eye View of PowerShell 2.

  
Chapter 1: The Windows PowerShell Rap Sheet.

  
Chapter 2: Customizing and Shortcutting the Environment.

  
Chapter 3: A Pinch of Shell, a Pound of Power.

  Part II: PowerShell’s Basic Structure and Syntax.

  
Chapter 4: Shelling Out Commands and Scripts.

  
Chapter 5: When Dollars Turn into Variables.

  
Chapter 6: A Bit of Logic to Save the Day.

  
Chapter 7: Working on a Pipeline.

  Part III: Complex Data Description and Sharing.

  
Chapter 8: Working with Windows Management Instrumentation.

  
Chapter 9: Bringing Strings into the Limelight.

  
Chapter 10: I’ll Take Numbers for $100, Please.

  
Chapter 11: Grouping Data Using Arrays and Hash Tables.

  
Chapter 12: Readin’ and Writin’ Files.

  
Chapter 13: Going On a Date with PowerShell.

  Part IV: Controlling Where and How You Operate PowerShell.

  
Chapter 14: Using Functions to Divide and Conquer.

  
Chapter 15: PowerShell Ninjas: Running Jobs Remotely or in the Background.

  
Chapter 16: Making Your Script Speak Different Languages.

  
Chapter 17: Smashing Those Bugs.

  Part V: Real-World Windows Administration Using PowerShell.

  
Chapter 18: Mission Control: All Systems Go.

  
Chapter 19: Taming the Windows Registry.

  
Chapter 20: Reaching Out to Active Directory.

  
Chapter 21: PowerShell Lockdown.

  
Chapter 22: Converting Your Old Scripts: Out with the Old, In with the New.

  Part VI: Configuring and Reporting Via PowerShell.

  
Chapter 23: Controlling Your Network Confi guration.

  
Chapter 24: Managing Your Hardware.

  
Chapter 25: Making Reporting Easy.

  Part VII: The Par t of Tens.

  
Chapter 26: The Ten Most Important Cmdlets.

  
Chapter 27: Ten Common PowerShell Mistakes.

  
Bonus Chapter 1: Handling Exceptions.

  Index.