Windows PowerShell™ 2.0 Administrators Pocket Consultant

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By William R. Stanek

Publisher: Microsoft Press

Released: May 2009

Pages: 480

Chapter 1 Introducing Windows PowerShell
1. Getting Started with Windows PowerShell
2. Running Windows PowerShell
3. Working with Cmdlets and Scripts
Chapter 2 Getting the Most from Windows PowerShell
1. Initializing the Environment
2. Understanding Command Input, Parsing, and Output
3. Writing and Formatting Output
Chapter 3 Managing Your Windows PowerShell Environment
1. Using Profiles
2. Navigating Windows PowerShell Extensions
Chapter 4 Using Sessions, Jobs, and Remoting
1. Enabling Remote Commands
2. Executing Remote Commands
3. Establishing Remote Sessions
4. Establishing Remote Background Jobs
5. Working Remotely Without WinRM
Chapter 5 Navigating Core Windows PowerShell Structures
1. Working with Expressions and Operators
2. Working with Variables and Values
3. Working with Strings
4. Working with Arrays and Collections
Chapter 6 Mastering Aliases, Functions, and Objects
1. Creating and Using Aliases
2. Creating and Using Functions
3. Working with Objects
4. Working with COM and .NET Framework Objects
5. Working with WMI Objects and Queries
Chapter 7 Managing Computers with Commands and Scripts
1. Getting More from Your Scripts and Profiles
2. Creating Transcripts
3. Creating Transactions
4. Common Elements in Scripts
Chapter 8 Managing Roles, Role Services, and Features
1. Server Manager Essentials
2. Checking Installed Roles, Role Services, and Features
3. Installing Roles, Role Services, and Features
4. Uninstalling Roles, Role Services, and Features
Chapter 9 Inventorying and Evaluating Windows Systems
1. Getting Basic System Information
2. Examining the System Configuration and the Working Environment
3. Evaluating System Hardware
Chapter 10 Managing File Systems, Security, and Auditing
1. Managing PowerShell Drives, Directories, and Files
2. Working with File Contents
3. Accessing Security Descriptors
4. Configuring File and Directory Permissions
5. Configuring File and Directory Auditing
Chapter 11 Managing Shares, Printers, and TCP/IP Networking
1. Managing Network Shares
2. Managing Printers
3. Managing TCP/IP Networking
4. Configuring Windows Firewall
Chapter 12 Managing and Securing the Registry
1. Understanding Registry Keys and Values
2. Navigating the Registry
3. Managing Registry Keys and Values
4. Comparing Registry Keys
5. Viewing and Managing Registry Security Settings
6. Auditing the Registry
Chapter 13 Monitoring and Optimizing Windows Systems
1. Managing Windows Events and Logs
2. Managing System Services
3. Managing Computers
4. Creating and Using System Restore Checkpoints
Chapter 14 Fine-Tuning System Performance
1. Managing Applications, Processes, and Performance
2. Performance Monitoring
3. Detecting and Resolving Performance Issues Through Monitoring

Appendix About the Author

Title:

Windows PowerShell™ 2.0 Administrators Pocket Consultant

By:

William R. Stanek

Publisher:

Microsoft Press

Formats:

Print
Ebook
Safari Books Online

Print:

May 2009

Ebook:

November 2009

Pages:

480

Print ISBN:

978-0-7356-2595-2

| ISBN 10:

0-7356-2595-6

Ebook ISBN:

978-0-7356-3064-2

| ISBN 10:

0-7356-3064-X

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Chapter 1 Introducing Windows PowerShell

Getting Started with Windows PowerShell

Running Windows PowerShell

Working with Cmdlets and Scripts

Chapter 2 Getting the Most from Windows PowerShell

Initializing the Environment

Understanding Command Input, Parsing, and Output

Writing and Formatting Output

Chapter 3 Managing Your Windows PowerShell Environment

Using Profiles

Navigating Windows PowerShell Extensions

Chapter 4 Using Sessions, Jobs, and Remoting

Enabling Remote Commands

Executing Remote Commands

Establishing Remote Sessions

Establishing Remote Background Jobs

Working Remotely Without WinRM

Chapter 5 Navigating Core Windows PowerShell Structures

Working with Expressions and Operators

Working with Variables and Values

Working with Strings

Working with Arrays and Collections

Chapter 6 Mastering Aliases, Functions, and Objects

Creating and Using Aliases

Creating and Using Functions

Working with Objects

Working with COM and .NET Framework Objects

Working with WMI Objects and Queries

Chapter 7 Managing Computers with Commands and Scripts

Getting More from Your Scripts and Profiles

Creating Transcripts

Creating Transactions

Common Elements in Scripts

Chapter 8 Managing Roles, Role Services, and Features

Server Manager Essentials

Checking Installed Roles, Role Services, and Features

Installing Roles, Role Services, and Features

Uninstalling Roles, Role Services, and Features

Chapter 9 Inventorying and Evaluating Windows Systems

Getting Basic System Information

Examining the System Configuration and the Working Environment

Evaluating System Hardware

Chapter 10 Managing File Systems, Security, and Auditing

Managing PowerShell Drives, Directories, and Files

Working with File Contents

Accessing Security Descriptors

Configuring File and Directory Permissions

Configuring File and Directory Auditing

Chapter 11 Managing Shares, Printers, and TCP/IP Networking

Managing Network Shares

Managing Printers

Managing TCP/IP Networking

Configuring Windows Firewall

Chapter 12 Managing and Securing the Registry

Understanding Registry Keys and Values

Navigating the Registry

Managing Registry Keys and Values

Comparing Registry Keys

Viewing and Managing Registry Security Settings

Auditing the Registry

Chapter 13 Monitoring and Optimizing Windows Systems

Managing Windows Events and Logs

Managing System Services

Managing Computers

Creating and Using System Restore Checkpoints

Chapter 14 Fine-Tuning System Performance

Managing Applications, Processes, and Performance

Performance Monitoring

Detecting and Resolving Performance Issues Through Monitoring

Appendix About the Author

William R. Stanek

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