Windows PowerShell 2 For Dummies
1. Auflage August 2009
416 Seiten, Softcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
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.
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.
