Windows PowerShell™ 3.0 Step by Step by Wilson, Ed -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Windows PowerShell™ 3.0 Step by Step Dedication Foreword Introduction

Who should read this book

Assumptions

Who should not read this book Organization of this book

Finding your best starting point in this book

Conventions and features in this book System requirements Code samples

Installing the code samples

Acknowledgments Errata and book support We want to hear from you Stay in touch

1. Overview of Windows PowerShell 3.0

Understanding Windows PowerShell

Using cmdlets Installing Windows PowerShell Deploying Windows PowerShell to down-level operating systems

Using command-line utilities Security issues with Windows PowerShell

Controlling execution of PowerShell cmdlets Confirming actions Suspending confirmation of cmdlets

Working with Windows PowerShell

Accessing Windows PowerShell Configuring the Windows PowerShell console

Supplying options for cmdlets Working with the help options Exploring commands: step-by-step exercises Chapter 1 quick reference

2. Using Windows PowerShell Cmdlets

Understanding the basics of cmdlets Using the Get-ChildItem cmdlet

Obtaining a directory listing Formatting a directory listing using the Format-List cmdlet Using the Format-Wide cmdlet Formatting a directory listing using Format-Table

Formatting output with Out-GridView Leveraging the power of Get-Command

Searching for cmdlets using wildcard characters

Using the Get-Member cmdlet

Using the Get-Member cmdlet to examine properties and methods

Using the New-Object cmdlet

Creating and Using the wshShell Object

Using the Show-Command cmdlet Windows PowerShell cmdlet naming helps you learn

Windows PowerShell verb grouping Windows PowerShell verb distribution

Creating a Windows PowerShell profile

Finding all aliases for a particular object

Working with cmdlets: step-by-step exercises Chapter 2 quick reference

3. Understanding and Using PowerShell Providers

Understanding PowerShell providers

Understanding the alias provider Understanding the certificate provider

Searching for specific certificates Finding expiring certificates

Understanding the environment provider Understanding the filesystem provider Understanding the function provider

Using the registry provider to manage the Windows registry

The two registry drives

Retrieving registry values Creating new registry keys The short way to create a new registry key Setting the default value for the key Using New-Item to create and assign a value Modifying the value of a registry property value The short way to change a registry property value Dealing with a missing registry property

Understanding the variable provider Exploring PowerShell providers: step-by-step exercises Chapter 3 quick reference

4. Using PowerShell Remoting and Jobs

Understanding Windows PowerShell remoting

Classic remoting WinRM

Creating a remote Windows PowerShell session Running a single Windows PowerShell command

Using Windows PowerShell jobs Using Windows PowerShell remoting: step-by-step exercises Chapter 4 quick reference

5. Using PowerShell Scripts

Why write Windows PowerShell scripts? Scripting fundamentals

Running Windows PowerShell scripts Enabling Windows PowerShell scripting support Transitioning from command line to script Running Windows PowerShell scripts Understanding variables and constants

Use of variables

Use of constants

Using the While statement

Constructing the While statement in PowerShell

Understanding expanding strings Understanding literal strings

A practical example of using the While statement Using special features of Windows PowerShell

Using the Do...While statement

Using the range operator Operating over an array Casting to ASCII values

Using the Do...Until statement

Comparing the PowerShell Do...Until statement with VBScript Using the Windows PowerShell Do statement

The Do...While and Do...Until statements always run once The While statement is used to prevent unwanted execution

The For statement

Using the For statement Using the Foreach statement

Using the Foreach statement from the Windows PowerShell console

Exiting the Foreach statement early

Using the Break statement Using the Exit statement

The If statement

Using assignment and comparison operators Evaluating multiple conditions

The Switch statement

Using the Switch statement

Defining the default condition Understanding matching with the Switch statement Evaluating an array

Controlling matching behavior

Creating multiple folders: step-by-step exercises Chapter 5 quick reference

6. Working with Functions

Understanding functions Using functions to provide ease of code reuse Including functions in the Windows PowerShell environment

Using dot-sourcing Using dot-sourced functions

Adding help for functions

Using a here-string object for help Using two input parameters Using a type constraint in a function

Using more than two input parameters Use of functions to encapsulate business logic Use of functions to provide ease of modification Understanding filters Creating a function: step-by-step exercises Chapter 6 quick reference

7. Creating Advanced Functions and Modules

The [cmdletbinding] attribute

Easy verbose messages Automatic parameter checks Adding support for the -whatif parameter Adding support for the -confirm parameter Specifying the default parameter set

The parameter attribute

The mandatory parameter property The position parameter property The ParameterSetName parameter property The ValueFromPipeline property The HelpMessage property

Understanding modules Locating and loading modules

Listing available modules Loading modules

Installing modules

Creating a per-user Modules folder Working with the $modulePath variable Creating a module drive Checking for module dependencies Using a module from a share

Creating a module Creating an advanced function: step-by-step exercises Chapter 7 quick reference

8. Using the Windows PowerShell ISE

Running the Windows PowerShell ISE

Navigating the Windows PowerShell ISE Working with the script pane Tab expansion and IntelliSense

Working with Windows PowerShell ISE snippets

Using Windows PowerShell ISE snippets to create code Creating new Windows PowerShell ISE snippets Removing user-defined Windows PowerShell ISE snippets

Using the Commands add-on: step-by-step exercises Chapter 8 quick reference

9. Working with Windows PowerShell Profiles

Six Different PowerShell profiles

Understanding the six different Windows PowerShell profiles Examining the $profile variable

Unraveling the different profiles Using the $profile variable to refer to more than the current host

Determining whether a specific profile exists Creating a new profile

Design considerations for profiles

Using one or more profiles Using the All Users, All Hosts profile Using your own file

Grouping similar functionality into a module

Where to store the profile module

Creating a profile: step-by-step exercises Chapter 9 quick reference

10. Using WMI

Understanding the WMI model Working with objects and namespaces Listing WMI providers Working with WMI classes Querying WMI Obtaining service information: step-by-step exercises Chapter 10 quick reference

11. Querying WMI

Alternate ways to connect to WMI

Selective data from all instances Selecting multiple properties Choosing specific instances Utilizing an operator Where is the where? Shortening the syntax

Using the -property parameter Using the -filter parameter

Working with software: step-by-step exercises Chapter 11 quick reference

12. Remoting WMI

Using WMI against remote systems

Supplying alternate credentials for the remote connection

Storing the credentials for a remote connection

Using Windows PowerShell remoting to run WMI Using CIM classes to query WMI classes

Using CIM to query remote WMI data

Working with remote results

Reducing data via Windows PowerShell parameters

Running WMI jobs Using Windows PowerShell remoting and WMI: Step-by-step exercises Chapter 12 quick reference

13. Calling WMI Methods on WMI Classes

Using WMI cmdlets to execute instance methods

Using the terminate method directly Using the Invoke-WmiMethod cmdlet Using the [wmi] type accelerator

Using WMI to work with static methods Executing instance methods: step-by-step exercises Chapter 13 quick reference

14. Using the CIM Cmdlets

Using the CIM cmdlets to explore WMI classes

Using the -classname parameter Finding WMI class methods Filtering classes by qualifier

Retrieving WMI instances

Reducing returned properties and instances Cleaning up output from the command

Working with associations Retrieving WMI instances: step-by-step exercises Chapter 14 quick reference

15. Working with Active Directory

Creating objects in Active Directory

Creating an OU ADSI providers LDAP names

Binding

Creating users

What is user account control? Working with users

General user information Creating the address page Deleting users

Creating multiple organizational units: step-by-step exercises Chapter 15 quick reference

16. Working with the AD DS Module

Understanding the Active Directory module

Installing the Active Directory module Getting started with the Active Directory module

Using the Active Directory module

Finding the FSMO role holders Discovering Active Directory Renaming Active Directory sites Managing users Creating a user Finding and unlocking Active Directory user accounts Finding disabled users Finding unused user accounts

Updating Active Directory objects: step-by-step exercises Chapter 16 quick reference

17. Deploying Active Directory with Windows Server 2012

Using the Active Directory module to deploy a new forest Adding a new domain controller to an existing domain Adding a read-only domain controller Domain controller prerequisites: step-by-step exercises Chapter 17 quick reference

18. Debugging Scripts

Understanding debugging in Windows PowerShell

Understanding three different types of errors

Working with syntax errors Working with run-time errors Working with logic errors

Using the Set-PSDebug cmdlet

Tracing the script

Working with trace level 1 Working with trace level 2

Stepping through the script

Enabling strict mode

Using Set-PSDebug -Strict Using the Set-StrictMode cmdlet

Debugging the script

Setting breakpoints Setting a breakpoint on a line number Setting a breakpoint on a variable Setting a breakpoint on a command Responding to breakpoints Listing breakpoints Enabling and disabling breakpoints Deleting breakpoints

Debugging a function: step-by-step exercises Chapter 18 quick reference

19. Handling Errors

Handling missing parameters

Creating a default value for a parameter

Detecting a missing value and assigning it in the script Assigning a value in the param statement

Making the parameter mandatory

Limiting choices

Using PromptForChoice to limit selections Using Test-Connection to identify computer connectivity Using the -contains operator to examine contents of an array Using the -contains operator to test for properties

Handling missing rights

Attempt and fail Checking for rights and exiting gracefully

Handling missing WMI providers Incorrect data types Out-of-bounds errors

Using a boundary-checking function Placing limits on the parameter

Using Try...Catch...Finally

Catching multiple errors

Using PromptForChoice to limit selections: Step-by-step exercises Chapter 19 quick reference

20. Managing Exchange Server

Exploring the Exchange 2010 cmdlets Working with remote Exchange servers Configuring recipient settings

Creating the user and the mailbox Reporting user settings

Managing storage settings

Examining the mailbox database Managing the mailbox database

Managing Exchange logging Managing auditing Parsing the audit XML file Creating user accounts: step-by-step exercises Chapter 20 quick reference

A. Windows PowerShell Core Cmdlets B. Windows PowerShell Module Coverage C. Windows PowerShell Cmdlet Naming D. Windows PowerShell FAQ E. Useful WMI Classes F. Basic Troubleshooting Tips G. General PowerShell Scripting Guidelines

General script construction

Include functions in the script that uses the function Use full cmdlet names and full parameter names

Understanding the use of aliases If you must use an alias, only use canonical aliases in a script Always use the description property when creating an alias

Use Get-Item to convert path strings to rich types

General script readability Formatting your code

Working with functions Creating template files Functions Variables, constants, and naming

H. About the Author Index About the Author Copyright

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