Windows PowerShell 3.0 First Steps

Your essential guide to automating Windows(R) administration tasks Learn the fundamentals of the Windows PowerShell 3.0 command line interface and scripting language - and begin writing your first scripts to automate Windows administration tasks. Written by a scripting expert, this book teaches system administrators with little or no Windows PowerShell experience must-know concepts and techniques through easy-to-follow explanations, examples, and exercises. You'll learn how to use Windows PowerShell to control and automate the administration of the Windows operating system and applications that run on Windows. Discover how to: Make everyday administrative tasks faster, easier, and more consistent using Windows PowerShell Manage the computers in your enterprise from the command line with cmdlets Access different types of data stored in diverse locations with Providers Write, run, and test scripts and modules with Integrated Scripting Environment (ISE) Manage the Remote Desktop with Windows PowerShell Troubleshoot scripts with the Windows PowerShell Debugger Utilize Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) and Common Information Model (CIM) in your Windows PowerShell scripts.