This sessions is intended for anyone who has to manage Windows Server 2008 R2. Windows Server 2008 R2 provide the automation platform and set of solutions that empower the administrators to optimize their server management experience. Windows PowerShell v2 and its built-in modules allow you to automate nearly any task for managing Windows Server. Be efficient, don't waste your time clicking through the GUIs, learn how to use Windows PowerShell, and move from repeated tasks to automated tasks.

1. Automating Windows Server 2008 R2
Administration with Windows PowerShell
Aleksandar Nikolić, PowerShell MVP
Twitter: @alexandair
October 20, 2011

2. What is Windows PowerShell?
• Not just a command-line shell
• Not just a scripting language
• An automation engine, an automation platform
• Designed especially for system administration
• Cmdlets – built-in PowerShell commands

3. Why Windows PowerShell? (1)
• To automate administrative tasks
• Manage the computers from the command-line
• Access to file system, Registry, certificate store…
• The Admin Development Model
– An interactive shell -> quick and dirty scripting -> a formal production scripting
• Based on the .NET Framework

4. Why Windows PowerShell? (2)
• Consistency and discoverability
• Standards-based management (WMI/CIM and WSMan)
• Extensible (PowerShell modules/snap-ins)
• Great help system
• PowerShell vs. GUI PowerShell and GUI

5. How to get it?
• Windows PowerShell v2
• Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2
– A part of the operating system
– Server Core! (optional feature)
• XP SP3, Vista SP2, Server 2003 SP2, and 2008 SP2
– Windows Management Framework (KB968929)
– Windows Update and WSUS

6. Windows PowerShell in a Nutshell
• Cmdlets (Verb-Noun)
• PSProviders and PSDrives
• Get-Help, Get-Command, Get-Member, Get-PSDrive
• Pipeline
• Sends objects down the pipeline
• -WhatIf and –Confirm parameters

7. DEMO:
basic
commands

8. Automating Management Tasks
• Standards-based management (WMI/CIM and WSMan)
• Local and remote
• PowerShell jobs
• Task scheduling

9. Management Stack in PowerShell v2
Management DCOM DCOM WMI
DCOM Providers
Application Client Service Engine Providers
WMI
Server Default
PowerShell WinRM WinRM PowerShell
Manager WS-Management Endpoint PowerShell
Remoting Client Service
Console Custom
PowerShell
Endpoint

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• Protocol: DMTF Standard Protocol: Web Services Management (WSMan)
• Agent: The WinRM service in Windows implements the server role of the WSMan protocol. WMI
implements the CIMOM.
• Tool: WSMan cmdlets allow access to any device that complies with CIM and WSMan standards
• Extensions: Microsoft extensions to WSMan enable PowerShell remoting (1-1, 1-many, many-1)

11. DEMO:
management
tasks

12. Extending Windows PowerShell
• Think about MMC snap-ins
• A set of related PowerShell functionalities
• To package and deploy PowerShell functionalities
• PSSnapins (v1+)
– Get-PSSnapin –Registered
– Quest AD cmdlets and VMware vSphere PowerCLI cmdlets
• Modules (v2+)
– Get-Module –ListAvailable
– include cmdlets, providers, functions, variables, aliases

13. Built-in Modules
Name Command to import module or add snap-in
Active Directory Rights Management Services Import-Module ADRMS
module for Windows PowerShell
Application ID Policy Management module for Import-Module AppLocker
Windows PowerShell
Best Practice Analyzer module for Windows Import-Module BestPractices
PowerShell
Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) Import-Module BITSTransfer
module for Windows PowerShell
Server Manager module for Windows PowerShell Import-Module ServerManager
Troubleshooting pack support Import-Module TroubleshootingPack

14. Name Required installed role or feature Command to import module or add snap-in
Active Directory module for Windows PowerShell Requires installation of the Active Directory Domain Import-Module ActiveDirectory
Services role
Active Directory Rights Management Services Requires installation of the AD RMS role. Import-Module ADRMSAdmin
administration module for Windows PowerShell
Failover Clusters module for Windows PowerShell Requires installation of the Failover Clustering Import-Module FailoverClusters
feature.
Group Policy module for Windows PowerShell Requires installation of the Group Policy Import-Module GroupPolicy
Management feature.
Network Load Balancing Clusters module for Requires installation of the Network Load Balancing Import-Module NetworkLoadBalancingClusters
Windows PowerShell feature.
Remote Desktop Services module for Windows Requires installation of the Remote Desktop Import-Module RemoteDesktopServices
PowerShell Services role.
Server Migration module for Windows PowerShell Requires installation of the Windows Server Add-PSSnapin
Migration Tools feature Microsoft.Windows.ServerManager.Migration
Windows Backup snap-in for Windows PowerShell Requires installation of the Windows Server Backup Add-PSSnapin Windows.ServerBackup
Features: Windows Server Backup and Command-
line Tools.
Internet Information Services (IIS) module for Requires installation of the Web Server (IIS) role Import-Module WebAdministration
Windows PowerShell
Web Services for Management (WS-Management) Requires installation of Web Services for Add-PSSnapin Microsoft.WSMan.Management
Management (WS-Management) role

15. DEMO:
built-in
modules

16. Further Reading
Windows PowerShell in Action, Second Edition
Bruce Payette
http://www.manning.com/payette2/
Windows PowerShell Cookbook, Second Edition
Lee Holmes
http://oreilly.com/catalog/9780596801519
Administrator's Guide to Windows PowerShell Remoting
Dr. Tobias Weltner, Aleksandar Nikolic, Richard Giles
http://powershell.com/cs/media/p/4908.aspx

17. Requirements
• Windows PowerShell requires Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 SP1
• PowerShell ISE requires Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1
• Out-GridView requires Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1
• Get-WinEvent requires Vista or newer and Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5
• Get-Counter and Import-Counter require Vista or newer
• Export-Counter requires Windows 7

18. Microsoft Resources
• Microsoft Windows PowerShell
– http://www.microsoft.com/powershell
• Windows PowerShell Team Blog
– http://blogs.msdn.com/PowerShell
• MS TechNet Script Center
– http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/hubs/msh.mspx
• PowerShell Forum
– http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/winserverpowershell/
• Windows PowerShell Survival Guide
– http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/windows-
powershell-survival-guide.aspx

19. Community Resources
• PowerShell Community
– http://powershellcommunity.org
• PowerShell Code Repository
– http://poshcode.org
• PowerShell.com Community
– http://powershell.com
• PowerGUI.org Community
– http://powergui.org
• PowerShell Magazine
– http://powershellmagazine.com
• irc.freenode.net #PowerShell

20. Thank you for your attention.

21. Openness and Interoperability @Microsoft
Microsoft and Port25 Codeplex
Open Source blogs from the platform resources for
gateway for deeper community and the developers and
exploration of open OSS Lab teams consumers of open
source engagements http://Port25.technet.com source projects
http://www.microsoft.com/ http://www.codeplex.com
openness
Interoperability Open Up Shared Source
Bridges cross-Industry portal for
technical collaborative Interoperability and programmatically
works Standards activities sharing code
http://www.interoperability http://www.microsoft.com/ http://www.microsoft.com/
bridges.com interop/openup sharedsource
OData Open Spec BizSpark
open source starter kit protocols, file formats, Program for Start-Up
for Internet publishing of standards, technical companies from both
Government datasets specifications commercial and open
using the Open Data http://www.microsoft.com/ source backgrounds
http://ogdisdk.cloudapp.net openspecifications http://www.microsoft.com/
bizspark
How can I receive up-to-date Openness announcements from Microsoft?
In addition to the websites above, you can receive regular updates to Microsoft’s
openness, interoperability and standards efforts via the following channels:
• http://blogs.technet.com/b/openness/
• http://blogs.msdn.com/b/interoperability/
• http://twitter.com/OpenAtMicrosoft
• http://port25.technet.com
• http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/Interoperability

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