TECH TIPS
Additional resources to learn about powershell
- NEW: script repositoryhttp://www.myitforum.com/myITWiki/Default.aspx?Page=WPScripts&AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1 - NEW: community on spiceworks (requires registration)http://community.spiceworks.com/group/show/340-powershell - What's New in Powershell...
Sample powershell scripts and commands
SAMPLE COMMANDS/SCRIPTS - run command to see which folder is the biggesthttp://searchwindowsserver.techtarget.com/tip/0,289483,sid68_gci1366742_mem1,00.htmldir C:specifyfolder -Recurse | where {$_.psiscontainer} | select name, fullname ,@{n="Size";e={ (dir $_.fullname...
General powershell tips and warnings
GENERAL TIPS - test everything locally in an isolated folder using -whatif at the end of a command. this way, you can see what the results would be if it were run for real. when confident, remove -whatif. - be careful of -recursive because this does a...
Is there a GUI that makes it easier to write powershell scripts?
GUI - POWERSHELL ISE AND POWERGUI - Powershell ISE comes with default powershell installation, good for easily starting remote powershell session on server - PowerGUI Script Editor - I recommend this to create scripts. - PowerGUI - good for quick view on active...
How do I run powershell scripts on a remote server?
SETUP/INSTALLATION 1 - install powershell 2.0/windows management framework on local machine and remote servers that you want to manage.http://support.microsoft.com/kb/968929- running scripts on a remote machine only works in powershell 2.0 -- both the local and the...
What is powershell?
INTRO READING - What is PowerShell?http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_PowerShell - Windows Management Framework (Windows PowerShell 2.0, WinRM 2.0, and BITS 4.0)http://support.microsoft.com/kb/968929