Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Unleashed

Remote SharePoint Administration with PowerShell

PowerShell 2.0 introduced an interesting feature, the ability to execute PowerShell cmdlets remotely from a client machine without having to be at the console of a server or use a server control tool such as the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP). To run a cmdlet from a remote location, make sure every server has the identical PowerShell version (2.0 or later), and run the following script before running cmdlets. Run the following code on every server in a SharePoint farm. (Be sure to start the PowerShell shell as an administrator by right-clicking on the PowerShell icon and choosing Run as administrator):

# Enables PowerShell RemotingEnable-PSRemoting –force# Enables credential delegationEnable-WSManCredSSP ...