SQL Server® 2008 Administration: Real World Skills for MCITP Certification and Beyond
by Tom Carpenter
Introducing Windows PowerShell
Up to this point, you have focused on the standard built-in command prompt provided by CMD.EXE. In recent years, Microsoft began shifting their focus to a new command-line interface called PowerShell. They are certainly still committed to traditional command-prompt utilities as is evidenced by the new utilities in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2; however, the PowerShell engine is the secret behind many new administration tools. For example, the System Center Virtual Machine Manager makes calls to PowerShell to get its work done. So does the Exchange 2007 administration tool. There is sure to be more of this as Microsoft continues to evolve PowerShell.
Windows PowerShell is a command-line interface that is focused ...
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