System Center Operations Manager (OpsMgr) 2007 R2 Unleashed: Supplement to System Center Operations Manager 2007 Unleashed

Chapter 5. PowerShell Extensions for Operations Manager 2007

IN THIS CHAPTER

• Windows PowerShell Basics

• Using the Operations Manager PowerShell Shell

• PowerShell and Operations Manager Examples

• PowerShell Best Practices

Although most administrators use the Operations Manager (OpsMgr) console to manage their environment, sometimes you may want to step outside the graphical user interface (GUI); this may be to automate some aspect of your operations or perform something you cannot do within the console itself.

Windows PowerShell, a powerful and flexible scripting and shell language, is Microsoft’s next-generation scripting and automation language. Based on Microsoft’s .NET Framework, PowerShell runs on Microsoft operating systems beginning ...