Windows PowerShell Best Practices

Chapter 22. Using Windows PowerShell Workflow

• Why use Windows PowerShell Workflow

• Parallel PowerShell

• Workflow activities

• Checkpointing a Windows PowerShell workflow

• Adding a sequence activity to a workflow

• Additional resources

Windows PowerShell Workflow enables IT Pros to solve many common scripting problems. For example, a system requires a reboot to complete configuration before kicking off a second script. Another common scenario is executing a series of commands in either parallel or in series. This chapter begins by looking at the reasons for using a workflow, moves to understanding workflow activities, and then looks at checkpoint and sequencing of workflows.

Why use Windows PowerShell Workflow

Windows PowerShell workflows are cool because the ...