Chapter 13 PowerShell as a Management Interface

IN THIS CHAPTER

• Getting Started

• The PowerShell SDK

• Creating a Custom Cmdlet

• Creating a Custom Snap-In

• Creating Custom Parameters

• Advanced Parameter Functionality

• Input Validation

• Supporting Get-Help

• Runspaces

• Scenario: Geocoding in MMC 3.0

• Summary

This chapter explains how PowerShell can be used as a management interface for applications. With new releases, such as Exchange 2007, Microsoft has built the management interface upon the foundation of PowerShell. For instance, when an administrator makes a change in the Microsoft Management Console (MMC) for Exchange, a PowerShell cmdlet is executed in the background to process the request. For developers who want ...

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