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Windows Server 2012 Automation with PowerShell Cookbook

Name: Windows Server 2012 Automation with PowerShell Cookbook
Author: ED GOAD
ISBN: 9781849689465

by ED GOAD

March 2013

Intermediate to advanced

372 pages

8h 13m

English

Packt Publishing

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Windows Server 2012 Automation with PowerShell Cookbook
Table of Contents
Windows Server 2012 Automation with PowerShell Cookbook
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
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Preface
What this book covers
What you need for this book
Who this book is for

Conventions
Reader feedback
Customer support
ErrataPiracyQuestions
1. Understanding PowerShell Scripting
Introduction
Managing security on PowerShell scripts
How to do it...How it works...There's more...
Creating and using functions
How to do it...How it works...There's more...
Creating and using modules
How to do it...How it works...There's more...See also
Creating and using PowerShell profiles
How to do it...How it works...There's more…See also
Passing variables to functions
How to do it...How it works...There's more...
Validating parameters in functions
How to do it...How it works...There's more...See also
Piping data to functions
How to do it...How it works...There's more...
Recording sessions with transcripts
How to do it...How it works...There's more...See also
Signing PowerShell scripts
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...
Sending e-mail
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...
Sorting and filtering
How to do it...How it works...
Using formatting to export numbers
How to do it...How it works...There's more...See also
Using formatting to export data views
How to do it...How it works...
Using jobs
How to do it...How it works...There's more...See also
Dealing with errors in PowerShell
How to do it...How it works...There's more...
Tuning PowerShell scripts for performance
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...
Creating and using Cmdlets
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's moreSee also
2. Managing Windows Network Services with PowerShell
Introduction
Configuring static networking
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...
Installing domain controllers
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...
Configuring zones in DNS
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...
Configuring DHCP scopes
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...
Configuring DHCP server failover
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...
Converting DHCP addresses to static
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...
Building out a PKI environment
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more…
Creating AD users
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...See also
Searching for and reporting on AD users
How to do it...How it works...
Finding expired computers in AD
How to do it...How it works...See also
Creating and e-mailing a superuser report
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...
3. Managing IIS with PowerShell
Introduction
Installing and configuring IIS
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...
Configuring IIS for SSL
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...
Configuring a Central Certificate Store
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...See also
Configuring IIS bindings
How to do it...How it works...There's more...See also
Configuring IIS logging
How to do it...How it works...
Managing log files
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...
Configuring NLB across multiple servers
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...
Monitoring load balancing across NLB nodes
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...
Placing NLB nodes into maintenance
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...
Configuring a development/staging/production site scheme
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...
Promoting content in websites
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...
Reporting on website access and errors
How to do it...How it works...There's more...
4. Managing Hyper-V with PowerShell
Introduction
Installing and configuring Hyper-V
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...
Configuring NUMA
Getting ReadyHow to do it...How it works...See also
Securing Hyper-V
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...
Hyper-V networking
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...
Creating virtual machines
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...
Managing VM state
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...
Configuring VM networking
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...
Configuring VM hardware
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...
Quickly deploying VMs using a template
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...See also
Managing and reporting on VM snapshots
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...
Monitoring Hyper-V utilization and performance
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...
Synchronizing networks between Hyper-V hosts
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...
Hyper-V replication
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...See also
Migrating VMs between hosts
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...See also
Migrating VM storage between hosts
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...
Using failover clustering to make VMs highly available
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...See also
5. Managing Storage with PowerShell
Introduction
Managing NTFS file permissions
Getting readyHow to do it...Editing the permissions on an Excel spreadsheetCloning permissions for a new folderTaking ownership and reassigning permissionsEnabling and disabling inheritanceHow it works...
Managing NTFS alternate streams
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...
Configuring NTFS deduplication
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...See also
Monitoring NTFS deduplication
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...
Configuring storage pools
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...
Reporting on storage pools
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...
Managing file quotas
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...
6. Managing Network Shares with PowerShell
Introduction
Creating and securing CIFS shares
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...See also
Accessing CIFS shares from PowerShell
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...
Creating iSCSI target and virtual disk
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...See also
Using a iSCSI disk
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...
Configuring and using iSNS
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...See also
Creating an NFS export
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...See also
Mounting NFS exports
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more…
Making CIFS shares highly available
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...See also
Configuring DFS and DFSR replication
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...
Configuring BranchCache
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...See also
7. Managing Windows Updates with PowerShell
Introduction
Installing Windows Server Update Services
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...See also
Configuring WSUS update synchronization
Getting readyHow to do it…How it works…There's more...
Configuring the Windows update client
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...See also
Creating computer groups
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...
Configuring WSUS auto-approvals
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...
Reporting missing updates
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...
Installing updates
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...
Uninstalling updates
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...
Configuring WSUS to inventory clients
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...See also
Creating an update report
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...See also
Exporting WSUS data to Excel
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...
8. Managing Printers with PowerShell
Introduction
Setting up and sharing printers
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...
Changing printer drivers
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...
Reporting on printer security
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...
Adding and removing printer security
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...
Mapping clients to printers
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...
Enabling Branch Office Direct Printing
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...
Reporting on printer usage
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...
9. Troubleshooting Servers with PowerShell
Introduction
Testing if a server is responding
Getting startedHow to do it...How it works...There's more...
Using troubleshooting packs
Getting readyHow to do itHow it works...There's more...
Using Best Practices Analyzers
Getting startedHow to do it...How it works...There's more...
Searching event logs for specific events
Getting startedHow to do it...How it works...There's more...
Forwarding event logs to a central log server
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...
10. Managing Performance with PowerShell
Introduction
Reading performance counters
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...
Configuring Data Collector Sets
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...
Reporting on performance data
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...
Generating graphs
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...
Creating a server performance report
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...
11. Inventorying Servers with PowerShell
Introduction
Inventorying hardware with PowerShell
How to do it...How it works...There's more...
Inventorying the installed software
How to do it...How it works...
Inventory system configuration
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...
Reporting on system security
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...
Creating a change report
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...
Exporting a configuration report to Word
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...See also
12. Server Backup
Introduction
Configuring backup policies
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...See also
Initiating backups manually
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...
Restoring files
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...
Restoring Windows system state
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...
Restoring application data
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...
Creating a daily backup report
Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...
Index

Content preview from Windows Server 2012 Automation with PowerShell Cookbook

Mounting NFS exports

In addition to exporting shares using NFS, Windows can also mount NFS exports. Windows can access NFS exports from other Windows servers, as well as from Unix/Linux systems, making this an ideal technology for sharing files and data in heterogeneous environments.

Getting ready

In this recipe, we will be accessing the NFS export shared in the prior Creating an NFS export recipe. We will be utilizing the default Kerberos authentication included with NFS.

How to do it...

Carry out the following steps to mount the NFS export:

Install the NFS client:
```
Install-WindowsFeature NFS-Client 
```

Mount the NFS share using the \\server\share naming scheme:

New-PSDrive N -PSProvider FileSystem -Root \\corpdc1\NFS1

When executed, PowerShell confirms ...

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