Book description
Automate Windows server tasks with the powerful features of the PowerShell Language
Key Features
- Leverage PowerShell to automate complex Windows server tasks
- Master new features such as DevOps, and containers, and speed up their performance using PowerShell
- Improve PowerShell's usability, and control and manage Windows-based environments by working through exciting recipes
Book Description
Windows Server 2019 represents the latest version of Microsoft's flagship server operating system. It also comes with PowerShell Version 5.1 and has a number of additional features that IT pros find useful.
The book helps the reader learn how to use PowerShell and manage core roles, features, and services of Windows Server 2019.
You will begin with creating a PowerShell Administrative Environment that has updated versions of PowerShell and the Windows Management Framework, updated versions of the .NET Framework, and third-party modules. Next, you will learn to use PowerShell to set up and configure Windows Server 2019 networking and also managing objects in the AD environment. You will also learn to set up a host to utilize containers and how to deploy containers. You will also be implementing different mechanisms for achieving desired state configuration along with getting well versed with Azure infrastructure and how to setup Virtual Machines, web sites, and shared files on Azure. Finally, you will be using some powerful tools you can use to diagnose and resolve issues with Windows Server 2019.
By the end of the book, you will learn a lot of trips and tricks to automate your windows environment with PowerShell
What you will learn
- Perform key admin tasks on Windows Server 2019
- Employing best practices for writing PowerShell scripts and configuring Windows Server 2019
- Use the .NET Framework to achieve administrative scripting
- Set up VMs, websites, and shared files on Azure
- Report system performance using built-in cmdlets and WMI to obtain single measurements
- Know the tools you can use to diagnose and resolve issues with Windows Server
Who this book is for
If you are a systems administrator, engineer, or an architect working with Windows Server 2016 interested in upgrading to Windows Server 2019 and automating tasks with PowerShell, then this book is for you. A basic knowledge of PowerShell is expected.
Publisher resources
Table of contents
-
Windows Server 2019 Automation with PowerShell Cookbook Third Edition
- Table of Contents
- Windows Server 2019 Automation with PowerShell Cookbook Third Edition
- Foreword
- Contributors
- Preface
- 1. Establishing a PowerShell Administrative Environment
- 2. Managing Windows Networking
- 3. Managing Windows Active Directory
- 4. Managing Windows Storage
- 5. Managing Shared Data
- 6. Managing Windows Update
- 7. Managing Printing
- 8. Introducing Containers
- 9. Managing Windows Internet Information Server
-
10. Managing Desired State Configuration
- Introduction
- Using DSC and built-in resources
- Parameterizing DSC configuration
- Finding and installing DSC resources
- Using DSC with resources from PS Gallery
- Configuring the DSC local configuration manager
- Implementing an SMB DSC pull server
- Implementing a web-based DSC pull server
- Using DSC partial configurations
- 11. Managing Hyper-V
- 12. Managing Azure
-
13. Managing Performance and Usage
- Introduction
- Retrieving performance counters using Get-Counter
- Using WMI to retrieve performance counters
- Creating and using PLA data collector sets
- Reporting on performance data
- Generating a performance-monitoring graph
- Creating a system diagnostic report
- Reporting on printer usage
- Monitoring Hyper-V utilization and performance
- 14. Troubleshooting Windows Server
- Index
Product information
- Title: Windows Server 2019 Automation with PowerShell Cookbook - Third Edition
- Author(s):
- Release date: February 2019
- Publisher(s): Packt Publishing
- ISBN: 9781789808537
You might also like
book
Windows Server Automation with PowerShell Cookbook - Fourth Edition
Develop a holistic understanding of Windows Server with over 100 PowerShell recipes Key Features Updated with …
book
Windows Server Automation with PowerShell Cookbook - Fifth Edition
Use over 100 PowerShell 7.2 recipes to deepen your understanding of Windows Server 2022 and see …
book
Windows Server 2016 Automation with PowerShell Cookbook - Second Edition
Over 100 recipes to help you leverage PowerShell to automate Windows Server 2016 manual tasks About …
book
Windows Server 2019 & PowerShell All-in-One For Dummies
Your one-stop reference for Windows Server 2019 and PowerShell know-how Windows Server 2019 & PowerShell All-in-One …