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Introduction    1 Who Should Read This Book    1 How This Book Is Organized    2 Conventions Used in This Book    4 System Requirements    5 Part I: Introducing Windows PowerShell HOUR 1: Getting to Know Windows PowerShell    7 Why You Should Learn Windows PowerShell    8 Brief History of Windows PowerShell    10 Understanding the Windows PowerShell Components    13 Investigating the Power and Simplicity of Windows PowerShell    18 Summary    21 Q&A    22 Workshop    23 HOUR 2: Installing and Configuring Windows PowerShell    25 Determining Your Windows PowerShell Environment    26 Installing the Latest Version of Windows PowerShell    29 Customizing the Windows PowerShell Console    32 Customizing the Windows PowerShell ISE    39 Summary    42 Q&A    42 Workshop    44 HOUR 3: Mastering the Windows PowerShell Help System    47 Anatomy of a Windows PowerShell Cmdlet    47 Updating the Windows PowerShell Help Library    50 Understanding Windows PowerShell Help Syntax    54 Accessing Additional Command Help    60 Summary    66 Q&A    66 Workshop    67 HOUR 4: Finding and Discovering Windows PowerShell Commands    69 How Windows PowerShell Commands Are Packaged    69 Installing RSAT Tools on Windows 8.1    73 Locating Windows PowerShell Commands    75 Running External Commands    83 Summary    86 Q&A    87 Workshop    88 Part II: Understanding Objects and the Pipeline HOUR 5: Thinking in Terms of Objects    91 The Problem with UNIX/Linux    91 What Is an Object?    93 Discovering Object Members    96 Putting Objects into Action    102 Summary    105 Q&A    105 Workshop    106 HOUR 6: Mastering the Windows PowerShell Pipeline    109 Understanding How the Pipeline Works from a High Level    109 Understanding in Depth How the Pipeline Works    113 Passing Data Through the Pipeline    118 \"Forcing\" Objects Through the Pipeline    125 Summary    129 Q&A    130 Workshop    131 HOUR 7: Sorting, Filtering, and Measuring Windows PowerShell Output    133 Sorting Output    134 Filtering Output    137 Measuring Objects    144 Summary    148 Q&A    148 Workshop    150 Part III: Extending the Reach of Windows PowerShell HOUR 8: Managing Windows PowerShell Providers    153 What Are Providers?    153 Introduction to Default PSDrives    155 Using the FileSystem Provider    159 Using the Alias Provider    166 Using the Registry Provider    167 Using Extended Providers    169 Summary    171 Q&A    171 Workshop    172 HOUR 9: Formatting, Exporting, and Converting Windows PowerShell Output    175 How the PowerShell Formatting Subsystem Works    176 Formatting PowerShell Output    180 Exporting PowerShell Output    187 Converting PowerShell Output    193 Summary    197 Q&A    198 Workshop    198 Part IV: Managing Computers Remotely with Windows PowerShell HOUR 10: Implementing One-to-One Windows PowerShell Remoting    201 Understanding Classic Windows PowerShell Remote Access    201 Introducing \"True\" PowerShell Remoting    203 Enabling Windows PowerShell Remoting    205 Creating a Windows PowerShell Remote Session    209 Sending Scripts over the Network    214 Summary    217 Q&A    218 Workshop    218 HOUR 11: Implementing One-to-Many Windows PowerShell Remoting    221 One-to-Many Remote Access in the Classic Scenario    221 One-to-Many Remoting with Persistent Sessions    224 Managing Session Configurations    225 One-to-Many Remoting with the Windows PowerShell ISE    228 Passing Input to Remote Commands    231 Summary    233 Q&A    233 Workshop    235 HOUR 12: Deploying Windows PowerShell Web Access    237 Introducing Windows PowerShell Web Access    237 Setting Up the Windows PSWA Gateway    239 Testing the Windows PSWA User Experience    244 Managing the Gateway    249 Summary    251 Q&A    252 Workshop    252 Part V: Putting Windows Powershell to Work HOUR 13: Multitasking Windows PowerShell    255 Investigating the PowerShell Job Architecture    255 Controlling Job Behavior    259 Understanding Parent and Child Jobs    261 Introducing the -AsJob Parameter    263 Scheduling Jobs    266 Reviewing What We\'ve Learned    270 Summary    272 Q&A    273 Workshop    273 HOUR 14: Harnessing Windows PowerShell Workflow    275 Understanding How Windows PowerShell Workflow Works    276 Writing Your First Windows PowerShell Workflow    279 Running a Workflow as a Job    282 Understanding Workflow Activities    283 Tying Everything Together    288 Summary    289 Q&A    290 Workshop    291 HOUR 15: Introducing WMI and CIM    293 Defining WMI and CIM    293 Getting Comfortable with WMI    296 Using Windows PowerShell WMI Commands    300 Using Windows PowerShell CIM Commands    305 Summary    308 Q&A    308 Workshop    310 HOUR 16: Searching and Filtering with Regular Expressions    313 Revisiting the Wildcard Operators    313 Understanding Regular Expressions    315 Using the -Match Parameter    317 Using Select-String    324 Using the RegEx Type Accelerator    327 Summary    327 Q&A    328 Workshop    329 Part VI: Enterprise-Class Windows PowerShell HOUR 17: Managing Software with Windows PowerShell OneGet    331 Understanding IT-Related Terminology    332 Preparing Your Environment    334 Browsing Package Repositories    336 Installing Software from the Command Line    340 Managing Providers and Packages    346 Hosting a Private OneGet Repository    349 Summary    350 Q&A    351 Workshop    352 HOUR 18: Desired State Configuration Basics    355 Historical Background of DSC    355 Basic Tenets of DSC    357 DSC Authoring Environment    358 Configuring the DSC Environment    359 Writing Your First Configuration Script    364 A Word on DSC Push Configuration    372 Summary    373 Q&A    373 Workshop    375 Part VII: Scripting with Windows PowerShell HOUR 19: Introduction to Windows PowerShell Scripting    377 Managing Execution Policy    377 Writing Our First Script: The User Profile    379 Writing a PowerShell Function    383 Adding Programming Logic    385 Running Scripts    388 Pointers to Master PowerShell Scripting    395 Summary    395 Q&A    396 Workshop    397 HOUR 20: Making PowerShell Code Portable with Modules    399 Understanding Snap-Ins    399 Introducing PowerShell Modules    401 Creating Your First PowerShell Script Module    403 Using Module Manifests    407 Adding Comment-Based Help    410 Finding Modules Easily    413 Summary    414 Q&A    414 Workshop    415 Part VIII: Administering Microsoft Enterprise Servers with Windows PowerShell HOUR 21: Managing Active Directory with Windows PowerShell    417 Installing Active Directory    417 Creating Common Active Directory Objects    423 Understanding Various AD Administrative Tasks    430 Summary    433 Q&A    433 Workshop    434 HOUR 22: Managing SQL Server with Windows PowerShell    437 Running PowerShell Using SQL Server Tools    438 Interacting with SQL Server Using PowerShell    442 Automating Common SQL Server DBA Tasks    443 Summary    449 Q&A    450 Workshop    451 HOUR 23: Managing SharePoint Server with Windows PowerShell    453 Understanding the Environment    453 Deploying a Service Application    457 Deploying a Web Application    459 Deploying a Site Collection    460 Setting Permissions on a Site Collection    462 Reporting on a SharePoint Farm    463 Summary    468 Q&A    468 Workshop    468 HOUR 24: Managing Microsoft Azure with Windows PowerShell    471 Defining Microsoft Azure    472 Preparing Your Azure-PowerShell Environment    474 Working with Azure Virtual Machines    477 Managing Office 365 and SharePoint Online with Azure    485 Summary    488 Q&A    489 Workshop    490 INDEX    493