Manage and automate your Windows Server Environment efficiently using PowerShell
Overview
- Learn something new in an Instant! A short, fast, focused guide delivering immediate results
- Learn to use PowerShell web access to secure Windows management anywhere, any time, on any device
- Understand to secure and sign the scripts you write using the script signing feature in PowerShell
- Learn how to manage and Secure Active Directory environment
In Detail
Windows PowerShell comprises numerous major features that extend its use, advance its usability, and allow you to control and manage Windows-based environments.
Windows PowerShell is backward-compatible. Cmdlets, providers, modules, snap-ins, scripts, functions, and profiles that were designed for Windows PowerShell 2.0 work in Windows PowerShell 3.0 without any changes.
A practical, hands-on guide that provides you with a number of clear step-by-step exercises which will help you take advantage of the real power that is Windows PowerShell.
Starting by listing the security features of PowerShell, this book goes on to break down the mystery and confusion that surrounds which feature to use and when. It will take you through a number of clear, practical sections that will help you to take advantage of PowerShell, easily and quickly.
You will also learn how to use PowerShell for file and folder management in a Windows Server Environment. The book will also also show you how to use PowerShell Web Access for secure Windows Management anywhere, any time, on any device.
Learn how to secure and sign the scripts you write using the script signing feature in PowerShell, understand how to use PowerShell to secure and administer a PKI environment, and discover how to use a BPA module to analyze the security integrity of a system as per Microsoft requirements. If you want to take your first step into PowerShell to secure your Windows environment, then this is the book for you.
What you will learn from this book
- Learn to set up and configure PowerShell on Windows Server 2012
- Discover how to use PowerShell web access for efficient and secure Windows Management
- Secure and sign the scripts you write using the script signing feature in PowerShell
- Manage and secure the Active Directory environment
- Understand the features included in Microsoft PowerShell Security module and how to secure your Network using Net Security Module
- Employ PowerShell to securely manage your VPN environment
Approach
Get to grips with a new technology, understand what it is and what it can do for you, and then get to work with the most important features and tasks. A practical, hands-on tutorial approach that explores the concepts of PowerShell in a friendly manner, taking an adhoc approach to each topic.
Who this book is written for
If you are an administrator who is new to PowerShell or are looking to get a good grounding in these new features, this book is ideal for you. It's assumed that you will have some experience in PowerShell and Windows Server, as well being familiar with the PowerShell command-line.
Vinith has over 6 years of experience in the IT industry. At the beginning of his career, he worked with Wipro Technologies as a Senior Systems Engineer managing a Windows Server and VMware Virtualization environment and was also extensively involved in automation using VBScripting. He is a Microsoft Certified IT Professional and a NetApp Certified Data Management Professional. Later, he worked with Accenture as a Senior Software Engineer managing Microsoft Hyper-V and a NetAPP environment for Avanade using PowerShell scripting. Vinith has done automation for tasks which required manual work using Opalis and integrated them with PowerShell scripting. He has built integration packs using PowerShell for MS System Center Orchestrator. He has extensive knowledge in Hyper-V and managing Virtual Machine environments using System Center Virtual Machine Manager, and has deep technical expertise in PowerShell scripting, Active Directory, Server administration, and Network Management. Vinith is now part of the Microsoft Business Unit Technology Evangelism with NetApp, and is now involved in the automation of various PowerShell Scripting, Microsoft Hyper-V Virtualization, Microsoft Exchange and System Center Technologies such as SCSM, SCOM, and SCORCH 2012. As a subject matter expert in Hyper-V and PowerShell, he blogs and supports the NetApp PowerShell community. Vinith is very passionate about automation and PowerShell scripting, and you can find Vinith's frequently updated blog regarding Virtualization, PowerShell and all-things “automation” which deals with Microsoft System Center Windows Server and Client operating systems. His presentations at the Bangalore PowerShell User Community about PowerShell , Cloud Computing and Server Virtualization.
