Successfully create and manage your Hyper-V environment without any of the marketing fluff. This book's lab-driven, hands-on approach will get you up and running as quickly and efficiently as possible.Virtualization is the cornerstone of today’s data center.  As a modern-day IT pro, you are required to manage environments that are in a regular state of flux and increasing in both size and complexity. To keep up, you need practical information in a format that is succinct, yet comprehensive and highly applicable.Pro Hyper-V 2019 breaks down critical and time-saving topics into a series of easy-to-digest chapters, showing you how to perform Hyper-V management tasks using both GUI and PowerShell-based tools. Building on your existing knowledge of Windows Server management, Active Directory, networking, and storage, experts and Microsoft MVPs Syrewicze and Siddaway begin with a foundation of why computing workloads are virtualized. This is followed by chapters covering the range of management tasks associated with virtualized environments, including: managing hosts and guest machines; networking, storage, and high availability (host and guest); disaster recovery and virtual machine migration; and monitoring.  What You'll LearnApply practical information to administer your Hyper-V environmentsUnderstand multiple administration styles (GUI, command line, and automation)Written by IT pros for IT pros – just the information you really need without the paddingAdminister and use containersUtilize hands-on labs to learn about storage, networking, and high availability  Who This Book Is For IT administrators tasked with implementing Hyper-V environments or migrating from VMware. IT pros joining a team that is responsible for managing Hyper-V and “lone administrators” covering the gamut in smaller organizations will also find this book indispensable.

Pro Microsoft Hyper-V 2019: Practical Guidance and Hands-On Labs

Computers & Technology

Siddaway, Richard

Syrewicze, Andy

Programming

Apress

Summary PowerShell and WMI is an example-driven guide for administrators managing networks of Windows servers and desktops. With 150 practical examples, including ready-to-reuse scripts and techniques, you'll learn the ins and outs of automating WMI via PowerShell v3. You'll also find deep coverage of all aspects of Windows administration, including IIS, DNS and Hyper-V. About the Technology WMI, on its own, is simply a collection of Windows management facilities. Paired with PowerShell, however, WMI becomes a brilliant toolset for automating servers, networks, and remote Windows computers. About the Book PowerShell and WMI is an industrial-strength guide for administrators of Windows networks, servers, and desktops. You'll start with practical overviews of PowerShell and of WMI. Then you'll explore 150 specific examples—all with ready-to-use scripts—designed to simplify your day-to-day system management. Each tested technique is configured to load as part of a PowerShell module. A set of handy appendixes includes references for PowerShell and WMI. Prior exposure to PowerShell and WMI is helpful but not required. Purchase of the print book comes with an offer of a free PDF, ePub, and Kindle eBook from Manning. Also available is all code from the book. What's Inside <ul>
<li>Managing Windows, IIS, and Hyper-V</li> <li>Remote desktops and devices</li> <li>Logs, jobs, and performance</li> <li>New PowerShell v3 WMI functionality</li> </ul>
 =============================== Table of Contents PART 1 TOOLS OF THE TRADE <ol>
<li>Solving administrative challenges</li> <li>Using PowerShell</li> <li>WMI in depth</li> <li>Best practices and optimization</li> </ol>
 PART 2 WMI IN THE ENTERPRISE? <ol>
<li>System documentation</li> <li>Disk systems</li> <li>Registry administration</li> <li>Filesystem administration</li> <li>Services and processes</li> <li>Printers</li> <li>Configuring network adapters</li> <li>Managing IIS</li> <li>Configuring a server</li> <li>Users and security</li> <li>Logs, jobs, and performance</li> <li>Administering Hyper-V with PowerShell and WMI</li> </ol>
 PART 3 THE FUTURE: POWERSHELL V3 AND WMI <ol>
<li>WMI over WSMAN</li> <li>Your own WMI cmdlets</li> <li>CIM cmdlets and sessions</li> </ol>

PowerShell and WMI: Covers 150 Practical Techniques

Networking & Cloud Computing

Manning

Summary
PowerShell in Depth is the kind of book you'll want open on your desk most of the time. With 40 short chapters, each focused on a specific area of PowerShell, you'll be able to find the answers you need quickly. Each chapter is concise and to-the-point, so you can spend less time reading and more time getting down to the business at hand. It was written by three seasoned PowerShell experts, and every technique has been thoroughly tested. With this book in hand, you'll be able to consistently and quickly produce production quality, maintainable scripts that will save you countless hours of time and effort.
About this BookOrganized into 40 concise chapters, PowerShell in Depth is the go-to reference for administrators working with Windows PowerShell. Every major shell technique, technology, and tactic is explained and demonstrated, providing a comprehensive reference to almost everything an admin would do in the shell. Written by three experienced authors and PowerShell MVPs, this is the PowerShell book you'll keep next to your monitor—not on your bookshelf!This book requires basic familiarity with PowerShell. 
What's Inside
<ul>
<li>Covers PowerShell 3.0</li>
<li>Automating time-consuming tasks</li>
<li>Managing HTML and XML data</li>
<li>Background jobs and scheduling</li>
<li>PowerShell security</li>
<li>Packaging and deploying scripts</li>
<li>Standard scripting conventions</li>
<li>Using the .NET Framework in PowerShell scripts</li>
<li>Much more</li>
</ul>
Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications.
About the Authors
Don Jones, Jeffery Hicks, and Richard Siddaway are Microsoft MVPs who have collectively authored nearly three dozen books on PowerShell and Windows administration.Table of Contents
<ol>PART 1: POWERSHELL FUNDAMENTALS<li>Introduction</li>
<li>PowerShell hosts</li>
<li>Using the PowerShell help system</li>
<li>The basics of PowerShell syntax</li>
<li>Working with PSSnapins and modules</li>
<li>Operators</li>
<li>Working with objects</li>
<li>The PowerShell pipeline</li>
<li>Formatting</li>PART 2: POWERSHELL MANAGEMENT<li>PowerShell Remoting</li>
<li>Background jobs and scheduling</li>
<li>Working with credentials</li>
<li>Regular expressions</li>
<li>Working with HTML and XML data</li>
<li>PSDrives and PSProviders</li>
<li>Variables, arrays, hash tables, and scriptblocks</li>
<li>PowerShell security</li>
<li>Advanced PowerShell syntax</li>PART 3: POWERSHELL SCRIPTING AND AUTOMATION<li>PowerShell's scripting language</li>
<li>Basic scripts and functions</li>
<li>Creating objects for output</li>
<li>Scope</li>
<li>PowerShell workflows</li>
<li>Advanced syntax for scripts and functions</li>
<li>Script modules and manifest modules</li>
<li>Custom formatting views</li>
<li>Custom type extensions</li>
<li>Data language and internationalization</li>
<li>Writing help</li>
<li>Error handling techniques</li>
<li>Debugging tools and techniques</li>
<li>Functions that work like cmdlets</li>
<li>Tips and tricks for creating reports</li>PART 4: ADVANCED POWERSHELL<li>Working with the Component Object Model (COM)</li>
<li>Working with .NET Framework objects</li>
<li>Accessing databases</li>
<li>Proxy functions</li>
<li>Building a GUI</li>
<li>WMI and CIM</li>
<li>Best practices</li>
</ol>

PowerShell in Depth: An administrator's guide

Jones, Don

Hicks, Jeffrey

Manning Publications

Summary Learn Active Directory Management in a Month of Lunches is a practical, hands-on tutorial designed for IT pros new to Active Directory. It skips the theory and concentrates on the day-to-day administration tasks you need to know to keep your network running smoothly. Just set aside an hour a day for a month—lunchtime would be perfect—and you'll be comfortable and productive with Active Directory before you know it. About the Book At the heart of your Windows network is Active Directory, the control center for administration, security, and other core management functions. If you're new to Active Directory administration—or if you find yourself unexpectedly thrust into that role—you'll need to get up to speed fast. Learn Active Directory Management in a Month of Lunches is a hands-on tutorial designed for IT pros new to Active Directory. Without assuming previous administration experience, the book starts by walking you through the most important day-to-day system management tasks. You'll learn how to administer AD both from the GUI tools built into Windows and by using PowerShell at the command line. Along the way, you'll touch on best practices for managing user access, setting group policies, automating backups, and more. This book assumes no prior experience with Active Directory or Windows administration. Examples are based in Windows Server 2012 Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications. What's Inside <ul>
<li>ADM tasks you'll need every day</li>
<li>GUI and command line techniques</li>
<li>Content tested by new administrators</li>
<li>Well-illustrated, clearly explained examples</li>
</ul>
 About the Author Richard Siddaway is an experienced all-around Windows administrator with two decades of experience. He's the author of PowerShell in Practice andPowerShell and WMI, and coauthor of PowerShell in Depth. Table of Contents <ol>PART 1 MANAGING ACTIVE DIRECTORY DATA<li>Before you begin</li>
<li>Creating user accounts</li>
<li>Managing user accounts</li>
<li>Managing groups</li>
<li>Troubleshooting users and groups</li>
<li>Managing computer accounts</li>
<li>Managing organizational units</li>PART 2 MANAGING GROUP POLICY<li>Creating Group Policies</li>
<li>Managing Group Policies</li>
<li>Fine-grained password policies</li>PART 3 MANAGING THE ACTIVE DIRECTORY SERVICE<li>Creating domain controllers</li>
<li>Managing domain controllers</li>
<li>Protecting AD data </li>
<li>Security: Default groups and delegation</li>
<li>Managing DNS</li>
<li>Managing sites and subnets</li>
<li>AD replication</li>
<li>Managing AD trusts</li>PART 4 MAINTENANCE AND TROUBLESHOOTING<li>Troubleshooting your AD </li>
<li>Maintaining and monitoring Active Directory</li>
<li>Future work and final exam</li>
<li>Into the cloud</li>
</ol>

Learn Active Directory Management in a Month of Lunches

Certification

Summary Here's your chance to learn from the best in the business. PowerShell Deep Dives is a trove of essential techniques, practical guidance, and the expert insights you earn only through years of experience. Editors Jeffery Hicks, Richard Siddaway, Oisin Grehan, and Aleksandar Nikolic hand-picked the 28 chapters in the book's four parts: Administration, Scripting, Development, and Platforms. About the Technology PowerShell has permanently changed Windows administration. This powerful scripting and automation tool allows you to control virtually every aspect of Windows and most Microsoft servers like IIS and SQL Server. Here's your chance to learn from the best in the business. About this Book PowerShell Deep Dives is a trove of essential techniques and practical guidance. It is rich with insights from experts who won them through years of experience. The book's 28 chapters, grouped in four parts (Administration, Scripting, Development, and Platforms), were hand-picked by four section editors: Jeffery Hicks, Richard Siddaway, Oisin Grehan, and Aleksandar Nikolic. Whether you're just getting started with PowerShell or you already use it daily, you'll find yourself returning to this book over and over. What's Inside <ul>
<li>Managing systems through a keyhole</li>
<li>The Ten Commandments of PowerShell scripting</li>
<li>Scalable scripting for large datasets</li>
<li>Adding automatic remoting</li>
<li>Provisioning web servers and websites automatically to IIS 8</li>
<li>And 23 more fantastic chapters</li>
</ul>
 Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications. About the AuthorsEditors Jeffery Hicks, Richard Siddaway, Oisin Grehan, and Aleksandar Nikolic are joined by PowerShell experts Chris Bellee, Bartek Bielawski, Robert C. Cain, Jim Christopher, Adam Driscoll, Josh Gavant, Jason Helmick, Don Jones, Ashley McGlone, Jonathan Medd, Ben Miller, James O'Neill, Arnaud Petitjean, Vadims Podans, Karl Prosser, Boe Prox, Matthew Reynolds, Mike Robbins, Donabel Santos, Will Steele, Trevor Sullivan, and Jeff Wouters. Table of Contents <ol>PART 1 POWERSHELL ADMINISTRATION<li>Diagnosing and troubleshooting PowerShell remoting</li>
<li>CIM sessions 22</li>
<li>Collecting and analyzing performance counter data</li>
<li>TCP port communications with PowerShell</li>
<li>Managing systems through a keyhole</li>
<li>Using PowerShell to audit user logon events</li>
<li>Managing and administering a certification authoritydatabase with PowerShell</li>
<li>Using PowerShell to reduce Active Directory token bloat</li>PART 2 POWERSHELL SCRIPTING<li>The 10 PowerShell scripting commandments</li>
<li>Avoiding the pipeline</li>
<li>A template for handling and reporting errors</li>
<li>Tips and tricks for creating complex or advancedHTML reports with PowerShell</li>
<li>Using and "abusing" dynamic parameters</li>
<li>PowerShell type formatting</li>
<li>Scalable scripting for large data sets: pipelineand database techniques</li>
<li>Building your own WMI-based cmdlets</li>
<li>Turning command-line tools into PowerShell tools</li>PART 3 POWERSHELL FOR DEVELOPERS<li>Using Source Control Software with PowerShell</li>
<li>Inline .NET code</li>
<li>PowerShell and XML: better together</li>
<li>Adding automatic remoting to advanced functionsand cmdlets</li>
<li>Taming software builds (and other complicated processes)with psake</li>PART 4 POWERSHELL PLATFORMS<li>PowerShell and the SQL Server provider</li>
<li>Creating flexible subscriptions in SSRS</li>
<li>Inventory database table statistics using PowerShellSQL Server Management Objects</li>
<li>WSUS and PowerShell</li>
<li>Provisioning IIS web servers and sites with PowerShell</li>
<li>Active Directory Group Management application</li>
</ol>

PowerShell Deep Dives

Hicks, Jeffery

Grehan, Oisin

Nikolic, Aleksandar

Summary PowerShell in Depth, Second Edition is the go-to reference for administrators working with Windows PowerShell. Every major technique, technology, and tactic is carefully explained and demonstrated, providing a hands-on guide to almost everything an admin would do in the shell. Written by three experienced authors and PowerShell MVPs, this is the PowerShell book you'll keep next to your monitor—not on your bookshelf! Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications. About the Book A Windows admin using PowerShell every day may not have the time to search the net every time he or she hits a snag. Wouldn't it be great to have a team of seasoned PowerShell experts ready to answer even the toughest questions? That's what you get with this book. PowerShell in Depth, Second Edition is the go-to reference for administrators working with Windows PowerShell. Every major technique, technology, and tactic is carefully explained and demonstrated, providing a hands-on guide to almost everything an admin would do in the shell. Written by PowerShell MVPs Don Jones, Jeffrey Hicks, and Richard Siddaway, each valuable technique was developed and thoroughly tested, so you'll be able to consistently write production-quality, maintainable scripts while saving hours of time and effort. This book assumes you know the basics of PowerShell. What's Inside <ul>
<li>Automating tasks</li>
<li>Packaging and deploying scripts</li>
<li>Introduction to Desired State Configuration</li>
<li>PowerShell security</li>
<li>Covers PowerShell version 3 and later</li>
</ul>
 About the Authors Don Jones, Jeffery Hicks, and Richard Siddaway are Microsoft MVPs, trainers, and administrators. Collectively, they've authored nearly three dozen books on PowerShell and Windows administration. Table of Contents <ol>PART 1 POWERSHELL FUNDAMENTALS<li>Introduction</li>
<li>PowerShell hosts</li>
<li>Using the PowerShell help system</li>
<li>The basics of PowerShell syntax</li>
<li>Working with PSSnapins and modules</li>
<li>Operators</li>
<li>Working with objects</li>
<li>The PowerShell pipeline</li>
<li>Formatting</li>PART 2 POWERSHELL MANAGEMENT<li>PowerShell Remoting</li>
<li>Background jobs and scheduling</li>
<li>Working with credentials</li>
<li>Regular expressions</li>
<li>Working with HTML and XML data</li>
<li>PSDrives and PSProviders</li>
<li>Variables, arrays, hash tables, and script blocks</li>
<li>PowerShell security</li>
<li>Advanced PowerShell syntax</li>PART 3 POWERSHELL SCRIPTING AND AUTOMATION<li>PowerShell's scripting language</li>
<li>Basic scripts and functions</li>
<li>Creating objects for output</li>
<li>Scope</li>
<li>PowerShell workflows</li>
<li>Advanced syntax for scripts and functions</li>
<li>Script modules and manifest modules</li>
<li>Custom formatting views</li>
<li>Custom type extensions</li>
<li>Data language and internationalization</li>
<li>Writing help</li>
<li>Error handling techniques</li>
<li>Debugging tools and techniques</li>
<li>Functions that work like cmdlets</li>
<li>Tips and tricks for creating reports</li>PART 4 ADVANCED POWERSHELL<li>Working with the Component Object Model (COM) </li>
<li>Working with .NET Framework objects</li>
<li>Accessing databases</li>
<li>Proxy functions</li>
<li>Building a GUI</li>
<li>WMI and CIM</li>
<li>Working with the web</li>
<li>Desired State Configuration</li>
</ol>

PowerShell in Depth

Web Development & Design

Summary Windows PowerShell in Action, Third Edition is the definitive guide to PowerShell, now revised to cover PowerShell 6. Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications. About the Technology In 2006, Windows PowerShell reinvented the way administrators and developers interact with Windows. Today, PowerShell is required knowledge for Windows admins and devs. This powerful, dynamic language provides command-line control of the Windows OS and most Windows servers, such as Exchange and SCCM. And because it's a first-class .NET language, you can build amazing shell scripts and tools without reaching for VB or C#. About the Book Windows PowerShell in Action, Third Edition is the definitive guide to PowerShell, now revised to cover PowerShell 6. Written by language designer Bruce Payette and MVP Richard Siddaway, this rich book offers a crystal-clear introduction to the language along with its essential everyday use cases. Beyond the basics, you'll find detailed examples on deep topics like performance, module architecture, and parallel execution. What's Inside <ul>
<li>The best end-to-end coverage of PowerShell available</li>
<li>Updated with coverage of PowerShell v6</li>
<li>PowerShell workflows</li>
<li>PowerShell classes</li>
<li>Writing modules and scripts</li>
<li>Desired State Configuration</li>
<li>Programming APIs and pipelines</li>
</ul>
 About the Reader Written for intermediate-level developers and administrators. About the Authors Bruce Payette is codesigner and principal author of the Power-Shell language. Richard Siddaway is a longtime PowerShell MVP, author, speaker, and blogger. Table of Contents <ol>
<li>Welcome to PowerShell </li>
<li>Working with types </li>
<li>Operators and expressions </li>
<li>Advanced operators and variables </li>
<li>Flow control in scripts </li>
<li>PowerShell functions </li>
<li>Advanced functions and scripts</li>
<li>Using and authoring modules </li>
<li>Module manifests and metadata </li>
<li>Metaprogramming with scriptblocks and dynamic code </li>
<li>PowerShell remoting </li>
<li>PowerShell workflows </li>
<li>PowerShell Jobs </li>
<li>Errors and exceptions </li>
<li>Debugging</li>
<li>Working with providers, files, and CIM </li>
<li>Working with .NET and events </li>
<li>Desired State Configuration </li>
<li>Classes in PowerShell </li>
<li>The PowerShell and runspace APIs </li>Appendix - PowerShell 6.0 for Windows, Linux, and MacOS</ol>

Windows PowerShell in Action

Payette, Bruce

Windows PowerShell is a scripting language that simplifies Windows system administration. PowerShell in Practice is a hands-on reference for administrators wanting to learn and use PowerShell. Following the "in Practice" style, individual related techniques are clustered into chapters. Each technique is presented in the form: problem, solution, discussion, and includes annotated code listings. Written to answer the question "How can PowerShell make my job as an administrator easier?" this book concentrates on practical tasks and automation. Starting with an a brief tutorial and review, the majority of the book focuses on two major PowerShell usage areas: People - user accounts, mailboxes, desktop configuration; and Servers - Active Directory, Exchange, IIS, and more. Purchase of the print book comes with an offer of a free PDF, ePub, and Kindle eBook from Manning. Also available is all code from the book.

PowerShell in Practice

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