Windows PowerShell Cookbook: for Windows, Exchange 2007, and MOM V3 - Lee Holmes

This manual, authored by Lee Holmes and published by O'Reilly Media, is a comprehensive guide to utilizing Windows PowerShell for system management and command-line operations. It contains over 150 tested scripts and practical tools suitable for both professional system administrators and DIY enthusiasts. The book offers a task-based introduction to the Windows PowerShell scripting language and environment, making it an ideal reference for solving complex problems and finding quick solutions.

Readers will benefit from a wide range of recipes covering PowerShell fundamentals, common tasks, and administrator tasks. These include pipelines, variables, objects, looping and flow control, file manipulation, error management, and more. The manual also addresses specific server administration for Microsoft's Exchange 2007 and System Center Operations Manager, with separate chapters devoted to these servers.

With its working scripts, tutorials, and references, the Windows PowerShell Cookbook is designed to enhance the productivity of any Windows administrator, providing valuable insights and practical solutions for system management and automation.

• Pipelines, variables, objects, looping and flow control, strings and unstructured text, calculations and math
• Simple files; structured files; Internet-enabled scripts; code reuse; lists, arrays and hashtables; user feedback; error management; environmental awareness; script signing; and more
• Files and directories, registry manipulation, comparing data, event logs, process cmdlets, service cmdlets, Active Directory, enterprise computer management, and more

The manual is available in PDF format and consists of 592 pages. It was released on December 17, 2008, and has the ISBN-13: 9780596528492.