Introduction to PowerShell and getting started

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PowerShell Bangalore User Group (PSBUG)

Inaugural meet – 28th, July 2012

http://twitter.com/psbug


Agenda

• Introduction to PowerShell• Getting Started with PowerShell• Break• From the Community!• Give aways• PSBUG - The road ahead!


Introduction to PowerShell

Ravikanth Chaganti

PowerShell Bangalore User Group (@PSBUG) – 27th July, 2012

http://twitter.com/ravikanth

http://ravichaganti.com/blog


About Me• Work at Dell Inc.• PowerShell MVP since

2010• Author

• Layman’s guide to PS remoting

• WQL via PowerShell

• Founder & Editor• PowerShellMagazine.c

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Sponsor – Code Owls LLC

http://www.codeowls.com

Solving problems

Automating solutions


Why PowerShell?• Historically, Windows focused on usability• Times are changing have changed! PowerShell is a

part of MS CEC!• …. And, Microsoft isn’t alone!

• So, IT Professionals, it’s time to buckle up!

http://www.microsoft.com/cec/en/us/cec-overview.aspx


PowerShell For Developers

• Rapid UI Prototyping–WPF using ShowUI–WinForms using PrimalStudio

• Enable PowerShell support within applications– Ex: SnoopShell, etc

• Automated build process and unit testing– Psake, etc


DEMO

UI PrototypingSnoopShell


What is PowerShell?

Monad is the next generation platform for administrative automation. Monad solves traditional management problems by leveraging the .Net Platform - Jeffrey Snover, 2002 • We are leaps and bounds ahead,

already!


PowerShell 1.0Year 2007

PowerShell 2.0Year 2009

PowerShell 3.0

Year 2012

What is PowerShell?

• An object-base shell and is in version 3.0 (release preview)

• Not just a shell anymore; it’s an automation engine.


DEMO

Text vs Object-based Shell


What is in PowerShell 3.0?• PowerShell 3.0

– Several enhancements to built-in cmdlets and bug fixes– New built-in cmdlets– New PowerShell ISE (equivalent to a commercial script editor …

well, almost!)– Language and syntax simplification– Robust remoting sessions– Workflows– CIM cmdlets

• PowerShell 3.0 and Windows 8 …– 4000+ cmdlets in-box– Several new modules (disk, network, iscsi, etc)– PowerShell Web Access


DEMO

New Built-in Cmdlets and EnhancementsNew Tab CompletionNew Integrated Scripting EnvironmentUpdatable helpLanguage and Syntax SimplificationShow-Command


Takeaways

PowerShell 3.0 is a step forward in datacenter automation.

Features such as Workflows and robust sessions can help IT administrators in automating multi-machine management efficiently.

New features simplify language to help beginners.

This is the right to get started with PowerShell, if you didn’t!


Q AND A


Getting Started with PowerShell

Ravikanth Chaganti

PowerShell Bangalore User Group (@PSBUG) – 27th July, 2012

http://twitter.com/ravikanth

http://ravichaganti.com/blog


What do you need?

• No scripting / programming knowledge!

• Windows PowerShell 2.0 or 3.0• Server OS: Windows Server 2008 or

Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows Server 2012

• Client OS: Windows Vista or Windows 7 or Windows 8


Choose the right tool!

• There are many to choose from:– PowerShell.exe [Console Host]– PowerShell_ISE.exe [GUI Host]– PowerGUI by Quest– PowerSE by DevFarm– PowerShell Plus by Idera


Understand PowerShell cmdlets

• Pronounced as command-let• A lightweight command– Compiled Cmdlets– Script Cmdlets

• Use Verb-Noun pairs


DEMO

Understanding Cmdlets


Start with the Shell

• Anything that runs in the shell can be a part of a script

• Discover PowerShell– Get-Help– Get-Member– Get-Command– About Topics


DEMO

Exploring PowerShell


Remember …

• … that there is more than one way in PowerShell– [System.Diagnostics.Process]::GetProces

ses()– Get-Process

• … set script execution policies• … to Use PowerShell profiles and

type less!


DEMO

PowerShell Execution PoliciesPowerShell Profiles


Call to action

• Start today, if you haven’t. It’s already late!

• Ask questions or ask for help!• Use the learning resources:– Getting started guide– PowerShell Learning center– Free PowerShell eBooks– The scripting Guys blog– PowerScripting Podcast

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa973757(VS.85).aspx

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/scriptcenter/dd742419.aspx

http://www.hofferle.com/list-of-free-powershell-ebooks/

http://blogs.technet.com/heyscriptingguy/default.aspx

http://powerscripting.wordpress.com/




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Introduction to PowerShell and getting started

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