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Powershell Core 6.2 Cookbook

By : Jan-Hendrik Peters
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Powershell Core 6.2 Cookbook

By: Jan-Hendrik Peters

Overview of this book

This book will follow a recipe-based approach and start off with an introduction to the fundamentals of PowerShell, and explaining how to install and run it through simple examples. Next, you will learn how to use PowerShell to access and manipulate data and how to work with different streams as well. You will also explore the object model which will help with regard to PowerShell function deployment. Going forward, you will get familiar with the pipeline in its different use cases. The next set of chapters will deal with the different ways of accessing data in PowerShell. You will also learn to automate various tasks in Windows and Linux using PowerShell Core, as well as explore Windows Server. Later, you will be introduced to Remoting in PowerShell Core and Just Enough Administration concept. The last set of chapters will help you understand the management of a private and public cloud with PowerShell Core. You will also learn how to access web services and explore the high-performance scripting methods. By the end of this book, you will gain the skills to manage complex tasks effectively along with increasing the performance of your environment.
Table of Contents (14 chapters)

Setting up Hyper-V

The Hyper-V role on Windows Server has been available since Server 2008 R2 and has evolved a lot since then. The release of Windows Server 2016 saw the release of important features such as shielded virtual machines and generation 2 virtual machines capable of using the trusted platform module.

This recipe will guide you through setting up Hyper-V with PowerShell Core.

Getting ready

Install and start PowerShell Core.

How to do it...

Let's perform the following steps:

  1. Let's start with importing the following packages:
Import-WinModule Dism...