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Windows Server 2016 Automation with PowerShell Cookbook - Second Edition

By : Thomas Lee, Ed Goad
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Windows Server 2016 Automation with PowerShell Cookbook - Second Edition

By: Thomas Lee, Ed Goad

Overview of this book

This book showcases several ways that Windows administrators can use to automate and streamline their job. You'll start with the PowerShell and Windows Server fundamentals, where you'll become well versed with PowerShell and Windows Server features. In the next module, Core Windows Server 2016, you'll implement Nano Server, manage Windows updates, and implement troubleshooting and server inventories. You'll then move on to the Networking module, where you'll manage Windows network services and network shares. The last module covers Azure and DSC, where you will use Azure on PowerShell and DSC to easily maintain Windows servers.
Table of Contents (21 chapters)
Title Page
Credits
About the Author
Acknowledgment
About the Reviewer
www.PacktPub.com
Customer Feedback
Preface

Chapter 1. What's New in PowerShell and Windows Server

 This chapter covers the following recipes:

  • Exploring Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT)
  • Discovering new cmdlets in PowerShell 4 and Windows Server 2012 R2
  • Discovering new cmdlets in PowerShell 5/5.1 and Windows Server 2016
  • Exploring PowerShellGet
  • Exploring PackageManagement
  • Creating an internal PowerShell repository