Windows Server 2012 Automation with PowerShell Cookbook -- Table of Contents -- Windows Server 2012 Automation with PowerShell Cookbook -- Credits -- About the Author -- About the Reviewers -- www.PacktPub.com -- Support files, eBooks, discount offers and more -- Why Subscribe? -- Free Access for Packt account holders -- Instant Updates on New Packt Books -- Preface -- What this book covers -- What you need for this book -- Who this book is for -- Conventions -- Reader feedback -- Customer support -- Errata -- Piracy -- Questions -- 1. Understanding PowerShell Scripting -- Introduction -- Managing security on PowerShell scripts -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Creating and using functions -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Creating and using modules -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- See also -- Creating and using PowerShell profiles -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more… -- See also -- Passing variables to functions -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Validating parameters in functions -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- See also -- Piping data to functions -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Recording sessions with transcripts -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- See also -- Signing PowerShell scripts -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Sending e-mail -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Sorting and filtering -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- Using formatting to export numbers -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- See also -- Using formatting to export data views -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- Using jobs -- How to do it... -- How it works...

There's more... -- See also -- Dealing with errors in PowerShell -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Tuning PowerShell scripts for performance -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Creating and using Cmdlets -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more -- See also -- 2. Managing Windows Network Services with PowerShell -- Introduction -- Configuring static networking -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Installing domain controllers -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Configuring zones in DNS -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Configuring DHCP scopes -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Configuring DHCP server failover -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- Converting DHCP addresses to static -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Building out a PKI environment -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more… -- Creating AD users -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- See also -- Searching for and reporting on AD users -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- Finding expired computers in AD -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- See also -- Creating and e-mailing a superuser report -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- 3. Managing IIS with PowerShell -- Introduction -- Installing and configuring IIS -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Configuring IIS for SSL -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Configuring a Central Certificate Store -- Getting ready.

How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- See also -- Configuring IIS bindings -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- See also -- Configuring IIS logging -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- Managing log files -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Configuring NLB across multiple servers -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Monitoring load balancing across NLB nodes -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Placing NLB nodes into maintenance -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Configuring a development/staging/production site scheme -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- Promoting content in websites -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Reporting on website access and errors -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- 4. Managing Hyper-V with PowerShell -- Introduction -- Installing and configuring Hyper-V -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Configuring NUMA -- Getting Ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- See also -- Securing Hyper-V -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Hyper-V networking -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Creating virtual machines -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- Managing VM state -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Configuring VM networking -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Configuring VM hardware -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- Quickly deploying VMs using a template -- Getting ready -- How to do it...

How it works... -- There's more... -- See also -- Managing and reporting on VM snapshots -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Monitoring Hyper-V utilization and performance -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Synchronizing networks between Hyper-V hosts -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- Hyper-V replication -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- See also -- Migrating VMs between hosts -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- See also -- Migrating VM storage between hosts -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- Using failover clustering to make VMs highly available -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- See also -- 5. Managing Storage with PowerShell -- Introduction -- Managing NTFS file permissions -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- Editing the permissions on an Excel spreadsheet -- Cloning permissions for a new folder -- Taking ownership and reassigning permissions -- Enabling and disabling inheritance -- How it works... -- Managing NTFS alternate streams -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Configuring NTFS deduplication -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- See also -- Monitoring NTFS deduplication -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Configuring storage pools -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Reporting on storage pools -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Managing file quotas -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- 6. Managing Network Shares with PowerShell -- Introduction -- Creating and securing CIFS shares.

Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- See also -- Accessing CIFS shares from PowerShell -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- Creating iSCSI target and virtual disk -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- See also -- Using a iSCSI disk -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Configuring and using iSNS -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- See also -- Creating an NFS export -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- See also -- Mounting NFS exports -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more… -- Making CIFS shares highly available -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- See also -- Configuring DFS and DFSR replication -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- Configuring BranchCache -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- See also -- 7. Managing Windows Updates with PowerShell -- Introduction -- Installing Windows Server Update Services -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- See also -- Configuring WSUS update synchronization -- Getting ready -- How to do it… -- How it works… -- There's more... -- Configuring the Windows update client -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- See also -- Creating computer groups -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- Configuring WSUS auto-approvals -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- Reporting missing updates -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Installing updates -- Getting ready -- How to do it... -- How it works... -- There's more... -- Uninstalling updates.

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