Windows Server 2019 Automation with PowerShell Cookbook

Managing event logs

Using the Best Practices Analyzer

Checking network connectivity

Introduction

Chapter 14. Troubleshooting Windows Server

Monitoring Hyper-V utilization and performance

Reporting on printer usage

Creating a system diagnostic report

Generating a performance-monitoring graph

Reporting on performance data

Creating and using PLA data collector sets

Using WMI to retrieve performance counters

Retrieving performance counters using Get-Counter

Introduction

Chapter 13. Managing Performance and Usage

Creating an Azure VM

Creating an Azure website

Creating an Azure SMB file share

Exploring your storage account

Creating core Azure resources

Using PowerShell with Azure

Introduction

Chapter 12. Managing Azure

Managing VM checkpoints

Configuring VM replication

Configuring VM and storage movement

Managing VM state

Implementing nested Hyper-V

Configuring Hyper-V networking

Configuring VM hardware

Working with VM groups

Using PowerShell Direct

Creating a VM

Installing and configuring Hyper-V

Introduction

Chapter 11. Managing Hyper-V

Using DSC partial configurations

Implementing a web-based DSC pull server

Implementing an SMB DSC pull server

Configuring the DSC local configuration manager

Using DSC with resources from PS Gallery

Finding and installing DSC resources

Parameterizing DSC configuration

Using DSC and built-in resources

Introduction

Chapter 10. Managing Desired State Configuration

Managing and monitoring Network Load Balancing

Analyzing IIS log files

Managing IIS applications and application pools

Managing IIS logging and log files

Configuring IIS bindings

Configuring a central certificate store

Managing TLS cipher suites

Configuring IIS for SSL

Installing IIS

Introduction

Chapter 9. Managing Windows Internet Information Server

Using a Dockerfile to create and use a container

Deploying IIS in a container

Deploying a hello world sample

Configuring a container host

Introduction

Chapter 8. Introducing Containers

Creating a printer pool

Managing printer security

Printing a test page

Changing printer drivers

Changing the spool directory

Publishing a printer

Installing and sharing printers

Introduction

Chapter 7. Managing Printing

Managing WSUS updates

Configuring WSUS automatic approvals

Creating computer target groups

Configuring the Windows Update Client

Configuring WSUS update synchronization

Installing Windows Update Services

Introduction

Chapter 6. Managing Windows Update

Configuring DFS Replication

Configuring a DFS Namespace

Using an iSCSI target

Creating an iSCSI target

Accessing data on SMB shares

Creating and securing SMB shares

Setting up and securing an SMB file server

Introduction

Chapter 5. Managing Shared Data

Using filesystem reporting

Managing Filestore quotas

Managing Storage Replica

Managing NTFS permissions

Managing physical disks and disk volumes

Introduction

Chapter 4. Managing Windows Storage

Finding expired computers and disabled users in AD

Reporting on AD users

Creating a group policy object

Adding users to AD via a CSV file

Creating and managing AD users groups and computers

Installing Active Directory with DNS

Introduction

Chapter 3. Managing Windows Active Directory

Configuring DNS servers zones and resource records

Configuring DHCP failover and load balancing

Configuring IP addresses from static to DHCP

Configuring DHCP scopes

Installing and authorizing a DHCP server

Configuring IP addressing

New ways to do old things

Introduction

Chapter 2. Managing Windows Networking

Implementing Just Enough Administration

Establishing a code-signing environment

Creating an internal PowerShell repository

Exploring PowerShellGet and the PSGallery

Exploring package management

Installing RSAT tools on Window 10 and Windows Server 2019

Introduction

Chapter 1. Establishing a PowerShell Administrative Environment

Get in touch

Sections

Getting the most from this book

Who this book is for

What you need for this book

What this book covers

Preface

Packt is Searching for Authors Like You

About the reviewer

About the author

Contributors

Foreword

版权信息

封面

封面

版权信息

Foreword

Contributors

About the author

About the reviewer

Packt is Searching for Authors Like You

Preface

What this book covers

What you need for this book

Who this book is for

Getting the most from this book

Sections

Get in touch

Chapter 1. Establishing a PowerShell Administrative Environment

Introduction

Installing RSAT tools on Window 10 and Windows Server 2019

Exploring package management

Exploring PowerShellGet and the PSGallery

Creating an internal PowerShell repository

Establishing a code-signing environment

Implementing Just Enough Administration

Chapter 2. Managing Windows Networking

Introduction

New ways to do old things

Configuring IP addressing

Installing and authorizing a DHCP server

Configuring DHCP scopes

Configuring IP addresses from static to DHCP

Configuring DHCP failover and load balancing

Configuring DNS servers zones and resource records

Chapter 3. Managing Windows Active Directory

Introduction

Installing Active Directory with DNS

Creating and managing AD users groups and computers

Adding users to AD via a CSV file

Creating a group policy object

Reporting on AD users

Finding expired computers and disabled users in AD

Chapter 4. Managing Windows Storage

Introduction

Managing physical disks and disk volumes

Managing NTFS permissions

Managing Storage Replica

Managing Filestore quotas

Using filesystem reporting

Chapter 5. Managing Shared Data

Introduction

Setting up and securing an SMB file server

Creating and securing SMB shares

Accessing data on SMB shares

Creating an iSCSI target

Using an iSCSI target

Configuring a DFS Namespace

Configuring DFS Replication

Chapter 6. Managing Windows Update

Introduction

Installing Windows Update Services

Configuring WSUS update synchronization

Configuring the Windows Update Client

Creating computer target groups

Configuring WSUS automatic approvals

Managing WSUS updates

Chapter 7. Managing Printing

Introduction

Installing and sharing printers

Publishing a printer

Changing the spool directory

Changing printer drivers

Printing a test page

Managing printer security

Creating a printer pool

Chapter 8. Introducing Containers

Introduction

Configuring a container host

Deploying a hello world sample

Deploying IIS in a container

Using a Dockerfile to create and use a container

Chapter 9. Managing Windows Internet Information Server

Introduction

Installing IIS

Configuring IIS for SSL

Managing TLS cipher suites

Configuring a central certificate store

Configuring IIS bindings

Managing IIS logging and log files

Managing IIS applications and application pools

Analyzing IIS log files

Managing and monitoring Network Load Balancing

Chapter 10. Managing Desired State Configuration

Introduction

Using DSC and built-in resources

Parameterizing DSC configuration

Finding and installing DSC resources

Using DSC with resources from PS Gallery

Configuring the DSC local configuration manager

Implementing an SMB DSC pull server

Implementing a web-based DSC pull server

Using DSC partial configurations

Chapter 11. Managing Hyper-V

Introduction

Installing and configuring Hyper-V

Creating a VM

Using PowerShell Direct

Working with VM groups

Configuring VM hardware

Configuring Hyper-V networking

Implementing nested Hyper-V

Managing VM state

Configuring VM and storage movement

Configuring VM replication

Managing VM checkpoints

Chapter 12. Managing Azure

Introduction

Using PowerShell with Azure

Creating core Azure resources

Exploring your storage account

Creating an Azure SMB file share

Creating an Azure website

Creating an Azure VM

Chapter 13. Managing Performance and Usage

Introduction

Retrieving performance counters using Get-Counter

Using WMI to retrieve performance counters

Creating and using PLA data collector sets

Reporting on performance data

Generating a performance-monitoring graph

Creating a system diagnostic report

Reporting on printer usage

Monitoring Hyper-V utilization and performance

Chapter 14. Troubleshooting Windows Server

Introduction

Checking network connectivity

Using the Best Practices Analyzer

Managing event logs