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19th June 2009

TechNet goes virtual

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CLI-310



TechNet goes virtual

Automating Desktop Management with Windows PowerShell™ 2.0 and Group Policy Management

Level 300



What Will We cover?

• Automating Administrative Tasks• Windows PowerShell 2.0 Cmdlets• Windows PowerShell 2.0 Group Policy

Object Cmdlets



Agenda

• Managing the Desktop• Monitoring and Troubleshooting• Automating Group Policy

Management



New FeaturesGraphical PowerShellImproved securityPortabilityNew cmdlets Remote execution capability

Active Directory Administration CenterInternet Information Services (IIS)Power management One-to-many remote management using WS-MGMT

Integration

Windows PowerShell 2.0

Improves productivity and controlAccelerates automation of system adminEasy to use Works with existing scriptsCommunity modelOut-GridView

Improved Command-Line Shell and Scripting Language



Integrates with Windows

Management Instrumentation

(WMI)

Robust Architecture

Accepts and Returns .NET Framework

Objects

Cmdlets and Integration with .NET

Cmdlets: Single-Function

Tools



List Active or Inactive Services

Managing Devices and Services

Start and Stop Services

Navigate the Registry

List Plug and Play Devices

Examine Event Logs



The Windows PowerShell Graphical Interfaces

Integrated developmen

t environment

Multi-tabbed interface

Syntax coloring



Windows PowerShell on Remote Computers



Demonstration Environment



• Administer a Server Remotely

• View Information About Files and Folders on Remote Computers

• Work with Files and Folders on Remote Computers

Demonstration: Managing the Desktop



Agenda


Management



Network Problems

Lack of Disk Space

CPU Spikes

Troubleshooting Windows 7



Support Tools

Reliability MonitorResource MonitorWindows Recovery EnvironmentSystem Restore Problem Steps Recorder



Reliability Monitor



Improvements in System Restore

External Hard Disk

System Restore Points

System Restore



• Monitor Computers using Windows PowerShell

• User Windows PowerShell for System Restore

Demonstration: Monitoring and Troubleshooting



Agenda


Management



Scripting Group Policy

Challenges• Group Policy Management Center had API to

automate management of Group Policy objects• Difficult for non-developers to use

Windows PowerShell for Group Policy

• Logon, Logoff, Startup, Shutdown• Full life cycle of cmdlets• Configure registry

Customer Value• Reduces time and risk of error• Fulfills requests for new scenarios



Command Line Examples

• Backup-GPO –all –path ‘C:\BackupFiles\’Back up all GPOs in current domain to

directory

• Get-GPResultantSetofPolicy -ReportType -html -Path D:\ConfigDocuments\Reports\

Get RSOP for local computer and logged on user in html form

• Copy-GPO -SourceName TestGpo1 -SourceDomain test.contoso.com TargetName TestGpo1 -TargetDomain sales.contoso.com

Copy a GPO across domains

• $domain = get-ADDomain test.contoso.com• new-gplink -name testgpo -target $domain -

enforced yes

Link a GPO to a different domain



• Create New Group Policy Objects

• Use Group Policy Cmdlets

Demonstration: Automating Group Policy Management



Session Summary

• Automating Administrative Tasks

• Windows PowerShell 2.0 Cmdlets

• Windows PowerShell 2.0 Group Policy Object Cmdlets



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