AUTOMATE YOUR MANUAL

TASKS WITH POWERSHELL

Aman Dhally

20th April 2013

About Me

About me

• 13+ yrs. Of experience in I.T.

• Mainly works on Microsoft windows platform.

• Founder of “New Delhi Powershell User Group”.

• Writing articles on www.amandhally.net

• Love to write script and upload them at TechNet.

Introduction of PowerShell.

History

• Designed by “Jeffrey Snover, Bruce Payette and James Truher ”• Started as project “Monad” in 2002 , in April 2005 Microsoft renamed it as

“Windows PowerShell”. • For windows XP, Server 2003 available as optional feature.• Now Integrated in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2• Version 1.0 released in 2006• Version 2.0 released in 2009• Version 3.0 (CTP 2 ) in Dec 2011• Version 3.0 is available in Windows8 and Server 8

WHY TO USE POWERSHELL?

• It is “Easy”.• Easy to “learn”• Easy to “Use”.• Easy to “Deploy”.• Easy to “Find Resources”• Easy to “Find Help”

MANUAL TASKS?

What are manual tasks?

• Pinging multiple servers.

• Backups.

• Want to write an GUI to ease of some manual process?

• Automate Active Directory related stuff.

• Generate Reports.

• Lots more…..

WHY TO AUTOMATE MANUAL TASKS?

Why to automate manual tasks?

• Time saving.

• For lazy admins (like me).

• To get some free time to learn new things.

• Help in enhancing scripting skills.

• Be a “Geek” not a… :D

• Try to create you own application.

SCRIPTS.

Scripts: Ping Multiple Server

Scripts: Ping Multiple Server with trace route

Scripts: Ping Multiple Server and sending output via email.

DEMO/IDEAS?

QUESTIONS?

Thanks.