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January 2010 - Page 2 of 6 - Scripting Blog

Hey, Scripting Guy! What's Up with Active Directory Domain Services Cmdlets?

January 25, 2010 Jan 25, 2010 01/25/10
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   Hey, Scripting Guy! I have heard that Windows PowerShell 2.0 includes cmdlets to work with Microsoft Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS). However, when I use the Get-Command cmdlet to list the available cmdlets in my Windows PowerShell session, I do not see any AD DS cmdlets. What gives? Is this more of the notorious ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! What’s Up with Active Directory Domain Services Cmdlets?

January 25, 2010 Jan 25, 2010 01/25/10
ScriptingGuy1
   Hey, Scripting Guy! I have heard that Windows PowerShell 2.0 includes cmdlets to work with Microsoft Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS). However, when I use the Get-Command cmdlet to list the available cmdlets in my Windows PowerShell session, I do not see any AD DS cmdlets. What gives? Is this more of the notorious ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! Quick-Hits Friday: The Scripting Guys Respond to a Bunch of Questions (1/22/10)

January 22, 2010 Jan 22, 2010 01/22/10
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In this post: How Can I Manage a Remote Storage Array? Hey, Scripting Guy! Here is my situation. I started a new job recently, and I am working in the Storage and Virtualization group. Windows PowerShell + PowerCLI do a great job for the VM side of things. Now on the storage things, we are using Equallogic, which does not have...

Hey, Scripting Guy! Can You Give All the Steps for Creating, Installing, and Using Windows PowerShell Modules?

January 21, 2010 Jan 21, 2010 01/21/10
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  Hey, Scripting Guy! I am still a bit confused about how modules work. Could you give a beginning-to-end scenario and go through the steps of creating a module, installing the module, and then using the module? -- SL   Hello, SL. Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. I am sipping a cup of organic tea that is grown in Hawaii. It...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Do I Work with Windows PowerShell Module Paths?

January 20, 2010 Jan 20, 2010 01/20/10
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  Hey, Scripting Guy! I have been reading your articles about Windows PowerShell modules this week, but I am still a bit confused about where they go, how to get them there, and the best practice for dealing with them. Do you have any insight about how to actually work with Windows PowerShell module paths?-- KG Hello KG, Microsoft ...