Admin First Steps

The Admin’s First Steps: Testing Service Health

October 10, 2013 Oct 10, 2013 10/10/13

Summary: Richard Siddaway talks about using Windows PowerShell to automate health tests across your server estate. Hey, Scripting Guy! I’ve just starting using Windows PowerShell to administer my systems, and I’ve been asked to test the service health on my servers. How can I do that?—GK Hello GK,Honorary ...

The Admin’s First Steps: Scan Multiple Event Logs

October 2, 2013 Oct 2, 2013 10/2/13

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Summary: Richard Siddaway talks about using Windows PowerShell to automate scanning event logs across many remote machines. Hey, Scripting Guy! I’ve just starting using Windows PowerShell to administer my systems, and I’ve been asked to test multiple remote machines for a particular event. How can I do that?—CV ...

The Admin’s First Steps: Documenting Servers

September 25, 2013 Sep 25, 2013 09/25/13

Doctor Scripto

Summary: Richard Siddaway talks about using Windows PowerShell to automate the creation of your server documentation. Hey, Scripting Guy! I’ve just starting learning Windows PowerShell, and I understand how to use it as a scripting language and shell. But what can I use it for in my environment to make my job easier? Can you give ...

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