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Use the PowerShell Best Practices Module to Configure Servers

December 6, 2012 Dec 6, 2012 12/6/12
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using the Windows PowerShell Best Practices module to audit configuration of servers. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Well, tonight is the Charlotte Windows PowerShell user group. We are doing a mini version of the Scripting Games, and so if you are in the area, you should ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! Can I Use Windows PowerShell 2.0 for Performance Monitoring?

February 15, 2010 Feb 15, 2010 02/15/10
ScriptingGuy1
(image)    (image) Hey, Scripting Guy! I love using performance monitor. I was a big fan of it back in the Windows NT 4.0 days, and I have been using it ever since. It seems, however, that beginning with Windows Vista you people have messed it up. In trying to make it easier for a clueless individual to use, you have absolutely ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Pull Server Diagnostic Information and Have It Saved in an Excel Spreadsheet with a Chart?

November 27, 2008 Nov 27, 2008 11/27/08
ScriptingGuy1
(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! Good morning. I would like to use WMI to get diagnostic information for my server. I would like to be able to do this remotely and to write the results to an Excel spreadsheet. When I am done, I would like the spreadsheet to also create a chart of the results. Is this asking too much? I have seen pieces of all ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Collect Processor Information?

November 26, 2008 Nov 26, 2008 11/26/08
ScriptingGuy1
(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! I am interested in using Windows PowerShell to collect processor information, but I do not need to see the raw data. I would rather see calculated results such as the maximum, minimum, and average processor utilization. I know I can do this, but that seems like writing a lot of math formulas, and I just am not in ...