Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to find the key of a WMI class. How can I use Windows PowerShell to discover the property that has the key qualifier for a WMI class? Use Get-CimClass and iterate through the properties:$class = Get-CimClass -ClassName Win32_Processforeach ($property in $class.CimClassProperties) { $pr...
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell objects to combine output from multiple WMI classes. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. I registered for Windows PowerShell Saturday #007, which will be held in Charlotte, NC. I am going to be presenting one or two talks (now I am scheduled for two talks, bu...
Summary: Richard Siddaway talks about using Windows PowerShell to collect data for capacity planning. Hey, Scripting Guy! I’ve just starting learning Windows PowerShell and I understand how to use it as a scripting language and shell. I’ve been told to start performing capacity planning for my servers and was wondering how I can u...
Summary: Use the CIM cmdlets in Windows PowerShell to find associated WMI classes. How can I find the associated classes for a WMI object? Use the Windows PowerShell 3.0 CIM cmdlets.First get the WMI object for which you want find the associated classes:$group = Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_Group -Filter "Name = 'Administra...
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to change output object property names. How can I use Windows PowerShell to change the property names of my output objects? The easiest way to achieve this to use Select-Object and a calculated field: Get-WmiObject -Class win32_OperatingSystem -ComputerName webr201 | select @{N='ComputerName'; E...
