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Automate Windows server tasks with the powerful features of the PowerShell Language Key Features Leverage PowerShell to automate complex Windows server tasks Master new features such as DevOps, and containers, and speed up their performance using PowerShell Improve PowerShell's usability, and control and manage Windows-based environments by working through exciting recipes Book Description Windows Server 2019 represents the latest version of Microsoft's flagship server operating system. It also comes with PowerShell Version 5.1 and has a number of additional features that IT pros find useful. The book helps the reader learn how to use PowerShell and manage core roles, features, and services of Windows Server 2019. You will begin with creating a PowerShell Administrative Environment that has updated versions of PowerShell and the Windows Management Framework, updated versions of the .NET Framework, and third-party modules. Next, you will learn to use PowerShell to set up and configure Windows Server 2019 networking and also managing objects in the AD environment. You will also learn to set up a host to utilize containers and how to deploy containers. You will also be implementing different mechanisms for achieving desired state configuration along with getting well versed with Azure infrastructure and how to setup Virtual Machines, web sites, and shared files on Azure. Finally, you will be using some powerful tools you can use to diagnose and resolve issues with Windows Server 2019. By the end of the book, you will learn a lot of trips and tricks to automate your windows environment with PowerShell What you will learn Perform key admin tasks on Windows Server 2019 Employing best practices for writing PowerShell scripts and configuring Windows Server 2019 Use the .NET Framework to achieve administrative scripting Set up VMs, websites, and shared files on Azure Report system performance using built-in cmdlets and WMI to obtain single measurements Know the tools you can use to diagnose and resolve issues with Windows Server Who this book is for If you are a systems administrator, engineer, or an architect working with Windows Server 2016 interested in upgrading to Windows Server 2019 and automating tasks with PowerShell, then this book is for you. A basic knowledge of PowerShell is expected. Spis treści: Windows Server 2019 Automation with PowerShell Cookbook Third Edition Table of Contents Windows Server 2019 Automation with PowerShell Cookbook Third Edition Why subscribe? Packt.com Foreword Contributors About the author About the reviewer Packt is Searching for Authors Like You Preface What this book covers What you need for this book Who this book is for Getting the most from this book Conventions used Sections Chapter and recipe headings Getting ready How to do it How it works Theres more See also Get in touch Reviews 1. Establishing a PowerShell Administrative Environment Introduction Installing RSAT tools on Window 10 and Windows Server 2019 Getting ready How to do it... How it works... There's more... Exploring package management Getting ready How to do it... How it works... There's more... Exploring PowerShellGet and the PSGallery Getting ready How to do it... How it works... There's more... See also Creating an internal PowerShell repository Getting ready How to do it... How it works... There's more... Establishing a code-signing environment Getting ready How to do it... How it works... There's more... Implementing Just Enough Administration Getting ready How to do it... How it works... There's more... See also 2. Managing Windows Networking Introduction New ways to do old things Getting ready How to do it... How it works... There's more... Configuring IP addressing Getting ready How to do it... How it works... There's more... Installing and authorizing a DHCP server Getting ready How to do it... How it works... There's more... Configuring DHCP scopes Getting ready How to do it... How it works... There's more... Configuring IP addresses from static to DHCP Getting ready How to do it... How it works... There's more... Configuring DHCP failover and load balancing Getting ready How to do it... How it works... There's more Configuring DNS servers, zones, and resource records Getting ready How to do it... How it works... There's more 3. Managing Windows Active Directory Introduction Installing Active Directory with DNS Getting ready How to do it... How it works... There's more... Creating and managing AD users, groups, and computers Getting ready How to do it... How it works... There's more... Adding users to AD via a CSV file Getting ready How to do it... How it works... There's more... Creating a group policy object Getting ready How to do it... How it works There's more... See also Reporting on AD users Getting ready How to do it... How it works... There's more... Finding expired computers and disabled users in AD Getting ready How to do it... How it works... There's more... 4. Managing Windows Storage Introduction Managing physical disks and disk volumes Getting ready How to do it... How it works There's more... Managing NTFS permissions Getting ready How to do it... How it works There's more... See also Managing Storage Replica Getting ready How it works There's more... Managing Filestore quotas Getting ready How to do it... How it works There's more... Using filesystem reporting Getting ready How to do it... How it works There's more... 5. Managing Shared Data Introduction Setting up and securing an SMB file server Getting ready How to do it... How it works There's more... Creating and securing SMB shares Getting ready How to do it... How it works There's more... See Also Accessing data on SMB shares Getting ready How to do it... How it works There's more... Creating an iSCSI target Getting ready How to do it... How it works There's more... See Also Using an iSCSI target Getting ready How to do it... How it works There's more... Configuring a DFS Namespace Getting ready How to do it... How it works There's more... Configuring DFS Replication Getting ready How to do it... How it works There's more... See also. 6. Managing Windows Update Introduction Installing Windows Update Services Getting ready How to do it... How it works... There's more See also Configuring WSUS update synchronization Getting ready How to do it... How it works... There's more Configuring the Windows Update Client Getting ready How to do it... How it works... There's more Creating computer target groups Getting ready How to do it... How it works... There's more Configuring WSUS automatic approvals Getting ready How to do it... How it works... There's more Managing WSUS updates Getting ready How to do it... How it works... There's more 7. Managing Printing Introduction Installing and sharing printers Getting ready How to do it... How it works There's more... Publishing a printer Getting ready How to do it... How it works There's more... Changing the spool directory Getting ready How to do it... How it works There's more... Changing printer drivers Getting ready How to do it... How it works Printing a test page Getting ready How to do it... How it works Managing printer security Getting ready How to do it... How it works There's more... Creating a printer pool Getting ready How to do it... How it works There's more... 8. Introducing Containers Introduction Configuring a container host Getting ready How to do it... How it works... There's more... Deploying a hello world sample Getting ready How to do it... How it works... There's more... See also Deploying IIS in a container Getting ready How to do it... How it works... There's more... See also Using a Dockerfile to create and use a container Getting ready How to do it... How it works... There's more... See also 9. Managing Windows Internet Information Server Introduction Installing IIS Getting ready How to do it How it works There's more... Configuring IIS for SSL Getting ready How to do it... How it works There's more... Managing TLS cipher suites Getting ready How to do it... How it works There's more... See also Configuring a central certificate store Getting ready How to do it... How it works There's more... Configuring IIS bindings Getting ready How to do it... How it works There's more... See also Managing IIS logging and log files Getting ready How to do it... How it works There's more... See also Managing IIS applications and application pools Getting ready How to do it... How it works There's more... Analyzing IIS log files Getting ready How to do it... How it works There's more... Managing and monitoring Network Load Balancing Getting ready How to do it... How it works There's more... 10. Managing Desired State Configuration Introduction Using DSC and built-in resources Getting ready How to do it How it works... There's more... Parameterizing DSC configuration Getting ready How to do it How it works... There's more... Finding and installing DSC resources Getting ready How to do it How it works... There's more... See also Using DSC with resources from PS Gallery Getting ready How to do it How it works... There's more... Configuring the DSC local configuration manager Getting ready How to do it How it works There's more... Implementing an SMB DSC pull server Getting ready How to do it How it works... There's more... See also Implementing a web-based DSC pull server Getting ready How to do it How it works... There's more... Using DSC partial configurations Getting ready How to do it How it works There's more... 11. Managing Hyper-V Introduction Installing and configuring Hyper-V Getting ready How to do it... How it works... There's more... See also Creating a VM Getting ready How to do it... How it works... There's more... Using PowerShell Direct Getting ready Getting ready How to do it... How it works... There's more... Working with VM groups Getting ready How to do it... How it works... There's more... See also Configuring VM hardware Getting ready How to do it... How it works... There's more... Configuring Hyper-V networking Getting ready How to do it... How it works... There's more... Implementing nested Hyper-V Getting ready How to do it... How it works... There's more... Managing VM state Getting ready How to do it... How it works... There's more... Configuring VM and storage movement Getting ready How to do it... How it works... There's more... Configuring VM replication Getting ready How to do it... How it works... There's more... Managing VM checkpoints Getting ready How to do it... How it works... There's more... 12. Managing Azure Introduction Using PowerShell with Azure Getting ready How to do it... How it works... There's more... See also Creating core Azure resources Getting ready How to do it... How it works There's more... See also Exploring your storage account Getting ready How to do it... How it works... There's more... Creating an Azure SMB file share Getting ready How to do it... How it works... There's more... Creating an Azure website Getting ready How to do it... How it works... There's more... See also Creating an Azure VM Getting ready How to do it... How it works... There's more... See also 13. Managing Performance and Usage Introduction Retrieving performance counters using Get-Counter Getting ready How to do it... How it works... There's more... Using WMI to retrieve performance counters Getting ready How to do it... How it works... There's more... Creating and using PLA data collector sets Getting ready How to do it... How it works... There's more... Reporting on performance data Getting ready How to do it... How it works... There's more... Generating a performance-monitoring graph Getting ready How to do it... How it works... There's more... Creating a system diagnostic report Getting ready How to do it... How it works... There's more... Reporting on printer usage Getting ready How to do it... How it works... There's more... Monitoring Hyper-V utilization and performance Getting ready How to do it... How it works... There's more... 14. Troubleshooting Windows Server Introduction Checking network connectivity Getting ready How to do it... How it works... There's more... Using the Best Practices Analyzer Getting ready How to do it... How it works... There's more... Managing event logs Getting ready How to do it... How it works... There's more... Index