PowerShell Essential Guide : Master the fundamentals of PowerShell scripting and automation 9999666545

Table of contents :
Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication Page
About the Authors
About the Reviewer
Acknowledgements
Preface
Table of Contents
1. Introducing PowerShell
Introduction
Evolution of PowerShell
.NET and PowerShell
PowerShell key features
PowerShell integration choices
PowerShell with automation
PowerShell in DevOps
PowerShell adoption by cloud providers
PowerShell in data science
PowerShell and Python integration
PowerShell and containers
PowerShell and Windows command shell
PowerShell and Bash shell
Installing and configuring PowerShell
Installing PowerShell 6.1
Installing PowerShell 7.3 version
Installing PowerShell on Linux
Navigating PowerShell ISE
Cloud shell
Installing Visual Studio Code
Conclusion
2. PowerShell Constructs
Introduction
Getting started with PowerShell
Understanding objects
Define class in PowerShell
Understand static member and static methods
Inheritance using PowerShell
Command + Let in action
Using help
Compare Get-Help and man page
Understanding PowerShell execution policy
PowerShell execution policy scopes
Command to set and view execution policy in PowerShell
Recommendation on appropriate PowerShell execution policy
Installing PowerShell modules
Install a PowerShell module
Learning PowerShell providers
Learning PowerShell profiles
Understand PowerShell profiles with examples
Configuring PowerShell variables
Using the CIM cmdlets
Conclusion
3. Munging the Data Through Pipelines
Introduction
Pipelines in PowerShell
Types of pipeline input
Check which cmdlet accepts pipeline input
How does the pipeline process multiple inputs
Munging the data through pipelines
Selecting columns from the output
How to call property and methods in the select-object cmdlet
Select-Object and derived columns
Selecting objects with Select-Object -excluding property
Limiting the number of output objects
Selecting objects with -Unique parameter
Expanding the properties within properties
Filtering objects
Compare hotfix between the two servers
Grouping the output
Sorting the output
Taking action on the returned objects
Understanding pipeline-enabled parameters
Importing content with pipeline
Conclusion
4. Data Control Flow Using Branches and Loops
Introduction
Using if-else conditions clause
Using Switch-Case
Learn to use delays in PowerShell
Loop constructs in PowerShell
Foreach loop
While loop
Do…while loop
For loop
Do…until loop
Understanding arrays and hash tables
Arrays
Array operators
Hash tables
Conclusion
5. Learning about PowerShell Modules
Introduction
PowerShell module versus script/function
Key concepts of the PowerShell module
When to create a PowerShell module
Loading modules
Get-Module
Remove-Module
Update-Module
Designing module manifest in Powershell
Writing script modules
Writing binary modules
Writing dynamic module
Install PowerShell modules in offline mode
Importing a custom PowerShell module into remote session
Handling command name conflicts
Conclusion
6. Choosing Between PowerShell Core and PowerShell
Introduction
Introduction to PowerShell core
.Net core
Features of PowerShell core
Installing PowerShell 7 on Ubuntu
Understanding the difference between PowerShell and PowerShell core
Knowing about unsupported modules
Learning OpenSSH and remoting
Key differences between OpenSSH and PowerShell
Installing OpenSSH on Windows
Configuring OpenSSH using sshd_config on Windows and Linux
Testing PowerShell remoting
Comparing the commands: Bash and PowerShell
Conclusion
7. PowerShell Administration and Scripting
Introduction
Windows administration using PowerShell
Top 10 Windows Admin PowerShell commands with examples
Diverse parameter usage in PowerShell functions
Using basic parameter
Using default parameter values
Using positional parameters
Using switch parameters
Using validation rules
Parameter splatting
Documenting your PowerShell
Comment-based help
Function comment-based help
Running scripts
Debugging and error handling
$DebugPreference variable
BreakPoints
Useful commands when the debugger breaks
Error handling in PowerShell
Trap statement
Try catch or trap which one to use!
Using PowerShell jobs
Understanding PowerShell remoting
Querying Windows Management Instrumentation
Common Information Model
Conclusion
8. Using the Active Directory Module
Introduction
Getting started
Use of PowerShell in Active Directory
Importing the Active Directory
Creating a user in Active Directory
Adding users from a CSV file
Retrieving AD group-related data
Listing members of the AD group
Finding locked Active Directory accounts
Enabling Active Directory accounts
Disabling users from a CSV file
Disabling inactive user accounts
Retrieving computer objects from Active Directory
Listing service accounts in the specific group
Conclusion
9. Building PowerShell GUI for Scripts
Introduction
Getting started PowerShell GUI
Building PowerShell GUI for scripts
Elements of Windows forms
Adding elements to the form
Label
Button
Text box
List box
Combo box
Data grid
Adding a custom function to a button
Creating a simple addition form
Creating a DiskSpace usage form
Conclusion
10. Managing Cloud Operations Using PowerShell
Introduction
Getting started with PowerShell and Cloud
Building cloud resources using Azure ARM templates
Provisioning virtual machines
Monitoring and analytics
Listing Azure Virtual Machine details
Retrieving Azure consumption usage
Making API calls in PowerShell
Learning AWS PowerShell modules
Learning Google PowerShell module
Loading Azure PowerShell modules
Conclusion
11. Understanding PowerShell and Data Science
Introduction
Importance of PowerShell and Python
PowerShell and data science
Data preprocessing
Data analysis
Machine learning
Data visualization
Automation
Integration with other tools
Data extraction using .NET class libraries
Using Python to import the data
PowerShell in AI initiatives
How PowerShell can be used for AIOPs
Integrating PowerShell in Python
Conclusion
12. Administrating Database Using PowerShell
Introduction
Understanding SQL Server and PowerShell
SQL Server PowerShell provider
SQL Server Managed Objects
.Net Libraries for SQL
Using JSON with PowerShell
Using XML with PowerShell
Writing output to an SQL server table
Connect to PostgreSQL using PowerShell
Introducing Azure Az cmdlets
Introducing Azure Az.Sql cmdlets
Conclusion
Index