Windows Server Automation with PowerShell Cookbook - Fifth Edition

Use over 100 PowerShell 7.2 recipes to deepen your understanding of Windows Server 2022 and help you learn how to automate common administrative tasks with ease.

Key Features
New edition updated to the latest version of PowerShell 7.2 and Windows Server 2022
Discover new ways to optimize your PowerShell code by working through easy-to-follow recipes
Learn PowerShell best practices to automate, manage and administrate Windows Server 2022
Book Description
Windows Server Automation with PowerShell Cookbook is back with a new edition, featuring over 100 PowerShell recipes that will make your day-to-day work easier. This book is designed to help you learn how to install, configure, and use PowerShell 7.2 effectively.

To start with, we’ll look at how to install and configure PowerShell 7.2, along with useful new features and optimizations, and show you how the PowerShell compatibility solution bridges the gap to older versions of PowerShell. We’ll also be covering a wide range of fundamental and more advanced use cases, including how to create a VM and setup an Azure VPN as well as looking at how to backup to Azure. As you progress, you’ll explore topics like using PowerShell to manage networking and DHCP in Windows Server, objects in Active Directory, Hyper-V, and Azure. We’ll also take a closer look at WSUS, containers and see how to handle modules that are not directly compatible with PowerShell 7. Finally, you’ll also learn how to use some powerful tools to diagnose and resolve issues with Windows Server.

By the end of this PowerShell book, you’ll know how to use the PowerShell 7.2 to automate tasks on Windows Server 2022 with ease, helping your windows environment to run faster and smoother.

What you will learn
Perform key admin tasks on Windows Server
Keep your organization secure with JEA, group policies, logs, and Windows Defender
Use the .NET Framework for administrative scripting
Manage data and storage on Windows, including disks, volumes, and filesystems
Report system performance using built-in cmdlets and WMI to obtain single measurements
Apply the right tools and modules to troubleshoot and debug Windows Server
Create, manage, and backup a 2nd VM using the subnetwork in Azure
Learn how to set up a VPN in Azure with PowerShell