Windows Server 2016 Automation with PowerShell Cookbook, 2nd Edition

Key Features

• Automate Windows server tasks with the powerful features of the PowerShell Language
• Master new features such as DevOps, containers, and Nano servers, and speed up their performance using PowerShell
• Improve PowerShell’s usability, and control and manage Windows-based environments by working through inviting recipes

Book Description

With Windows Server 2016 Automation with PowerShell Cookbook you’ll implement Nano Server, manage Windows updates, and implement troubleshooting and server inventories. You’ll then move on to the Networking module, where you’ll manage Windows network services and network shares.

The next module, Containers and Virtualization, shows you how to run Docker inside PowerShell and automate Windows servers and Hyper-V. The last module covers Azure and DSC, where you will use Azure on PowerShell and DSC to easily maintain Windows servers.

By the end of the book, you will be able to effortlessly automate Windows servers with PowerShell

What you will learn

• Streamline routine administration processes
• Improve the performance and storage of your Windows server with enhanced large-scale PowerShell scripts
• Use DSC to leverage Windows server features
• Generate automatic reports that highlight unexpected changes in your environment
• Monitor performance and report on system utilization using detailed graphs and analysis
• Create and manage a reliable and redundant Hyper-V environment
• Manage your enterprise’s patch level
• Utilize multiple protocols to share information in a heterogeneous environment
• Run Docker inside PowerShell to manage server updates and facilitate server maintenance

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. What’S New In Powershell And Windows Server
Chapter 2. Implementing Nano Server
Chapter 3. Managing Windows Updates
Chapter 4. Managing Printers
Chapter 5. Managing Server Backup
Chapter 6. Managing Performance
Chapter 7. Troubleshooting Windows Server 2016
Chapter 8. Managing Windows Networking Services
Chapter 9. Managing Network Shares
Chapter 10. Managing Internet Information Server
Chapter 11. Managing Hyper-V
Chapter 12. Managing Azure
Chapter 13. Using Desired State Configuration