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PowerShell 7 Workshop

PowerShell 7 Workshop

By : Nick Parlow
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PowerShell 7 Workshop

PowerShell 7 Workshop

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By: Nick Parlow

Overview of this book

Discover the capabilities of PowerShell 7 for your everyday tasks with this carefully paced tutorial that will help you master this versatile programming language. The first set of chapters will show you where to find and how to install the latest version of PowerShell, providing insights into the distinctive features that set PowerShell apart from other languages. You’ll then learn essential programming concepts such as variables and control flow, progressing to their applications. As you advance, you’ll work with files and APIs, writing scripts, functions, and modules. You’ll also gain proficiency in securing your PowerShell environment before venturing into different operating systems. Enriched with detailed practical examples tailored for Windows, Linux, macOS, and Raspberry Pi, each chapter weaves real-world scenarios to ignite your imagination and cement the principles you learn. You’ll be able to reinforce your understanding through self-assessment questions and delve deeper into the principles using comprehensive reading lists. By the end of this book, you’ll have the confidence to use PowerShell for physical computing and writing scripts for Windows administration.
Table of Contents (23 chapters)
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Part 1: PowerShell Fundamentals
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Part 2: Scripting and Toolmaking
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Part 3: Using PowerShell

Managing machines with CIM and WMI

CIM and WMI are related technologies for managing local and remote machines. In this section, we will look at the basics of each and discuss their similarities and differences.

Introduction to CIM and WMI

CIM and WMI are based on the Web-Based Enterprise Management (WBEM) standard introduced by the Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF) in 1996. WMI is Microsoft’s implementation of a set of tools based on WBEM, released in 1998, and CIM is an open standard from the DMTF that defines how the entities in an environment are represented and related. It was released in 1999. In a Windows environment, CIM uses elements of WMI but uses a different set of protocols to access them; WMI uses the Distributed Common Object Model (DCOM) protocol, which is proprietary, and CIM uses the Web Services for Management (WS-MAN) protocol over HTTP, which we saw in Chapter 12, Securing PowerShell.

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