What's New In PowerShell v3: Demos to Download
Summer of Speaking
This summer has been a busy time for me speaking at events. In July I spoke at TechReady on the topic of "Active Directory PowerShell Notes From The Field". I'll be giving that presentation again at the second PowerShell Saturday event in Charlotte, NC on September 15th. Sign up now while seats are still available and meet PowerShell celebrities like Ed Wilson and Jim Christopher. The third PowerShell Saturday has been schedule for October 27th in Atlanta, GA.
TechMentor
Today I am presenting at TechMentor in Redmond on the topic of "What's New In PowerShell v3". The purpose of this blog post is to share some related links and demo scripts from the session. Feel free to download and try this code in your lab. Note that these are not intended to be fully developed scripts, rather examples of new features in the product. I should also note that not all of these demos originated with me. Some I adapted from the PowerShell blog, some from the server team blog, and some from TechEd/TechReady presentations by my coworkers.
The Goods
The zip file attached at the bottom of this post has PowerShell v3 samples for the following topics:
- Language enhancements
- ISE enhancements
- CIM cmdlets
- Scheduled jobs
- Workflows
- Robust sessions
- PowerShell web access
Obviously there is way too much content to fit into a 75 minute presentation. The bottom of each file has additional demo content that I couldn't fit into the session. Look for deeper coverage of these concepts in the resources linked below and in the many links inside the script file comments.
Downloads
Note that Windows 8 RTM and Windows Server 2012 RTM are available to download for TechNet and MSDN subscribers effective August 15, 2012.
Windows Management Framework 3.0 (PowerShell 3.0, WMI, WinRM)
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=34595
Windows 8 Enterprise Evaluation (RTM)
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-US/evalcenter/hh699156.aspx?ocid=wc-tn-wctc
Windows Server 2012 Evaluation
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/hh670538.aspx
Resources
Windows PowerShell Blog
https://blogs.msdn.com/b/powershell
Windows Server Blog
https://blogs.technet.com/b/windowsserver
What's New in Windows PowerShell 3.0
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh857339.aspx
PowerShell v3 Featured Articles
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/4741.powershell-v3-featured-articles-en-us.aspx
PowerShell v3 Tips And Tricks
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/4788.powershell-v3-tips-and-tricks-what-s-new-in-v3-en-us.aspx
Windows PowerShell 3.0 Quick Reference Guides
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30002
Active Directory Domain Services Administration Cmdlets in Windows PowerShell
https://technet.microsoft.com/library/hh852274.aspx
Interoperability Demos
FDN04 - Modernizing Your Datacenter
- TechEd 2012 – Jeffrey Snover
- https://channel9.msdn.com/Events/TechEd/Europe/2012/FDN04
- 51:15 minute mark – OMI, CIM, WSMAN
WSV306 - Inside Windows Server 2012 Multi-Server Management Capabilities
- TechEd 2012 – Jeffrey Snover
- https://channel9.msdn.com/Events/TechEd/Europe/2012/WSV306
- 9:00 minute mark - CIM demo
- 14:15 minute mark - Linux demo
- 1:00:45 minute mark - PS Web Access
WSV308 - Standards Support and Interoperability in Windows Server 2012: Storage, Networking, and Management
- TechEd 2012 – Jeffrey Snover
- https://channel9.msdn.com/Events/TechEd/NorthAmerica/2012/WSV308
- 38:45 minute mark – Hardware, Linux/OMI
This Is Just The Beginning
Continue to follow my blog and those linked above for more exciting content around new PowerShell v3 features. Use the comments below to tell us which features you would like to explore first.