Windows PowerShell review
Microsoft Windows PowerShell command line shell and scripting language helps IT Professionals achieve greater productivity. Using a new admin-focused scripting language, more than 130 standard command line tools, and consistent syntax and utilities, Windows PowerShell allows IT Professionals to more easily control system administration and accelerate automation. Windows PowerShell is easy to adopt, learn, and use, because it works with your existing IT infrastructure and existing script investments, and because it runs on Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server “Longhornâ€. Exchange Server 2007, System Center Operations Manager 2007, System Center Data Protection Manager V2, and System Center Virtual Machine Manager leverage Windows PowerShell to improve efficiency and productivity.
Windows PowerShell (formerly Monad) is a task-based command line shell and intuitive scripting language for system administration that provides comprehensive control and automation for Windows administrators. It makes administrators more productive by improving the manageability of the Windows operating system and applications that run on Windows. Exchange Server 2007 and System Center Operations Manager 2007 (Microsoft Operations Manager “V3â€) will be built upon Windows PowerShell.
Windows PowerShell 1.0 RTW currently supports Windows XP Service Pack 2 and Windows Server 2003. For Windows Vista and Windows Server code-name “Longhorn” we have Windows PowerShell RC2 available only for Vista Build 5600 and “Longhorn” build 5600. The .NET Framework 2.0 is required in order to install Windows PowerShell. Remember to download the Windows PowerShell Documentation Pack that includes a Getting Started Guide, Quick Reference chart and a 100+ page Windows PowerShell primer.
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