Automating Microsoft® SharePoint® 2010 Administration with Windows PowerShell® 2.0

What's Inside

Here is a glance at what's in each chapter:

• Chapter 1, “Windows PowerShell 101,” begins with a basic understanding of Windows PowerShell: the shell, cmdlets, variables, and types and how to work with and output data.
• Chapter 2, “Filtering and Iterating Your Data,” expands on the concepts of Chapter 1 by showing how to add structure and logic to commands.
• Chapter 3, “Making Your PowerShell Reusable,” completes the basic Windows PowerShell run-through by explaining how to turn a series of commands into functions, scripts, and modules.
• Chapter 4, “Deploying New Installations and Upgrades,” details how to create an installation script for new Farm installations and presents upgrade scenarios and scripts that can ease the upgrade process. ...