Summary

In this chapter first we went through the introduction to PowerShell as the shell scripting utility for management and automation of Windows Server, where we also touched on the various core components of PowerShell, including the technical overview, cmdlets, and different versions released. Then we went ahead with Windows Server 2012 PowerShell 3.0, and discussed the PowerShell 3.0-specific features and enhancements, including the system requirements and management part of PowerShell.

Finally we looked at the PowerShell 3.0 capabilities for the Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V role, and laid out some examples of the PowerShell cmdlets for the Hyper-V Windows Server 2012 role.

This chapter was relatively short but provided an insight into the ...

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