This document discusses extending the PowerShell shell through modules, snap-ins, and cmdlets. It explains that PowerShell can be extended to handle all types of administration tasks, similar to how the Microsoft Management Console (MMC) provides a single interface. The document outlines how to find, add, and discover new modules and snap-ins to incorporate their commands into PowerShell. It also provides an overview of how cmdlets work in the real world to extend the shell's functionality.

1. 04 | Extending the Shell
Jeffrey Snover | Distinguished Engineer & Lead Architect
Jason Helmick | Senior Technologist, Concentrated
Technology

2. Course Topics
Getting Started with PowerShell
01 | Don’t fear the shell
06 | The pipeline : Deeper
02 | The Help system
07 | The Power in the Shell - Remoting
03 | The pipeline : Getting connected
08 | Getting prepared for automation
04 | Extending the shell
09 | Automation in scale - Remoting
05 | Objects for the Admin
10 | Introducing scripting and toolmaking

3. Module Overview
• Like the MMC – One Shell does it all
• Finding and adding Snap-ins
• Finding and adding Modules
• Discovering new commands
• The real world of cmdlets

4. Like the MMC - One Shell does it all

5. Finding & Adding Snap-ins

6. Finding & Adding Modules
PowerShell V3
dynamically imports
modules when you use
the cmdlet

7. Discovering new commands

8. The real world of cmdlets

9. Questions or comments?

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