A short intro on why Command Line and Powershell are critical knowledge. Also, a basic intro to Powershell syntax.

1. Command Line&PowerShell December 24, 2009 Ari Winokur Friedman Computer Solutions, Inc. 12/24/2009 1 Friedman Computer Solutions

2. Why Know Command Line? Command Line is EVERYWHERE Command Prompt Server Core PowerShell Sysinternals 10 clicks vs. 1 line of text 12/24/2009 2 Friedman Computer Solutions

3. Why Learn PowerShell? 1: It’s not going away any time soon 2: Most Microsoft products will eventually use it 3: You can’t do everything from the GUI any more 4: It can make your life easier 5: Many GUIs are PowerShell front ends 6: Microsoft certification exams contain PowerShell questions 7: You can use PowerShell commands to manage your domains 8: It enables interactivity between products 9: Microsoft says it’s important 10: If you don’t learn it, someone else will 12/24/2009 3 Friedman Computer Solutions Source: http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/10things/?p=1073

4. More Than the GUI Exchange 2007 Management Console All wizards are explained with PowerShell Only standard administrative tasks New MMCs Active Directory PowerShell standard on Servers and Win 7 12/24/2009 Friedman Computer Solutions 4

5. PowerShell Structure Standard “DOS” commands work Noun - verb format Examples: Get-Command Get-Help Get-Service Stop-Service Get-Process Stop-Process Switches 12/24/2009 Friedman Computer Solutions 5

6. Resources Sysinternals Suite (http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb842062.aspx) Microsoft Script Center (http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/scriptcenter/dd742419.aspx) 12/24/2009 6 Friedman Computer Solutions