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Use Powershell to make your life easy.
This document introduces Powershell as a way to automate tasks and make life easier. It discusses how Powershell can be used to retrieve system information like serial numbers and IP addresses much faster than doing it manually. The document argues that Powershell is easy to learn and use through cmdlets and scripts. It encourages the reader to start automating repetitive tasks and creating their own Powershell scripts to save time and effort.
Use Powershell to make your life easy.
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- 2. MAKE YOUR LIFEEASY WITH : POWERSHELL Aman Dhally 27th April 2013 {w}: www.amandhally.net {t}: @amandhally {f}: http://www.facebook.com/aman.dhally ^ I.T. / admin
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- 5. about me • 13+yrs. Of experience in I.T. • Mainly works on Microsoft windows platform. • Founder of “New Delhi Powershell User Group”. • Writes articles on www.amandhally.net • Loves to write script and upload them at TechNet.
- 7. “Our Current Position{status}” not Facebook one,
- 8. current position • Tireddoing same stuff again and again. • Angry?, stuff is not working the way we want. • No time for learning new stuff. • Work load?
- 9. “what ‘we’ ideallywant{status}”
- 10. what we wants •Spending more time with the family, rather then at office doing manual work, • Learning about new stuff , new technologies, • Engaging in leisure activities.
- 11. If not, thenat least we deserve this. • OR • At be least worry free and have some free time at office. :o)
- 12. Seems, good, buthow?
- 13. automation • Let computerdo , what they are suppose to do “to make our life easy.” • Get rid of all manual task and try to automate using scripts as much as you can. • Make script your best friends. • Write One and use anywhere you want and at anytime. • Use Powershell, it is very modular scripting language. • Use Powershell Cmdlets.
- 14. { powershell scripting?No way, it is very hard }
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- 16. {show me, whyshould I believe you}
- 17. easy scripting • 20Lines of code versus one liner cmdlet in Powershell
- 18. time saving • ToFind laptop serial number • Process • Power off the laptop • Turn it backward • Check at the bottom • Turn it on • Time spent : approx 10 minutes • Lets use powershell • Run the cmdlet Get-WmiObject win32_ComputerSystemProduct | select Vendor,Version,Name,IdentifyingNumber,UUID
- 19. time saving • ToFind installed RAM serial number and bank • I am sure you know the procedure. • Lets use powershell • Run the cmdlet get-WmiObject win32_Physicalmemory | select Caption,SerialNumber,BankLabel,Capacity,DeviceLocator ,PartNumber,Speed
- 20. time saving • Tocheck the current Static IP of the internet. • Open www.whatismyip.com • It take some time and shows lots of unwanted advertisements. • Why not to use powershell. • The script just takes 4 seconds to complete
- 21. Why not to,create our own “toys” as per our needs ;)
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- 23. Thanks.{w}: www.amandhally.net {t}: @amandhally {f}:http://www.facebook.com/aman.dhally
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