Frank Koch, from Microsoft Switzerland put together two “books” on Windows PowerShell and I must say, I’m really impressed. They’re both free for download in a single package and are quite thorough for the beginning script writer.
The first is a primarily and introduction to scripting using Powershell. It’s 44 pages long and makes for a good primer.
The second is specifically targeted at the Server Administrator – learning how to automate mundane tasks and control, through scripts, how things are done.
Something that Frank did was include actual “exercises” for people to run through. So you’re not just reading and hacking away at the keyboard and experimenting: He gives you some sample files to work with and learn from.
- BOOK 1: Introduction to Windows PowerShell for
“people with no real background knowledge of scripting”
- BOOK 2: Administrative Tasks using Windows PowerShell – Server Administration
DOWNLOAD:
http://download.microsoft.com/download/4/7/1/47104ec6-410d-4492-890b-2a34900c9df2/Workshops-EN.zip
FRANK’S TECHNET BLOG:
http://blogs.technet.com/chitpro-de/archive/2008/02/28/free-windows-powershell-workbook-server-administration.aspx
MORE ON POWERSHELL @ THE SCRIPT CENTER:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/hubs/msh.mspx
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