If you have a collection of objects $proc = get-process you can get the number of members using the Length property PS> $proc.Length 71 $proc is of type System.Array PS> $proc.GetType() IsPublic IsSerial Name BaseType ——– ——– —- ——– True True Object[] System.Array MSDN documenattion is at https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.array(v=vs.110).aspx PowerShell also adds […]
This is worth a read https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/windowsserver/2016/05/26/moving-forward-with-powershell-and-windows-server-2016/ It discusses the evolution of Windows server and PowerShell. Read it in conjunction with the videos of Jeffrey Snover’s talks at WinOps and the European PowerShell conference this year.
Support for the WMF 5.0 preview is ending – https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/powershell/2016/05/23/end-of-support-for-windows-management-framework-wmf-5-0-production-preview-is-approaching-upgrade-to-rtm-bits/ Upgrade now!
Want to see what PowerShell 5.1 looks like? Install Windows Server 2016 TP 5 or get on the fast ring for Windows 10 Insider Previews. The latest build – 14352 shows a PowerShell version of 5.1.14352.1002 with Powershell 1.0 through 5.0 as compatible versions The WSMAN stack is still version 3.0 so no […]
The slides and code from my WinOps 2016 talk can be found here: https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=43CFA46A74CF3E96!79154&authkey=!AKIt7btEZsahTf8&ithint=file%2czip
After rebuilding my test machine for Server 2016 (with mixed results) I needed to add a DHCP scope to the environment. I blogged about the DHCP PowerShell module several years ago. To quickly add a DHCP scope to the current server Add-DhcpServerv4Scope -Name ‘Manticore Scope’ ` -StartRange 10.10.54.2 -EndRange 10.10.54.30 ` -Description ‘Scope for […]
Having finished the current round of conference speaking I needed to upgrade my system to Windows 2016 TP5. I’m using a 6 year old Lenovo W510 system. First problem is that I couldn’t get the wireless adapter working – after a lot of searching I saw a post with a similar issue due to […]
During the WinOps conference – http://winops.org/ – I attended a session on DevOps culture. At one point the discussion got on to skill sets. I introduced the concept of the Y shaped skillset. You should have a deep understanding on at least one area – C# development, Active Directory, web development, Exchange management […]
Containers are a new feature in Windows 2016. I was preparing for my talk at the WinOps conference next week – http://winops.org/ – and realised I needed the container OS image for nano server I discovered that there are 2 container image providers available through the PowerShell gallery. In TP4 I used the […]
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