EchoArgs.ps1

1. <# 
2. .SYNOPSIS 
3.     This script contains a function, EchoArgs, that returns a list of 
4.     the arguments passed and their type. It is used to demonstrate 
5.     the use of the --% operator when calling a function or cmdlet, a new 
6.     feature in PowerShell v3. 
7. .DESCRIPTION 
8.     The EchoArgs function takes the arguments passed, via $args, and
9.     displays each argument and its type. Then, this function is called
10.     first with a normal calling sequence and then using --%. 
11. .NOTES 
12.     File Name  : EchoArgs.ps1 
13.     Author     : Thomas Lee - tfl@psp.co.uk 
14.     Requires   : PowerShell Version 2.0 
15. .LINK 
16.     This script posted to: 
17.         http://www.pshscripts.blogspot.com 
18.     MSDN sample posted to: 
19.          http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library. 
20. .EXAMPLE 
21.     Psh[Cookham8:C:\foo]>E:\PowerShellScriptLib\SERVER2012FEATURES\EchoArgs.ps1 
22.     Calling Echoargs with 'fasdf $(LS) 2334 {asdf}' 
23.     Argument [0]: [fasdf] Type:System.String 
24.     Argument [1]: [System.Object[]] Type:System.Object[] 
25.     Argument [2]: [2334] Type:System.Int32 
26.     Argument [3]: [asdf] Type:System.Management.Automation.ScriptBlock 
27.  
28.     Calling Echoargs with '--%  asdf; {asfd}-a asdf' 
29.     Argument [0]: [--%] Type:System.String 
30.     Argument [1]: [asdf; $(ls) {asfd} - a asdf] Type:System.String        
31. #> 
32.  
33. # EchoArgs function 
34. Function EchoArgs { 
35. #Loop through and display each argument passed 
36.   For ($i = 0; $i -ilt $Args.count; $i ++) { 
37.   "Argument [{0}]: [{1}] Type:{2}" -f $I, $args[$i],$($args[$i].GetType().FullName) 
38. } 
39. } 
40.  
41. # Test it 
42. "Calling Echoargs with 'fasdf `$(LS) 2334 {asdf}'" 
43. Echoargs  fasdf $(ls) 2334 {asdf} 
44. "";"Calling Echoargs with '--%  asdf; {asfd}-a asdf'" 
45. Echoargs  --%  asdf; $(ls) {asfd} - a asdf 

Technorati Tags: PowerShell,PowerShell V3. --% operator

Disable-Gui.ps1

1. <# 
2. .SYNOPSIS 
3.     This script defines a function, Disable-Gui which 
4.     disables the GUI on Windows Server 2012 Server Core 
5. .DESCRIPTION 
6.     The Disable-GUI function enables the GUI in Server 2012 
7.     Server Core by Removing two windows features. The 
8.     script add a Shell setting to ensure that when 
9.     Server 2012 restarts, it starts with PowerShell.  
10. .NOTES 
11.     File Name  : Disable-GUI.ps1 
12.     Author     : Thomas Lee - tfl@psp.co.uk 
13.     Requires   : PowerShell Version 3.0 and Windows Server 2012. 
14. .LINK 
15.     This script posted to: 
16.         http://www.pshscripts.blogspot.com 
17. .EXAMPLE 
18.     Psh> Disable-GUI -Verbose 
19.     Removing Windows Feature: Server-GUI-Shell, Server-Gui-Mgmt-Infra 
20.     Setting Shell Registry setting to PowerShell 
21.     Restarting the computer - please be patient 
22.     < after reboot, full GUI is added > 
23. #> 
24.  
25. Function Disable-GUI { 
26.  
27. # No parameters - but maybe later 
28. # Turn on CmdletBinding to enable -Verbose 
29.  
30. [Cmdletbinding()] 
31. Param() 
32.  
33. # Remove features from main Server core and downgrade GUI to Server Core 
34. Write-Verbose "Removing Windows Feature: Server-GUI-Shell, Server-Gui-Mgmt-Infra" 
35. Uninstall-WindowsFeature Server-Gui-Shell, Server-Gui-Mgmt-Infra 
36.  
37. # Add in PowerShell as the shell 
38. Write-Verbose "Setting Shell Registry setting to PowerShell" 
39. $RegPath = "Microsoft.PowerShell.Core\Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\winlogon"  
40. Set-ItemProperty -Path $RegPath -Name Shell -Value 'PowerShell.exe -noExit -Command "$psversiontable"'  -Force 
41.  
42. # Now restart the system 
43. Write-Verbose "Restarting the computer - please be patient" 
44. Restart-Computer 
45. } 

Technorati Tags: PowerShell v3,Server Core,GUI,Server 2012

Enable-GUI.ps1

1. <#
2. .SYNOPSIS
3. This script defines a function, Enable-Gui which
4. enables the GUI on Windows Server 2012 Server Core
5. .DESCRIPTION
6. The Enable-GUI function enables the Gui in Server 2012
7. Server Core by adding in two windows features. The
8. script removes any Shell setting to ensure that when
9. Server 2012 restarts, it starts with the full Desktop.
10. .NOTES
11. File Name : Enable-GUI.ps1
12. Author : Thomas Lee - tfl@psp.co.uk
13. Requires : PowerShell Version 3.0 and Windows Server 2012.
14. .LINK
15. This script posted to:
16. http://www.pshscripts.blogspot.com
17. .EXAMPLE
18. Psh> Enable-GUI -Verbose
19. Installing Windows Feature: Server-GUI-Shell, Server-Gui-Mgmt-Infra
20. Removing Shell Registry Setting
21. Finished installation, now rebooting
22. < after reboot, full GUI is added >
23. #>
25. Function Enable-GUI {
27. # No parameters - but maybe later
28. # Turn on CmdletBinding to enable -Verbose
30. [Cmdletbinding()]
31. Param()
33. # Install the GUI
34. Write-Verbose "Installing Windows Feature: Server-GUI-Shell, Server-Gui-Mgmt-Infra"
35. Install-WindowsFeature Server-Gui-Shell, Server-Gui-Mgmt-Infra -Source d:\sources\sxs
37. # Remove the Setting For Shell to force back to CMD.EXE
38. Write-Verbose 'Removing Shell Registry Setting'
39. $RegPath = "Microsoft.PowerShell.Core\Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\winlogon"
40. Remove-ItemProperty -Confirm -Path $RegPath -Name Shell -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
42. # And reboot the system
43. Write-Verbose "Finished installation, now rebooting"
44. Restart-Computer
45. }

Technorati Tags: Server Core,Server 2012,PowerShell V3

Set-HyperVHostDefault.ps1

1. <# 
2. .SYNOPSIS 
3.     This script demonstrates setting default values for Local Hyper-V host. 
4. .DESCRIPTION 
5.     This script imports the Hyper-V module then uses it 
6.     to set certain default values for this hyper-V Host 
7. .NOTES 
8.     File Name  : Set-HyperVHostDefault.ps1 
9.     Author     : Thomas Lee - tfl@psp.co.uk 
10.     Requires   : PowerShell Version 3.0 and Windows 8/Server 2012 
11. .LINK 
12.     This script posted to: 
13.         http://www.pshscripts.blogspot.com 
14. .EXAMPLE 
15.    Left as an exercise for the reader 
16.     
17. #> 
18.  
19.  
20. # Import Hyper-V Module 
21. Import-Module Hyper-V 
22.  
23. Write-Verbose "$((gcm -module hyper-v).Count) cmdlets imported in Hyper-V Module" 
24.  
25. # Create $parm hash table! 
26. $parm = @{} 
27.  
28. # Specify the Computername 
29. $parm += @{ComputerName = "Win8.Cookham.Net"} 
30.  
31. # Specify the Hard Disk Path 
32. $parm += @{VirtualMachinePath = "E:\hyperv"} 
33.  
34. # Specify the VHD Disk Path 
35. $parm += @{VirtualHardDiskPath = "E:\hyperv"} 
36.  
37. # Set the VM host accordingly 
38. Write-Verbose "Setting parameters as follows:";$parm 
39. Set-VmHost @parm 
40.  
41. # And Display Details 
42.  
43. Get-VMHost 
44.  
45. # End Set-HyperVHostDefaults 

Technorati Tags: Hyper-V,PowerShell V3,Server 2012/Windows8

New-InternalSwitch.ps1

1. <#
2. .SYNOPSIS
3.     This script demonstrates creating a Hyper-V Switch
4. .DESCRIPTION
5.     This script imports the Hyper-V module then uses it
6.     to create an Internal Switch for use in future provisioning.
7. .NOTES
8.     File Name : New-InternalSwitch.ps1
9.     Author : Thomas Lee - tfl@psp.co.uk
10.     Requires : PowerShell Version 3.0 and Windows 8/Server 2012
11. .LINK
12.     This script posted to:
13.     http://www.pshscripts.blogspot.com
14. .EXAMPLE
15.     C:\foo\> .New-InternalSwitch.ps1
16.     VERBOSE: New-InternalSwitch will create a new virtual network.
18.     Name      SwitchType NetAdapterInterfaceDescription
19.     ----      ---------- ------------------------------
20.     Internal  Internal
22. #>
25. # Import Hyper-V Module
26. Import-Module Hyper-V
28. Try {New-VMSwitch -Name Internal -SwitchType Internal -ComputerName LocalHost -Verbose}
29. Catch { "Failed to create switch"; $error[0] }
31. # End New-InternalSwitch.ps1

Technorati Tags: Hyper-V,PowerShell,PowerShell V3,Server 2012/Windows8