Show-FolderCreation.ps1

Technorati Tags: System.IO.Directory,Create,Delete

1. <# 
2. .SYNOPSIS 
3.     This example shows how to create a new directory and  
4.     subdirectory, and then delete only the subdirectory. 
5. .DESCRIPTION 
6.     This sample is a re-write of an MSDN Sample,  
7.     but in PowerShell. The sample firsts creates then removes 
8.     a folder then looks to see what is left. The target 
9.     folder is removed, but intermediate folders remain. 
10. .NOTES 
11.     File Name  : Show-FolderCreation.ps1 
12.     Author     : Thomas Lee - tfl@psp.co.uk 
13.     Requires   : PowerShell Version 2.0 
14. .LINK 
15.     This script posted to: 
16.         http://www.pshscripts.blogspot.com 
17.     MSDN sample posted to: 
18.          http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/62t64db3.aspx 
19. .EXAMPLE 
20.     Psh>  Show-FolderCreation.ps1 
21.     Created: C:\NewDirectory\NewSubDirectory 
22.     Deleted: C:\NewDirectory\NewSubDirectory 
23.     Top-level directory exists:  True 
24.     Sub-directory exists      :  False  
25. #> 
26.  
27. [CmdletBinding()] 
28. Param ( 
29. $Path = "C:\NewDirectory\NewSubDirectory" 
30. ) 
31.  
32. Try 
33.   { 
34. # Create then remove directory 
35.      $result = [System.IO.Directory]::CreateDirectory($Path) 
36.      "Created: $path"    
37.      [System.IO.Directory]::Delete($Path) 
38.      "Deleted: $path" 
39.  
40. # Check existance for top and sub dirs then display results 
41.      $directoryExists    = [System.Io.Directory]::Exists("C:\NewDirectory") 
42.      $subDirectoryExists = [System.Io.Directory]::Exists($Path) 
43.      "Top-level directory exists:  $directoryExists" 
44.      "Sub-directory exists      :  $subDirectoryExists" 
45.    } 
46. Catch  
47.    { 
48.        "The process failed: {0}" -f $($error[0].Message) 
49.    }    

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

Show-Formatting1.ps1

1. <#
2. .SYNOPSIS
3. MSDN Sample Recoded in PowerShell demonstrating formatting
4. .DESCRIPTION
5. This sample recodes an MSDN Sample into PowerShell that
6. shows some of the options of formatting using ToString() and
7. various .NET formatting strings
8. .NOTES
9. File Name : Show-Formatting1.ps1
10. Author : Thomas Lee - tfl@psp.co.uk
11. Requires : PowerShell Version 2.0
12. .LINK
13. This script posted to:
14. http://www.pshscripts.blogspot.com
15. MSDN sample posted to:
16. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/0c899ak8.aspx
17. .EXAMPLE
18. Psh> .\Show-Formatting1.ps1\
19. 00123
20. 1.20
21. 01.20
22. 01,20
23. 0.6
24. 1,234,567,890
25. 1.234.567.890
26. 1,234,567,890.1
27. 1,234.57
28. #>
30. ## Start script
32. [double] $value = 123;
33. $value.ToString("00000")
34. # Displays 00123
36. $value = 1.2;
37. $value.ToString("0.00", [System.Globalization.CultureInfo]::InvariantCulture)
38. # Displays 1.20
40. $value.ToString("00.00",[System.Globalization.CultureInfo]::InvariantCulture)
41. # Displays 01.20
43. $value.ToString("00.00",
44. [System.Globalization.CultureInfo]::CreateSpecificCulture("da-DK"))
45. # Displays 01,20
47. $value = .56
48. $value.ToString("0.0", [System.Globalization.CultureInfo]::InvariantCulture)
49. # Displays 0.6
51. $value = 1234567890
52. $value.ToString("0,0", [System.Globalization.CultureInfo]::InvariantCulture)
53. # Displays 1,234,567,890
55. $value.ToString("0,0",
56. [System.Globalization.CultureInfo]::CreateSpecificCulture("el-GR"))
57. # Displays 1.234.567.890
59. $value = 1234567890.123456;
60. $value.ToString("0,0.0", [System.Globalization.CultureInfo]::InvariantCulture)
61. # Displays 1,234,567,890.1
63. $value = 1234.567890;
64. $value.ToString("0,0.00", [System.Globalization.CultureInfo]::InvariantCulture)
65. # Displays 1,234.57

Technorati Tags: PowerShell,Scripts,System.Globalization,formatting with PowerShell

Manage-ServerCoreGui.ps1

1. <# 
2. .Synopsis 
3.    This file contains two simple functions to manage the GUI
4.    in Server Core Windows Server 2012. 
5. .DESCRIPTION 
6.    There are two functions: Enable-ServerCoreGui that enables
7.    the GUI in a server core installation. Diable-ServerCoreGuI
8.    disables the GUI and returns the installation to
9.    traditional Server Core. 
10.  
11.    Enable-ServerCoreGui also checks to see if some or all
12.    parts are already installed andwarns accordingly. 
13. .EXAMPLE 
14.    c:\foo> Enable-ServerCoreGui 
15.     
16.    This enables the GUI and reboots the Server into FUll GUI mode. 
17.  
18. .EXAMPLE 
19.    c:\foo> Disable-ServerCoreGui 
20.     
21.    This disables the GUI and reboots the Server back to Server Core mode. 
22. #> 
23.  
24.  
25. Function Enable-ServerCoreGui { 
26.  
27. #    Import the module 
28. Import-Module -Name DISM -ErrorAction Stop 
29.  
30. # is it already enabled?? 
31. if ((Get-WindowsOptionalfeature -online -Feature ServerCore-FullServer).state -eq 'Enabled'){ 
32.   "Servercore-FullServer is already enabled" 
33. } 
34.  
35. if ((Get-WindowsOptionalfeature -online -Feature Server-GUI-Shell).state -eq 'Enabled'){ 
36.   "Server-GUI Shell is already enabled" 
37. } 
38.  
39. if ((Get-WindowsOptionalfeature -online -Feature Server-Gui-Mgmt).state -eq 'Enabled'){ 
40.   "Server-Gui-Mgmt is already enabled" 
41. } 
42.  
43. # Enable the features needed to add the GUI 
44. Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature –Online -NoRestart ` 
45.       -Featurename ServerCore-FullServer, Server-Gui-Shell,Server-Gui-Mgmt 
46.  
47. # So Restart the computer 
48. Restart-computer 
49. } 
50.  
51. Function Disable-ServerCoreGui { 
52.  
53. #    Import the module 
54. Import-Module -Name DISM -ErrorAction Stop 
55.  
56. # Disable all the features needed to add the GUI 
57. # if any are already disabled, oh well - they're still disabled. 
58. Disable-WindowsOptionalFeature –Online -NoRestart ` 
59.       -Featurename ServerCore-FullServer, Server-Gui-Shell,Server-Gui-Mgmt 
60.  
61. # Finally Restart the computer 
62. Restart-computer 
63. } 

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

Show-DnsConfiguration.ps1

1. <# 
2. .SYNOPSIS 
3.     This script shows the DNS Configuration  of NICs  
4.     in your system 
5. .DESCRIPTION 
6.     This script is a re-write of an MSDN Sample  
7.     using PowerShell./ The script gets all network 
8.     active network interfaces then prints out that 
9.     interfaces' DNS Properties. 
10. .NOTES 
11.     File Name  : Show-DnsConfiguration.ps1 
12.     Author     : Thomas Lee - tfl@psp.co.uk 
13.     Requires   : PowerShell Version 2.0 
14. .LINK 
15.     This script posted to: 
16.         http://www.pshscripts.blogspot.com 
17.     MSDN sample posted to: 
18.          http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.net.networkinformation.networkinterface.getallnetworkinterfaces.aspx    
19. .EXAMPLE 
20.     Psh[C:\foo]> .\Show-DnsConfiguration.ps1 
21.     Broadcom NetXtreme 57xx Gigabit Controller 
22.       DNS suffix .............................. : cookham.net 
23.       DNS enabled ............................. : False 
24.       Dynamically configured DNS .............. : True 
25.  
26.     ... more interfaces snipped for brevity!     
27. #> 
28.  
29. # Get the adapters than iterate over the collection and display DNS configuration 
30. $adapters = [System.Net.NetworkInformation.NetworkInterface]::GetAllNetworkInterfaces() 
31. ForEach ($adapter in $adapters)   { 
32.   $properties = $adapter.GetIPProperties() 
33.   $adapter.Description 
34.   "  DNS suffix .............................. : {0}" -f $properties.DnsSuffix 
35.   "  DNS enabled ............................. : {0}" -f $properties.IsDnsEnabled 
36.   "  Dynamically configured DNS .............. : {0}" -f $properties.IsDynamicDnsEnabled 
37. } 

Technorati Tags: PowerShell,PowerShell Scripts,System.Net.NetworkInformation.NetworkInterface

Show-NetworkInterfaces2.ps1

1. <# 
2. .SYNOPSIS 
3.     This script, shows details about the Network Interfaces 
4.     on a system. This is a re-write of an MSDN script into 
5.     PowerShell 
6. .DESCRIPTION 
7.     This script Uses several .NET classes to get the details 
8.     of the interfaces on the system, then displays these details. 
9.     Note in the MSDN Script, there were calls to other MSDN Samples.  
10.     To make things simple, I have removed these calls.  
11. .NOTES 
12.     File Name  : Show-NetworkInterfaces2.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/system.net.networkinformation.networkinterface.aspx    
20. .EXAMPLE 
21.  
22.     Psh[C:\foo]> .\Show-NetworkInterfaces2.ps1 
23.     Interface information for Cookham8.cookham.net 
24.       Number of interfaces .................... : 2 
25.  
26.     Broadcom NetXtreme 57xx Gigabit Controller 
27.     ========================================== 
28.       Interface type .......................... : Ethernet 
29.       Physical Address ........................ : 001E4F955CC4 
30.       Operational status ...................... : Up 
31.       IP version .............................. : IPv4, IPv6 
32.       DNS suffix .............................. : cookham.net 
33.       MTU...................................... : 1500 
34.       WINS Servers ............................ : 
35.       10.10.1.101 
36.       DNS enabled ............................. : False 
37.       Dynamically configured DNS .............. : True 
38.       Receive Only ............................ : False 
39.       Multicast ............................... : True 
40.  
41.     Microsoft ISATAP Adapter 
42.     ======================== 
43.       Interface type .......................... : Tunnel 
44.       Physical Address ........................ : 00000000000000E0 
45.       Operational status ...................... : Down 
46.       IP version .............................. : IPv4, IPv6 
47.       DNS suffix .............................. : cookham.net 
48.       MTU...................................... :  
49.       DNS enabled ............................. : False 
50.       Dynamically configured DNS .............. : True 
51.       Receive Only ............................ : False 
52.       Multicast ............................... : False 
53.        
54. #> 
55.  
56. # First, get network properties of, and the nics in, this system 
57. $computerProperties = [System.Net.NetworkInformation.IPGlobalProperties]::GetIPGlobalProperties() 
58. $nics =               [System.Net.NetworkInformation.NetworkInterface]::GetAllNetworkInterfaces() 
59.  
60. "Interface information for {0}.{1}" -f $computerProperties.HostName, $computerProperties.DomainName 
61.  
62. # Do we have nics?? 
63. If (!$nics -or $nics.Length -lt 1) 
64.     { 
65.         "  No network interfaces found." 
66.         return 
67.     } 
68.  
69. # Show interface details 
70. "  Number of interfaces .................... : {0}" -f $nics.Length 
71. ForEach ($adapter in $nics) 
72.     { 
73.         $properties = $adapter.GetIPProperties() 
74.         "" 
75.         $adapter.Description 
76.         "=" * $adapter.Description.Length 
77.         "  Interface type .......................... : {0}" -f $adapter.NetworkInterfaceType 
78.         "  Physical Address ........................ : {0}" -f $adapter.GetPhysicalAddress().ToString() 
79.         "  Operational status ...................... : {0}" -f $adapter.OperationalStatus 
80.     # Create a display string for the supported IP versions. 
81.        $versions ="" 
82.         if ($adapter.Supports([System.Net.NetworkInformation.NetworkInterfaceComponent]::IPV4 )) 
83.         { 
84.              $versions = "IPv4" 
85.          } 
86.         if ($adapter.Supports([System.Net.NetworkInformation.NetworkInterfaceComponent]::IPv6)) 
87.         { 
88.             if ($versions.Length -gt 0) 
89.             { 
90.                $versions += ", "; 
91.              } 
92.             $versions += "IPv6"; 
93.         } 
94.         "  IP version .............................. : {0}" -f $versions 
95.  
96. # The remaining information is not useful for loopback adapters. 
97.  if ($adapter.NetworkInterfaceType -eq [System.Net.NetworkInformation.NetworkInterfaceType]::Loopback) 
98.         { 
99.             continue 
100.         } 
101.  "  DNS suffix .............................. : {0}" -f $properties.DnsSuffix 
102.         if ($adapter.Supports([System.Net.NetworkInformation.NetworkInterfaceComponent]::IPv4)) 
103.         { 
104.             $ipv4 = $properties.GetIPv4Properties() 
105.             "  MTU...................................... : {0}" -f $ipv4.Mtu 
106.             if ($ipv4.UsesWins) 
107.             { 
108.  
109.                 $winsServers = $properties.WinsServersAddresses 
110.                 if ($winsServers.Count -gt 0) 
111.                 { 
112.                     "  WINS Servers ............................ :"; 
113.                     foreach ($Winserver in $winsServers) { 
114.                     "  {0}" -f $Winserver.IpAddressToString 
115.                     } 
116.                 } 
117.             } 
118.         } 
119.  
120.         "  DNS enabled ............................. : {0}" -f $properties.IsDnsEnabled 
121.         "  Dynamically configured DNS .............. : {0}" -f $properties.IsDynamicDnsEnabled 
122.         "  Receive Only ............................ : {0}" -f $adapter.IsReceiveOnly 
123.         "  Multicast ............................... : {0}" -f $adapter.SupportsMulticast 
124. }  # End Foreach 

Technorati Tags: System.Net.Networkinformation.NetworkInterface,PowerShell,PowerShell scripts