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Systems Center 2012 Orchestrator and PowerShell: Part 1
Summary: Sean Kearney explains how to use a Windows PowerShell script in System Center 2012 Orchestrator to access variables and published data. Hey, Scripting Guy!I’m using System Center 2012...
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PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Access Orchestrator Variables or Data
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to access the Orchestrator variables or published data. How can I use Windows PowerShell to access the Orchestrator variables or published data from the data...
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Systems Center 2012 Orchestrator and PowerShell: Part 2
Summary: Make data from a Windows PowerShell script in System Center 2012 Orchestrator accessible on the data bus. Hey, Scripting Guy!We love using Windows PowerShell with System Center 2012...
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PowerTip: Publish Data to Orchestrator Data Bus
Summary: Publish Windows PowerShell data to the Orchestrator data bus. Can I access data in my Windows PowerShell script from within Orchestrator?Select Published Data in the Run .NET Script activity,...
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Systems Center 2012 Orchestrator and PowerShell: Part 3
Summary: Learn how to troubleshoot a Windows PowerShell script within Orchestrator. Hey, Scripting Guy!I’m having some trouble debugging my Windows PowerShell script in Orchestrator. Do you have any...
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PowerTip: Trapping Variables Within a PowerShell Script in Orchestrator
Summary: Get data from Windows Powershell in Orchestrator for debugging. Is there an easy way to troubleshoot a Windows PowerShell script in Orchestrator so I can see if the data is $Null or is the...
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Systems Center 2012 Orchestrator and PowerShell: Part 4
Summary: Learn about things to be aware of when working with a Windows PowerShell script in Orchestrator. Hey, Scripting Guy!I’m starting to use Orchestrator and Windows PowerShell, but before I get...
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PowerTip: Copy Your Script to Notepad Before Editing in Orchestrator
Summary: Easily create a backup before editing in Orchestrator. Ctrl-Z does not work in the Orchestrator editor window, so how can I protect myself if I make a typing error? Press Ctrl-A then Ctrl-C to...
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Systems Center 2012 Orchestrator and PowerShell: Part 5
Summary: Learn about cmdlets developed by the community for Orchestrator. Hey, Scripting Guy!I was looking, and I could not find any cmdlets to manage Orchestrator. Can you nudge me in the right...
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PowerTip: List Runbooks with PowerShell
Summary: Use community-based cmdlets to list available runbooks in Orchestrator. How can I list the runbooks in Orchestrator by using Windows PowerShell? Leverage the Orchestrator Web Service...
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Weekend Scripter: Use Hash Table with PowerShell to Create a Simple Piano
Summary: Use a hash table to play musical notes in the console.Honorary Scripting Guy, Sean Kearney, here—filling in for our good friend, Ed Wilson.Today I decided to have some fun. It’s the weekend, I...
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PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Wait for a Key Press
Summary: Learn about the Windows PowerShell version of “Pause.” How can I use Windows PowerShell to wait for a key in scripts like I used to use “Pause” in the command console? Use the $Host variable...
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Weekend Scripter: Create a Visual Piano with Windows PowerShell
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to interact with the console display.Honorary Scripting Guy, Sean Kearney, here—filling in for our good friend, Ed Wilson.For some reason, I find a need to open today’s...
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PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Search a Hash Table
Summary: Quickly search a hash table in Windows PowerShell. How can I easily search for information in a hash table full of data in Windows PowerShell? Plug in the name of a value, for...
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Conditional User Profile Deletion Revisited
Summary: Guest blogger, Bob Stevens, revises his script for conditional user profile removal.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. I am happy to welcome back guest blogger, Bob Stevens. Take it...
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PowerShell Summit North America 2014 announced
PowerShell Summit North America 2014 will open for public registration on September 15th; we'll have some discounts available and everything is described at http://powershell.org/wp/?p=9776 . We've...
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PowerTip: Display Only Hidden Files and Folders in PowerShell
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to display only hidden files and folders. How can I use Windows PowerShell 3.0 to display only hidden files and folders? Use the –Hidden parameter from...
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Recursively Search Active Directory Security Groups
Summary: Guest blogger, system admin Marc Carter, talks about recursively searching AD security groups with Windows PowerShell.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Marc Carter is back with us...
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PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Find Disabled User Accounts in AD DS
Summary: Easily find disabled user accounts in Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) by using Windows PowerShell. How can I easily use Windows PowerShell to find disabled user accounts? Use the...
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Creating ACLs for Windows Azure Endpoints—Part 3
Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to create ACLs for Windows Azure endpoints.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Windows networking engineer, James Kehr, is back with us today to...
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