Day-5: PowerShell Modules & PSSnapin
Introduction One of the PowerShell's primary Strengths is its extensibility. As Microsoft continues to invest in PowerShell, it develops more and more commands for products like Exchange, SharePoint Server, System Center Family, SQL Server and so on. Typically when you install these product's Management tools, you also get a graphical management console of some kind and one or more extensions for Windows PowerShell. How IT Works You all are familiar with the graphical Microsoft Management Console (MMC), same management team within Microsoft develops both the MMC and PowerShell Modules (or Snap-in) for particular MMC. When you open a new, blank MMC console you add Snap-in like DNS, Active Directory Users and Computer. PowerShell works in almost exactly the same way. Install the management tools for a given product, doing so will give you any related PowerShell extensions, and it may even create a product specific management she. These Product ...