SharePoint 2010 Integration with PowerShell

1. SharePoint 2010 Integration with PowerShell Terry HenrySharePoint Systems Manager, SME Micron Technology Inc.

2. Agenda • What is Windows PowerShell? • Micron’s use of SharePoint 2010 PowerShell Integration • Getting Started with PowerShell • Resources • Demo

3. I am by no means a PowerShell expert!

4. What is Windows PowerShell? • An interactive command-line and task-based scripting technology. • Allows IT professionals and developers to accelerate automation of tasks. • A single mindset for management of many different systems (e.g.: AD, Exchange, Windows) • Extensible framework that can be embedded inside other applications • You can develop your own customPowerShell snap-ins to streamline development and deployment • Performance benefits for batch operations

5. Micron’s use of SharePoint 2010 PowerShell Integration • Scripted installation of SharePoint farms. • AutoSPInstallerhttp://autospinstaller.codeplex.com/ • Scripted backup of farm configurations and web.config files • Administration tasks that cannot be performed in Central Admin. • To get farm information. • Create scripts for tasks done more then once.

6. Getting Started with PowerShell (1) Execute a Cmdlet (2) Filter results using where clause (3) Add formatting instructions (4) Redirect output to new text file

7. The SharePoint Powershell Snapin • Explicitly load SharePoint PowerShell snap-in from console or script • Implicitly load snap-in by using link in Windows Start menu Begin using SharePoint Cmdlets

8. Resources • Windows PowerShell Survival Guide • Windows PowerShell for SharePoint Server 2010 • Server and server farm administration (SharePoint Server 2010) • SharePoint Server 2010 technical library in compiled help (.chm) format • Windows PowerShell Command Builder

9. demo

10. Summary • What is Windows PowerShell? • Micron’s use of SharePoint 2010 PowerShell Integration. • Getting Started with PowerShell. • Resources • Demo