RE: PowerShell Qs

01-19-2007

Ahh thanks RichS, I will have a look and see what WMI can do to help, I
thought the process might be straight forward but I suppose all good things
take time.

At least I know where to start now,

Again Thanks

"RichS" wrote:

> PowerShell itself cannot determine the status of services on remote servers
> but by utilising WMI it would be possible to retrieve the information you
> require.
>
> Incorporating a PowerShell window into a MMC type application will involve
> some programming to host Powershell. If you are new to programming and
> powershell it may be an ambitious start.
>
> I would start by investigating using WMI in powershell & work out what
> information you wish to return from the remote servers
>
> --
> Richard Siddaway
>
> Please note that all scripts are supplied "as is" and with no warranty
>
>
> "Adrian" wrote:
>
> > Hello all,
> >
> > I just have some basic questions I hope you can help me with, first off
> > though I would just like to point out I know next to nothing about any sort
> > of programming.
> >
> > I have been reading alot about PowerShell and looking through some blogs on
> > it, I now think it would be great benefit if I could get my head around it.
> > So Ive ordered some books and plan to set aside a few weekends to practice.
> >
> > What I would like to know however is if the following is actually possible.
> >
> > My first idea for a project is to create a Window or something I can call
> > into an MMC type window that would go out and check the status of diffferent
> > services that are running on different servers. Similar to what you have in
> > SQL 2005 "SQL Server Configuration Manager" where you can see straight off
> > what the condition is of certain services and you can stop/start/restart them.
> >
> > Now I think that once the initial work is done it for one server it should
> > be easy enough to copy the initial settings and use them on different servers.
> >
> > Is this something PowerShell can do?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Regards
> > Thanks fo

01-19-2007	#1 (permalink)
Adrian Guest	RE: PowerShell Qs Ahh thanks RichS, I will have a look and see what WMI can do to help, I thought the process might be straight forward but I suppose all good things take time. At least I know where to start now, Again Thanks "RichS" wrote: > PowerShell itself cannot determine the status of services on remote servers > but by utilising WMI it would be possible to retrieve the information you > require. > > Incorporating a PowerShell window into a MMC type application will involve > some programming to host Powershell. If you are new to programming and > powershell it may be an ambitious start. > > I would start by investigating using WMI in powershell & work out what > information you wish to return from the remote servers > > -- > Richard Siddaway > > Please note that all scripts are supplied "as is" and with no warranty > > > "Adrian" wrote: > > > Hello all, > > > > I just have some basic questions I hope you can help me with, first off > > though I would just like to point out I know next to nothing about any sort > > of programming. > > > > I have been reading alot about PowerShell and looking through some blogs on > > it, I now think it would be great benefit if I could get my head around it. > > So Ive ordered some books and plan to set aside a few weekends to practice. > > > > What I would like to know however is if the following is actually possible. > > > > My first idea for a project is to create a Window or something I can call > > into an MMC type window that would go out and check the status of diffferent > > services that are running on different servers. Similar to what you have in > > SQL 2005 "SQL Server Configuration Manager" where you can see straight off > > what the condition is of certain services and you can stop/start/restart them. > > > > Now I think that once the initial work is done it for one server it should > > be easy enough to copy the initial settings and use them on different servers. > > > > Is this something PowerShell can do? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Regards > > Thanks fo

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