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Standards Based Hardware Management using PowerShell
In my last post, I discussed the concept of DMTF Management Profiles and in this blog post I’m going to discuss applying them. Standards (particularly adopted ones) enable not only interoperability,...
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Introduction to CIM Cmdlets
We recently posted a blog post related to our new CIM Cmdlets. The post is available on the powershell blog at the following...
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PowerShell cmdlets invocation through Management ODATA using WCF client
Management ODATA uses the Open Data Protocol (ODATA) to expose and consume data over the Web or Intranet. It is primarily designed to expose resources manipulated by PowerShell cmdlets and scripts as...
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WMI cheat sheet and link to MSDN documentation
WMI team created a useful cheat sheet summarizing what's new in WMI. This is a great reference doc for developers. We are making them available through this blog post - as is. The real documentation...
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Windows Management Framework 3.0 Compatibility Update
We have an important update regarding WMF 3.0 ("Windows Management Framework") compatibility. Those who want to install WMF 3.0 to take advantage of all the great features this update provides can do...
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How to Implement a Profile Registration Provider
IntroductionThe DMTF standard uses profiles to perform namespacediscovery. As an implementer of aprofile, you need to register a profile object that points to thenamespace of the implementing class....
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Implementing MI Provider (1)
Blog Standards-based Management in Windows Server “8” gives overview of standard-based management and architecture of the new management stack introduced in Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012....
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Implementing MI Provider (2)
Define SchemaTo implement a MI provider, the verify step is to model the management data, i.e., to define the schema of data. The schema has to be defined in DMTF's Managed Object Format (MOF), which...
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Introducing new Management Infrastructure (MI) API
In Windows 8/Windows server 2012 we introduced new Management Infrastructure (MI) API for writing WMI provider and client applications. This blog post will explain our goals for "Improving developer...
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Implementing MI Provider (3) - Generate Code
In blog Implementing MI Provider (2), we discussed schema definition of MI provider. Upon the schema ready, you can run Convert-MofToProvider.exe tool to generate MI provider skeleton code. Where to...
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Why do I get ACCESS DENIED when running commands on a remote PS runspace?
This blog entry describes the reasons behind getting "Access Denied" on certain commands run on remote PS runspaces and ways to work around them. The category of commands include ones that authenticate...
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Configurig WSMan Limits
Here is an article that shows how to use Powershell to easily configure WSMan Limits.http://blogs.msdn.com/powershell/archive/2010/05/03/configuring-wsman-limits.aspxHope this helps.Aditya Patwardhan...
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Configure SCCM to use BITS + BranchCache
System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) leverages BITS and BranchCache to download patches from a local distribution point and conserve WAN usage. Check out this blog post that provides an overview...
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WinRM 2.0 and Windows PowerShell 2.0 on Windows Update
Today, we released Windows PowerShell 2.0 and WinRM 2.0 for pre-Windows 7 operating systems on Windows Update. This non-security, optional update is designed for Windows Server 2008 SP2, Windows Vista...
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Enabling BITS logging
Here's an oldie but a goodie. Heath Stewart provides example scripts on how to enable and disable ETW logging for the BITS service.See http://blogs.msdn.com/b/heaths/archive/2008/07/07/bits-logging.aspx
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Using WS-Man to invoke a Powershell Cmdlet
First, let me apologize for the lack of posts to this blog. Out original team goal was to have a new post every month, but holidays/vacations/work got in the way. I’ll try to restart this rhythm....
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BITS – More Flexible Bandwidth Limit Policies
Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) has introduced a more granular control over the BITS bandwidth usage for background jobs, with a new set of group policies. Bandwidth limits can now be...
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Windows Management Framework 3.0 Community Technology Preview (CTP) #1...
Copying blog post from PowerShell blog Windows Management Framework 3.0 CTP1 makes some updated management functionality available to be installed on Windows 7 SP1 & Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1....
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Windows Management Framework 3.0 Community Technology Preview (CTP) #2...
<Copied from http://blogs.msdn.com/b/powershell/archive/2011/12/02/windows-management-framework-3-0-community-technology-preview-ctp-2-available-for-download.aspx>I’m pleased to announce that the...
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Announcing Windows Server “8” Beta
Beta release of Windows Server “8" is now available for download..<drum beats and celebrations>We are excited as WMI , WinRM and SMIS are at the heart of management capabilities highlighted by...
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