Getting started with PowerShell


PowerShell is Microsoft's new scripting and command line environment.  It's a teriffic tool that will change the way that you manage your Windows machines.  This article will help you get started using the JAMS PowerShell snap-in.

Before you can use the JAMS PowerShell snap-in, you have to have PowerShell.  If you don't already have PowerShell, you can download it from:

http://www.Microsoft.com/PowerShell

This is also a good place to learn about PowerShell.

Once you have PowerShell installed, you have to make sure that you have to JAMS PowerShell snap-in installed.  If you installed the JAMS Client before PowerShell you must reinstall the JAMS Client to get the PowerShell snap-in.

Before you can use a PowerShell snap-in, you have to add it to your PowerShell environment.  You do that with the Add-PSSnapin cmdlet.  Add the JAMS Snap-in like this:

PS C:\> Add-PSSnapin MVPSI.JAMS

To get a list of the commands in the JAMS Snapin, enter:

PS C:> Get-Command -PSSnapIn MVPSI.JAMS

To get help on any of those commands (or any other PowerShell command), try:

PS C:\> Get-Help the-command-you-want-help-with


Posted Monday, August 25, 2008 by BobS
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