1. Automating Software Deployment

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Scenario: Deploy software to multiple machines in the network.

 

# Deploy software to multiple computers

 

$Computers = @("PC1", "PC2", "PC3")

foreach ($Computer in $Computers) {

    Invoke-Command -ComputerName $Computer -ScriptBlock {

        Start-Process -FilePath "\\Server\Share\Installer.msi" -ArgumentList "/quiet /norestart" -Wait

    }

}

 

2. Checking Windows Update Status

 

Scenario: Ensure all systems are up to date with the latest patches.

 

# Check update status

 

Get-WindowsUpdateLog | Select-String "Failed" | Out-File "UpdateErrors.txt"

 

3. Managing Shared Folder Permissions

 

Scenario: Modify permissions for shared folders on a server.

 

# Set permissions for a shared folder

 

$Path = "C:\SharedFolder"

$User = "DOMAIN\User"

$Permission = "Read"

icacls $Path /grant "$User:($Permission)"

 

4. Monitoring CPU and Memory Usage

 

Scenario: Monitor resource usage on critical servers.

 

# Monitor CPU and memory usage

 

Get-WmiObject Win32_Processor | Select-Object LoadPercentage

Get-WmiObject Win32_OperatingSystem | Select-Object FreePhysicalMemory

 

5. Exporting Installed Software List

 

Scenario: Generate a list of installed software for inventory purposes.

 

# Export installed software

 

Get-ItemProperty HKLM:\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\* | Select-Object DisplayName, DisplayVersion | Export-Csv -Path "InstalledSoftware.csv" -NoTypeInformation

 

6. Automating Printer Deployment

 

Scenario: Add printers to multiple machines.

 

# Add a network printer

 

Add-Printer -Name "OfficePrinter" -DriverName "HP Universal Printing PCL 6" -PortName "192.168.1.100"

 

7. Restarting Services on Remote Machines

 

Scenario: Restart a problematic service on multiple computers.

 

# Restart a service remotely

 

$Computers = @("PC1", "PC2", "PC3")

 

foreach ($Computer in $Computers) {

    Invoke-Command -ComputerName $Computer -ScriptBlock {

        Restart-Service -Name "Spooler"

    }

}

 

8. Checking Active Directory Replication

 

Scenario: Verify AD replication status across domain controllers.

 

# Check AD replication

 

Get-ADReplicationPartnerMetadata -Target "DC1" | Format-Table

 

9. Automating Disk Cleanup

 

Scenario: Free up disk space by deleting temporary files.

 

# Delete temp files

 

Remove-Item -Path "C:\Temp\*" -Recurse -Force

 

10. Exporting Event Logs for Analysis

 

Scenario: Export logs for troubleshooting system issues.

 

# Export event logs

 

Get-EventLog -LogName Application -Newest 1000 | Export-Csv -Path "ApplicationLogs.csv" -NoTypeInformation