#powershell SNMP Services Administration (Part 2)

Multiple “Community name” and the matching “Trap destinations” can be defined using the Traps tab in the SNMP service. Each community name exists in its own key (node) under:

HKLM:\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SNMP\Parameters\TrapConfiguration

within which one or more trap destinations are stored as properties (REG_SZ) in this registry location.
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#powershell SNMP Services Administration (Part 1)

This blog series explores the administration of SNMP configuration settings in Windows through PowerShell, a network monitoring protocol where it continues to be widely adopted.

Of interest are the Agent, Traps and Security tabs of the SNMP service when the properties are inspected using the services.mmc snap-in. These configurable items are stored in the Windows registry.
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#powershell Local Certificate Store Inventory (Windows)

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# Get a list of certificates installed in the local certificate store remotely
# across 1 or more machines (Certificates \ Personal \ Certificates)
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# REQUIREMENTS: PowerShell Remoting enabled on target hosts
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#powershell Always Up-to-date Hardware Inventory (Windows)

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# Any Windows Server – Always Up-to-date Hardware Inventory (Core)
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# REQUIREMENTS: PowerShell Remoting enabled on target hosts & firewall
# ports (WMI calls)
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#skype4b #powershell Always Up-to-date Infrastructure Inventory (Topology)

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# Skype for Business Server – Always Up-to-date Inventory (Topology)
# Gathers core #skype4b infrastructure inventory (topology), supporting
# server roles, file stores and SQL backend databases.
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#powershell Get List of Two-letter Country ISO 3166 Code (alpha-2), Currency, Language and more

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$AllCultures = [System.Globalization.CultureInfo]::
GetCultures(
[System.Globalization.CultureTypes]::
SpecificCultures) # !AllCultures
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#WindowsServer2016 Build 1709 (Server Core) Enable Remote Management

Except for a few control panel applets (and dialog boxes), Windows Server 2016 Build 1709 runs exclusively in Server Core text mode. This means that familiar graphical user tools are not available whether you sign-in right in front of the machine or connect from a distance over Remote Desktop.

Basic configuration such as domain/workgroup membership, computer name and network settings, etc. can be realized using the provided VB Script in the form of %windir%\system32\sconfig.cmd. Nevertheless, you can continue to use common GUI MMC legacy tools such as Event Viewer or services.msc to remotely connect to a Windows Server 2016 Build 1709 box.

Since Windows Server 2012 R2, PowerShell remoting is activated out-of-the-box, a feature which is dependent on Windows Remote Management (WinRM). This is what Server Manager relies on primarily to remotely manage Windows Server 2012 and higher versions. Server Manager remote administration of previous Windows Server versions continue to work over Distributed Component Object Model (DCOM)*.

Consequently, setting “4) Configure Remote Management” to “1) Enable Remote Management” via sconfig.cmd is only part of the story (WinRM portion). Continue reading “#WindowsServer2016 Build 1709 (Server Core) Enable Remote Management”

#pscore6 v.s. #powershell 5.x Modules (Part III)

You must have already noticed discrepancies in modules and corresponding commands[1] between PowerShell versions and releases. How can I keep abreast with constant changes in today’s ever fast-pace cloud technologies now that PowerShell is cross-platform commencing with version 6.x?

One way to find out yourself is illustrated here, paying attention to compare apples to apples i.e. Windows Desktop v.s. Windows Desktop. Otherwise, a big difference is to be expected between Windows Server 2016 and Windows 10 Desktop platforms running PowerShell 5.1.x for instance. Continue reading “#pscore6 v.s. #powershell 5.x Modules (Part III)”