I will be the guest for an interview on the Powerscripting Podcast, a Powershell podcast designed to help people learn Windows PowerShell. I will be on to discuss the Compellent Command Set for Windows PowerShell, our free offering for customers who want the ability to manage their Compellent Storage Center […]
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Finding Active IP Addresses and Resolved Hostnames with PowerShell
Ever wanted to know what IP addresses are being used on a particular subnet and what each IP address resolves to which hostname, if any? This script accomplishes just that. # Continue to run script when an error occurs $ErrorActionPreference = “SilentlyContinue” # Process through the loop of IP […]
Discovering Stale Computer Accounts with PowerShell
We all know that most test domains are the perfect breeding ground for non-standard practices. This includes the lack of managing user accounts, computer accounts, DNS records and the like. ADSI scripting has always been challenging, but I did do some of it back in my IT days when writing […]
Storage Center Command Set Makes Automation a Snap!
This week we announced the availability of the Storage Center Command Set for Windows PowerShell as a free download for Compellent customers. PowerShell is the powerful, new scripting interface from Microsoft with support for Windows Server 2008 (including Hyper-V), Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, and Windows Vista. We’ve integrated PowerShell […]
Using Powershell To Generate Test Mailboxes
There are situations where you may want to generate a number of test mailboxes whether it be for a demo or another scenario. With Exchange 2007, you can leverage Powershell cmdlets to complete this process for you in just seconds. First, I start out with the a CSV file that […]
About
Justin Braun has been a technologist for over 20 years, first getting his start in IT with a large international retailer in the 1990’s. He has a passion for new technology, mobile devices, software development, photography, and the weather. In his spare time, he is a managing editor at techbrieftoday.com, co-host of The Tech Five Podcast, and has blogged about his various technology interests right here since 2006.