you are running the 圆4 edition (Windows 2008 R2 exists only in 64 bit.).you have SP1 ( if not, download the pretty huge (903MB) file here).

Before we start the upgrade, check that four prerequisites are met: The package we are interested to is Windows6.1-KB2506143-圆4.msu, which is targeted for Windows 2008 R2 SP1. The Beta version of WMF 3.0 is shipped in four different packages. This CIM provider allows users of Server Manager in Windows Server 2012 to collect and view management data from servers with Windows Management Framework 3.0 installed. The Beta version also includes a Server Manager CIM provider. WMF contains Windows PowerShell 3.0 (of course.), WMI and WinRM.

I will try to be as clear as possible and detail the steps to follow as well as identify the milestones of the upgrade.įirst of all know that Windows PowerShell 3.0 is part of a greater package known as Windows Management Framework (WMF 3.0). Thousands of things you can do in PowerShell, but today lets play around with few command that might useful for you in the future….įor this demo, I use my New Domain Server which is ComSys.local…įor my 1st demo, I would like view Domain user and creating some report…ġ – On the domain Server, open Windows PowerShell.Ģ – On the Windows PowerShell type Import-Module ActiveDirectory to enable PowerShell AD Module…ģ – Next, type Get-Command –Module ActiveDirectory to see what are the ADDS PowerShell command you can use.Ĥ – Lets try view some AD user information… type Get-ADUser -Filter * | Format-Listĥ – you can also filter AD user by given name and surname.Having been tasked with the upgrade of Windows PowerShell from version 2.0 to version 3.0 on a bunch of Windows 2008 R2 servers, I thought I could share my experience with this kind of activity and help you not to get muddled up.

For this post I going to show you all how to manage your Active Directory Domain Services (ADDS) using Windows PowerShell 3.0 in Windows Server 2012 R2 in simple way.

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