Windows Server 2012 Powershell commandlets

Windows Server 2012 list of Powershell commandlets & a few common ones

With the release of Windows Server 2012 server powershell got a few changes as well. There are some quick start guides available here: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30002 that will make most tasks in the command prompt much easier. Below are a few common commandlets that can be useful to know:

Installation and removal of Windows features (always useful if you are running a core installation):

• Install-WindowsFeature – ServerManagerCmd.exe. Can install Windows Roles and Features.
• Remove-WindowsFeature – ServerManagerCmd.exe. Can uninstall Windows Roles and Features.

Some general IP / Network commands:

• Get-NetIPConfiguration – IPConfig. Obtain IP addresses for network adapters.

• New-NetFirewallRule – Netsh Advfirewall Add. Can add a new Windows Firewall rule.
• Get-NetTCPConnection – Netstat. Can retrieve statistics of TCP connections.
• Get-NetRoute – Route Print. Can display network routing.
• New-SmbMapping – Net Use. Can map a network path.

Service / Computer management:

• Restart-Computer – shutdown.exe. Can restart local or remote computers.
• Start-Service – Net Start. Can start a Windows service.
• Stop-Service – Net Stop. Can stop a Windows service
• Restart-Service – Net Stop | Net Start. Can restart a Windows service.