Again, something you will have to get to grips with in Longhorn and Exchange 2007. To find out about powershell go to http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/technologies/management/powershell/default.mspx.  It is described as:

Microsoft Windows PowerShell command line shell and scripting language helps IT Professionals achieve greater productivity. Using a new admin-focused scripting language, more than 130 standard command line tools, and consistent syntax and utilities, Windows PowerShell allows IT Professionals to more easily control system administration and accelerate automation. Windows PowerShell is easy to adopt, learn, and use, because it works with your existing IT infrastructure and existing script investments, and because it runs on Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server “Longhorn”. Exchange Server 2007, System Center Operations Manager 2007, System Center Data Protection Manager V2, and System Center Virtual Machine Manager leverage Windows PowerShell to improve efficiency and productivity.

22 May 2007, Reading: Windows Powershell for IT Administrators

In this session, we'll introduce you to Windows Powershell: what it is and what you can do with it. We'll take a look at how you can use the shell to perform day-to-day administrative tasks. Starting with a basic overview of shell concepts, commands, and cmdlets and how to construct them, we'll move on to build more complex scripts, before rounding up with ways to administer windows using some of the reporting facilities available in the shell.

31 May 2007, Reading: PowerShell User Group meeting

The PowerShell User Group will be holding its May meeting on Thursday 31 May at Microsoft in Reading. The meeting starts at 6.30pm with registration available from 6.00pm. There will be two presentations: one on accessing and using .NET functionality from PowerShell, and the second on using WMI from PowerShell. The web site for the User Group is www.get-psuguk.org.uk. It is possible to register for the group and the meeting on the web site. Any questions regarding the User Group, the web site or the meeting should be addressed to [email protected]

There is also the on demand webcast to get an overview:

Overview of Server Manager and PowerShell in Windows Server "Longhorn" Beta 3 (Level 300)

Learn how Server Manager enables IT administrators to install, configure, and manage Windows Server "Longhorn" roles and optional components. We also explain how to use the command-line interface in Server Manager to install these components and cover some of the key features of Window PowerShell for managing Windows Server "Longhorn" Beta 3, including management of Windows Management Instrumentation data, dealing with objects, management of Internet Information Services 7, and Terminal Server.

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David