Category Archives: scripts

Use Regular Expressions to Audit the Printer Name and IP Address from Event Logs

Posted on February 25, 2012 by Boe Prox

I came across this question in the PowerShell forums earlier today that asked how to pull the printer name and associated IP address from the Print Server logs in the System log (Event Id 10).  The first thing I thought … Continue reading →

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Guest Blogger on Hey, Scripting Guy! Talking SCOM and PowerShell Agent Reporting

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Boe Prox

Today I have another guest appearance on Hey, Scripting Guy!, this time talking about using PowerShell and the existing SCOM SnapIn to audit for SCOM Agents and provide reporting on agent installation successes and failures. Hope you enjoy it! http://blogs.technet.com/b/heyscriptingguy/archive/2012/02/13/use-powershell-to-automate-scom-agent-installations.aspx

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Turn Your PowerShell Console Title Bar Into A RSS/Weather Ticker

Posted on January 28, 2012 by Boe Prox

Something fun that I have been working on was a way to utilize the PowerShell console title bar for something other than just displaying a static message and then it hit me that the title bar would make an excellent … Continue reading →

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Enable .Net 4.0 access from PowerShell V2

Posted on January 10, 2012 by Boe Prox

While working on an update to one of my projects, PoshPAIG, I decided that I wanted to take a look at using a DataGrid as a possible replacement to the use of a ListView. The problem I ran into right … Continue reading →

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Use PowerCLI to Report Storage Paths in your ESXi Environment

Posted on December 29, 2011 by Boe Prox

Just something I wanted to share with the community… One of our VMWare Administrators was working with VMWare vendor support in looking at some SAN connection issues and was requesting a report showing the following information: Host, Name, HBAName, Source, … Continue reading →

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