Tips and Tricks

#PSTip List all endpoints in a SQL deployment

Ravikanth C
2 Min To Read
03 Jun, 2013
- SQL
- Tips and tricks

Note: This tip requires PowerShell 2.0 or above. When working with SQL Server database mirroring, it is desired to understand how to create and troubleshoot database endpoints.

#PSTip Retrieving SQL database last backup dates using SMO

Ravikanth C
1 Min To Read
31 May, 2013
- Tips and tricks
- SQL

Note: This tip requires PowerShell 2.0 or above. For regular reporting and auditing purposes, it is always desired to capture the SQL last backup dates.

#PSTip Getting SharePoint 2010 Health Analyzer alerts report by email

Shay Levy
2 Min To Read
30 May, 2013
- Tips and tricks
- Share point

SharePoint 2010 administrators are probably familiar with the following screenshot–you open the Central Administration page and you’re presented with a red Health Analyzer alert.

#PSTip Find all groups with same group members in Active Directory

Jaap Brasser
2 Min To Read
24 May, 2013
- Active directory
- Tips and tricks

Note: This tip requires PowerShell 2.0 or above. Today I was asked if there was a way to find out which groups have the same group members.

#PSTip Retrieve group membership of an Active Directory group recursively

Shay Levy
1 Min To Read
23 May, 2013
- Active directory
- Tips and tricks

Note: This tip requires PowerShell 2.0 or above. When you need to manage Active Directory, the Active Directory PowerShell module is the first admin choice as it provides many cmdlets for administering and interfacing with various AD objects.

#PSTip Verify local SAM store account credentials

Jaap Brasser
1 Min To Read
22 May, 2013
- Tips and tricks

PowerShell provides a nice way of testing if a set of credentials are correct. This can be done by using the System.

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