New features coming out for Windows Server 2008 R2 that I’m really interested in are the AD PowerShell Cmdlets and AD WebServices. This evening, I happened to stubble on PG’s blog, “Active Directory PowerShell Blog” which provided some valuable info on what’s coming soon! Of course, the first thing I did after reading a the first few posts is begin my download of R2 so I can begin playing with them myself. So much to learn, so little time…
Let me summarize what’s new:
Basically, the AD PsH cmdlets will immediately support 4 categories (Account, Topology, DS Object, Providers) for AD administration. Here is a link which breaks down the actual cmdlets. Just with what you see, you can bet there is a lot of opportunity for extensibility (or as they refer to it, “Advanced Functions!”
The next thing is the AD WebServices, which support both ADAM and AD upon installation.
Here is the link to their blog:
