Windows Management Framework (WMF)

Jeffrey SnoverDistinguished EngineerMicrosoft Corporation

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Mission

Minimize the cost to build great management products

Windows Management Framework

Access

User Experience

Autom

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User ExperienceI have the right tools to get the job done

AccessI can manage anything from anywhere

AutomationI can manage things my way and automate my operations

How we think about Management

Services

Management Framework

Remote & Multi-Machine Management

Server Management

Automation Environment

Management Protocols

ServerManager

Migration

PowerShell

ISEBPA

BITS WSMan WMI

PowerShell EngineWindows PowerShell

Intuitive command shellPowerful scripting languageUniversal execution environment

Remote AccessScalable and flexibleUbiquitousFirewall friendly

Rich SolutionsTask orientedUser customizable3rd party extensible

PS Remoting

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Protocols & ServicesStandards-basedOS or bare hardwareRobust and network-aware

BITS?Use BITS for robust, manageable file transfers.The Windows service that uploads and downloads large files using HTTP or SMB protocols

Origin: Created for WU/MU downloads (600M+ clients)Robust: resumes after network errors & rebootsPolite: “background” mode cedes network and CPU to other appsPolite: basic queuing and prioritiesNew PowerShell cmdlets

Leveraged by WSUS, SCCM, SCVMM, Zune Catalog, Outlook

WSManMicrosoft’s strategic Management ProtocolDMTF standard network protocol “Web Services - Management”WSMan cmdlets allow access to any device that complies with CIM and WSMan standardsThe WinRM service in Windows implements the server role of the WSMan protocolMicrosoft extensions to WSMan enable PowerShell remoting (1-1, 1-many, many-1)

WMIMicrosoft’s implementation of CIMMature infrastructure. Increasing body of providersWSMAN starts a new round of infrastructure investment

W7 & WS08/R2CIM version 2.17.1 compatibilityDMTF Profile discovery

Interop namespaceCross-namespace association traversal

Themes going forwardSupport language standardsEasier programming modelsPerformance and resource consumptionTighter integration with PowerShell

PowerShell

Microsoft’s strategic AUTOMATION ENGINEProvides BOTH

Shell and scripting experience for end usersManagement infrastructure and instrumentation for developers

Accesses everything from anywhere and glues it together

CECDataAdaptersCmdlets for WebServices, nativecode, WSMAN, ADRemoting

1->1, 1->N, N->1 HTTP, proxies, credentials, implicit remoting, delegated admin

Supports a great ecosystem of administrators and partners

PowerShell in Server Core

Full Command Line PowerShellScripts and cmdlets are limited like any other code or scriptInstalling PowerShell

Dism /Online /Enable-Feature /FeatureName:MicrosoftWindowsPowerShell

RemotingDisable-PSSessionConfigurationEnable-PSRemotingEnable-PSSessionConfigurationEnter-PSSessionExit-PSSessionExport-PSSessionGet-PSSessionGet-PSSessionConfigurationImport-PSSessionInvoke-CommandNew-PSSessionNew-PSSessionOptionNew-WebServiceProxyRegister-PSSessionConfigurationRemove-PSSessionSet-PSSessionConfiguration

Custom SessionsDisable-PSSessionConfigurationEnable-PSSessionConfigurationGet-PSSessionConfigurationNew-PSSessionOptionRegister-PSSessionConfigurationSet-PSSessionConfigurationUnregister-PSSessionConfiguration

Background JobsGet-JobReceive-JobRemove-JobStart-JobStop-JobWait-Job

TransactionsComplete-TransactionGet-TransactionStart-TransactionUndo-TransactionUse-Transaction

DebuggingDisable-PSBreakpointEnable-PSBreakpointGet-PSBreakpointGet-PSCallStack Remove-PSBreakpointSet-PSBreakpoint

Type ConversionAdd-TypeConvertFrom-CsvConvertFrom-StringDataConvertTo-CsvConvertTo-Xml

DiagnosticsClear-EventLogExport-CounterGet-CounterGet-HotfixGet-WinEventImport-CounterLimit-EventLogNew-EventLogRemove-EventLogShow-EventLogWrite-EventLog

ComputersAdd-ComputerCheckpoint-ComputerDisable-ComputerRestoreEnable-ComputerRestoreGet-ComputerRestorePointRemove-ComputerReset-ComputerPasswordRestart-ComputerRestore-ComputerStop-ComputerTest-Connection

WMIInvoke-WMIMethodRegister-WMIEvent Remove-WMIObjectSet-WMIInstance

OtherClear-HistoryDebug-ProcessExport-FormatDataGet-FormatDataGet-RandomImport-LocalizedDataOut-GridViewSelect-XmlSend-MailMessageSet-StrictModeStart-ProcessTest-ComputerSecureChannelUpdate-ListWait-Process

ModulesExport-ModuleMemberGet-ModuleImport-ModuleNew-ModuleNew-ModuleManifestRemove-ModuleTest-ModuleManifest

EventingGet-EventGet-EventSubscriber New-EventRegister-EngineEventRegister-ObjectEventRemove-EventUnregister-Event Wait-Event

WS-ManConnect-WSManDisable-WSManCredSSPDisconnect-WSManEnable-WSManCredSSPGet-WSManCredSSPGet-WSManInstanceInvoke-WSManActionNew-WSManInstanceNew-WSManSessionOptionRemove-WSManInstanceSet-WSManInstanceSet-WSManQuickConfigTest-WSMan

Over 100 New Built-In CmdletsHundreds more from partners

16 New Partners in Windows 7 & WS08 R270+ active internal partners

Exchange Server • Windows Diagnostics • Server Manager • SQL Server • Active Directory • Failover Clustering • System Center Operations Manager • Windows Backup • Server Migration • System Center Virtual Machine Manager • Best Practices Analyzer • Active Directory Rights Management Services • Internet Information Services • Background Intelligent Transfer Service • System Center Data Protection Manager • Network Load Balancing • Remote Desktop Services • Group Policy • WS-Management • AppLocker • WMI

WMI “vs” PowerShell

Formal Standards-based managementFormal schemas and protocolsNice world when you can get it.CIM & WMI

InformalGlue together text, COM, WS, AD, .NET, XML, native code, etc.Create your own abstractions and/or community scriptsCope with the world as you find it PowerShell

Microsoft Baseline Configuration Analyzer 2.0

Downloadable tool that performs best practice analysis

Server: Windows Server 2003 and aboveClient: Vista and above

Available in command line and UIEnhanced WS08 R2 BPA engine

Multi-machine capabilityCompositionParameterized executionSeparation of “Discovery” and “Analysis”

Community ResourcesTeam blog: http://blogs.msdn.com/PowerShellNewsgroup: Microsoft.Public.Windows.PowerShellPowerShell Community: http://www.powershellcommunity.orgChannel 9: http://channel9.msdn.com/tags/PowerShellWiki: http://channel9.msdn.com/wiki/default.aspx/Channel9.WindowsPowerShellWikiScript Center: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/hubs/msh.mspxCodePlex: http://codeplex.com/Project/ProjectDirectory.aspx?TagName=powershellBooks

PowerShell in Action by Bruce Payettehttp://manning.com/powershellWindows PowerShell Cookbook by Lee Holmes http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/9780596528492/index.htmlProfessional Windows PowerShell Programming http://www.wrox.com/WileyCDA/WroxTitle/productCd-0470173939.htmlMany others…

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Downloads

WMFhttp://support.microsoft.com/kb/968929

MBCA V2.0http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=1b6e9026-f505-403e-84c3-a5dea704ec67

Call to Action

Provide your managed components as:WMI providersCIM schema surfaced via WSMANPowerShell Cmdlets

Consume BOTH WMI and PowerShell managed objectsEvaluate how WMF can help you provide/consume remote management capabilitiesUse the WMF & MBCA V2.0 in your productsLet us know what you need

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