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Tonight on the PowerScripting Podcast we interview Microsoft Cluster MVP Russ Kaufmann

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          Links





          - 
            [http://msmvps.com/blogs/clusterhelp/Default.aspx](http://msmvps.com/blogs/clusterhelp/Default.aspx)


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            [http://www.clusterhelp.com/](http://www.clusterhelp.com/)


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            Clustering cmdlets: [http://blogs.msdn.com/clustering/archive/2008/12/20/9243367.aspx](http://blogs.msdn.com/clustering/archive/2008/12/20/9243367.aspx)


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            More details: [http://msmvps.com/blogs/clusterhelp/archive/2009/08/28/powershell-and-windows-server-2008-failover-clusters.aspx](http://msmvps.com/blogs/clusterhelp/archive/2009/08/28/powershell-and-windows-server-2008-failover-clusters.aspx)


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            Approved verbs: [http://blogs.msdn.com/powershell/archive/2009/07/15/final-approved-verb-list-for-windows-powershell-2-0.aspx](http://blogs.msdn.com/powershell/archive/2009/07/15/final-approved-verb-list-for-windows-powershell-2-0.aspx)


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            NLB cmdlets: [http://blogs.msdn.com/clustering/archive/2008/12/26/9253786.aspx](http://blogs.msdn.com/clustering/archive/2008/12/26/9253786.aspx)









            Questions









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                  EvilEmuofDoom: ## Sorry, did you say CSV was 2008 or 2008 R2?


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                  EBGreen: ##Should the difference between HA clusters vs. Load Balancing clusters vs. parallel computing clusters be brought up?









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            - 
              VMware vExpert Mike Laverick has

a nice script for creating vSwitches

            - 
              [Exporting installed software](http://ict-freak.nl/2009/08/27/powershell-export-installed-software-to-excel/)

to Excel

            - 
              [System Center VMM 2008 R2 cmdlet reference](http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=08a9eeb9-86ff-4a4f-8dfa-165bd701aba9#tm)


            - 
              [Pulling schema properties](http://theexpertscommunity.com/item/show/blog/1334)

from Active Directory with PowerShell

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              [Persist your command history across powershell sessions](http://www.nivot.org/2009/08/15/PowerShell20PersistingCommandHistory.aspx)


            - 
              [A ton of excellent tips for working with Windows Update](http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windows.powershell/browse_thread/thread/93599d6e170f71d7)

from PowerShell.

            - 
              PoshCode.org script:

Get-TopProcess

            Tips







              - 
                [How to configure WinRM (PowerShell remoting) via group policy](http://powershellcommunity.org/Forums/tabid/54/aff/1/aft/4152/afv/topic/afpgj/1/Default.aspx#6133)


              - 
                [Comparing installed hotfixes on server](http://get-powershell.com/2009/08/28/comparing-installed-hotfixes-on-servers/)

(dealing with the side indicator)

              Contest





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