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WHAT’S NEW IN POWERSHELL 2.0? 9
What Is PowerShell, and Why Do You Need It?
CHAPTER 1
example, the following cmdlet would create and enter a new PowerShell session
on Server2:
Enter-PSSession -ComputerName Server2
Your results will look similar to Figure 1.4.
FIGURE 1.4 Remote session
Another key addition to PowerShell 2.0 is the ability to create and run background
jobs. A er you start a background job, you are returned almost immediately to
your interactive PowerShell session.  is allows you to continue to do work in your
PowerShell session, and at any time you can see the status of your background
jobs.  e following command starts a command in the background to get the
existing services:
Start-Job -name Services -scriptblock (Get-Service)
To see the status of background jobs you started in your PowerShell session, you
would run the following command:
Get-Job
Your results will look similar to Figure 1.5.
FIGURE 1.5 Background jobs
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