Windows Management Frameowork 3.0 has been released as part of Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012. To download Windows Management Framework 3.0 for Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 SP2, please go to the Windows Management Framework 3.0 page.
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WMF3 0 RC Release Notes.docx
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2/27/2013
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NOTE: Windows Management Framework 3.0 has been released as part of Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012. To download Windows Management Framework 3.0 for Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 SP2, please go to the Windows Management Framework 3.0 page.
This software is a pre-release version. Features and behavior are likely to change before the final release.
This preview release is designed to enable the community to experience and review the preliminary designs and direction of key features in Windows PowerShell 3.0 and to solicit feedback before features are finalized. Please download and read the release notes for important information related to changes in behavior from Windows PowerShell 2.0 and a list of known issues with this release. Bugs and Suggestions may be logged through Microsoft Connect.
Windows Management Framework 3.0 makes some updated management functionality available to be installed on Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 & Windows Server 2008 SP2. Windows Management Framework 3.0 contains Windows PowerShell 3.0, WMI & WinRM.
Windows PowerShell 3.0
Some of the new features in Windows PowerShell 3.0 include:
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Workflows
Workflows that run long-running activities (in sequence or in parallel) to perform complex, larger management tasks, such as multi-machine application provisioning. Using the Windows Workflow Foundation at the command line, Windows PowerShell workflows are repeatable, parallelizable, interruptible, and recoverable.
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Robust Sessions
Robust sessions that automatically recover from network failures and interruptions and allow you to disconnect from the session, shut down the computer, and reconnect from a different computer without interrupting the task.
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Scheduled Jobs
Scheduled jobs that run regularly or in response to an event.
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Delegated Administration
Commands that can be executed with a delegated set of credentials so users with limited permissions can run critical jobs
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Simplified Language Syntax
Simplified language syntax that make commands and scripts look a lot less like code and a lot more like natural language.
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Cmdlet Discovery
Improved cmdlet discovery and automatic module loading that make it easier to find and run any of the cmdlets installed on your computer.
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Show-Command
Show-Command, a cmdlet and ISE Add-On that helps users find the right cmdlet, view its parameters in a dialog box, and run it.
WMI
WMI in Windows Management Framework 3.0 introduces:
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A new provider development model
This new model brings down the cost of provider development and removes the dependency on COM.
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A new MI Client API to perform standard CIM operations.
The API can be used to interact with any standard WsMan + CIMOM implementation, allowing management applications on Windows to manage non-Windows computers.
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The ability to write Windows PowerShell cmdlets in native code
The new WMI Provider APIs supports an extended Windows PowerShell semantics API allowing you to provide rich Windows PowerShell semantics. e.g., Verbose, Error, Warning, WhatIf, Confirm, Progress
WinRM
With Windows Management Framework 3.0:
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Connections are more robust
Session disconnect and reconnect, with or without client session reconstruction, allows long-running tasks to continue even when the session in which they were started is closed and the client computer is shut down. This feature also allows administrators to reconnect from different computers to check the status of remote running tasks and get results.
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Connections are more resilient
In Windows PowerShell 3.0, connections can survive short-term network failures; the client-server connection is not severed at the first sign of trouble. If network problems persist, the client is safely disconnected and can reconnect by using the Connect-PSSession or Receive-PSSession cmdlets.
Windows PowerShell Web Service
Windows PowerShell Web Service enables an administrator to expose a set of PowerShell cmdlets as a RESTful web endpoint accessible via the (Open Data Protocol (OData). This provides remote access to invoke cmdlets from both Windows and non-Windows clients.
Server Manager CIM Provider
The Server Manager CIM Provider packaged with Windows Management Framework 3.0 allows you to manage your Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 SP2 servers from Server Manager in Windows Server 2012 RC.
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Supported Operating System
Windows 7 Service Pack 1, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2
Windows Management Framework 3.0 RC requires Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0. You can install Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0 at: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=212547
In addition, the following requirements apply:
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To install Windows PowerShell Integrated Scripting Environment (ISE) for Windows PowerShell 3.0 on computers running Windows Server 2008 R2 with Service Pack 1, before installing Windows Management Framework 3.0 RC, use Server Manager to add the optional Windows PowerShell ISE feature to Windows PowerShell
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Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1) on computers running Windows 7. To install SP1, go to http://windows.microsoft.com/installwindows7sp1
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To install Windows Management Framework 3.0 RC:
- Download the correct package for your operating system and architecture
- Windows 7 Service Pack 1
- 64-bit versions: WINDOWS6.1-KB2506143-x64.MSU
- 32-bit versions: WINDOWS6.1-KB2506143-x86.MSU
- Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
- 64-bit versions: WINDOWS6.1-KB2506143-x64.MSU
- Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2
- 64-bit versions: WINDOWS6.0-KB2506146-x64.MSU
- 32-bit versions: WINDOWS6.0-KB2506146-x86.MSU
- Close all Windows PowerShell windows.
- Uninstall any other versions of Windows Management Framework 3.0.
- Run the MSU file that you downloaded.
For information on troubleshooting the installation, please see the release notes.
To uninstall Windows Management Framework 3.0:
Locate and uninstall the following installed Windows Update:
- KB2506143 - for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
- KB2506146 - for Windows Server 2008 SP2
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