To show how you can create and link GPOs using Windows PowerShell, you will create a new GPO named “BO-1-Desktops” based on the Starter GPO named “Computers-Desktop” which you created in Lesson 1 of this chapter. You will then link the new GPO to the OU named “BO-1-SEA”, which represents the Branch Office #1 in Seattle in the corp.fabrikam.com domain.
You can start by using the Get-StarterGPO cmdlet to confirm that your Starter GPO exists:
PS C:\> Get-GPStarterGPO -Name “Computers-Desktop”
Next, you can use the New-GPO cmdlet to create the new GPO from your Starter GPO as follows:
PS C:\> New-GPO -Name “BO-1-Desktops” -StarterGpoName “Computers-Desktop”
Finally, you can link the new GPO to the targeted OU as follows:
PS C:\> New-GPLink -Name “BO-1-Desktops” `
-Target “ou=BO-1-SEA,dc=corp,dc=fabrikam,dc=com”
Alternatively, by using the Windows PowerShell pipeline feature, you can create and link the GPO using a single command like this:
Get-GPStarterGPO -Name “Computers-Desktop” | New-GPO -Name “BO-1-Desktops” | `
New-GPLink -Target “ou=BO-1-SEA,dc=corp,dc=fabrikam,dc=com”
The above tip was excerpted from Mitch Tulloch’s book Training Guide: Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012 from Microsoft Press.
Mitch is a nine-time recipient of the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) award and a widely recognized expert on Windows administration, deployment and virtualization. For more information see http://www.mtit.com.
