Usage Overview

This section provides an overview of how to use the SystemChecks module.

Core Concepts

SystemChecks is built around the following concepts:

Configuration Files

JSON-based configuration files define comprehensive health check suites. SystemChecks provides a JSON Schema for IntelliSense and validation support in modern editors. See Configuration Files for details.

Checks

Individual validation units that test specific conditions or configurations.

Validators

Components that evaluate check results and determine pass/fail status.

Reporters

Output formatters that present check results in various formats.

Workflow

A typical SystemChecks workflow:

  1. Define your checks
  2. Execute the checks
  3. Review the results
  4. Report findings

Getting Help

For detailed information about specific commands:

# Get help for a specific command
Get-Help <CommandName> -Detailed

# List all available commands
Get-Command -Module systemchecks