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Automating Administration with Windows PowerShell

  • 21 days
  • 3 upcoming dates

Upcoming dates

All times shown in the class's own timezone. Dates we teach ourselves run once 1 people are booked, so a pair of seats confirms one.

Dates Starts Where Status Seat Book
Oct 26-30 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM PDT Taught by us Live virtual RUNS WITH 1+ $2,995
Dec 7-11 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM PST Taught by us Live virtual RUNS WITH 1+ $2,995
Jan 11-31 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM PST Taught by us Live virtual RUNS WITH 1+ $2,995

About this class

We have 3 scheduled dates of Automating Administration with Windows PowerShell, from Oct 26-30 through Jan 11-31. We teach this one ourselves, with our own instructors and courseware. Seats are $2,995 each over 21 days, courseware included. Book online with a card, or send a purchase order and we will invoice on net 30 terms.

This five-day, instructor-led course provides students with the fundamental knowledge and skills to use PowerShell for administering and automating administration of Windows servers. This course provides students the skills to identify and build the command they require to perform a specific task. In addition, students learn how to build scripts to accomplish advanced tasks such as automating repetitive tasks and generating reports. This course provides prerequisite skills supporting a broad range of Microsoft products, including Windows Server, Windows Client, Microsoft Azure, and Microsoft 365. In keeping with that goal, this course will not focus on any one of those products, although Windows Server, which is the common platform for all of those products, will serve as the example for the techniques this course teaches. This course is intended for IT Professionals who are already experienced in general Windows Server, Windows client, Azure, and Microsoft 365 administration, and who want to learn more about using Windows PowerShell for administration. No prior experience with any version of PowerShell or any scripting language is assumed. This course is also suitable for IT Professionals already experienced in server administration, including Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft SharePoint Server, and Microsoft SQL Server.

Course outline

Module 1 Getting started with Windows PowerShell

  • Windows PowerShell overview
  • Understand Windows PowerShell command syntax
  • Find commands and get help in Windows PowerShell Lab : Configuring Windows PowerShell, and finding and running commands
  • Configuring the Windows PowerShell console application
  • Configuring the Windows PowerShell ISE application
  • Finding and running Windows PowerShell commands
  • Using About files After completing this module, students will be able to:
  • Describe key features of Windows PowerShell, and open and configure it.
  • Discover, learn, and run Windows PowerShell commands.
  • Find Windows PowerShell commands for performing specific tasks.

Module 2 Windows PowerShell for local systems

  • Active Directory Domain Services administration cmdlets
  • Network configuration cmdlets
  • Server administration cmdlets
  • Windows PowerShell in Windows Lab : Performing local system administration with PowerShell
  • Creating and managing Active Directory objects
  • Configuring network settings on Windows Server
  • Creating a website After completing this module, students will be able to:
  • Identify and use cmdlets for AD DS administration.
  • Identify and use cmdlets for network configuration.
  • Identify and use cmdlets for server administration tasks.
  • Manage Windows using PowerShell

Module 3 Working with the Windows PowerShell pipeline

  • Understand the pipeline
  • Select, sort, and measure objects
  • Filter objects out of the pipeline
  • Enumerate objects in the pipeline
  • Send and pass pipeline data as output Lab : Using PowerShell pipeline
  • Selecting, sorting, and displaying data
  • Filtering objects Lab : Using PowerShell pipeline
  • Enumerating objects
  • Converting objects After completing this module, students will be able to:
  • Describe the purpose of the Windows PowerShell pipeline.
  • Select, sort, and measure objects in the pipeline.
  • Filter objects out of the pipeline.
  • Enumerate objects in the pipeline.
  • Send output consisting of pipeline data.

Module 4 Using PSProviders and PSDrives

  • Using PSProviders
  • Using PSDrives Lab : Using PSProviders and PSDrives with PowerShell
  • Creating files and folders on a remote computer
  • Creating a registry key for your future scripts
  • Create a new Active Directory group After completing this module, students will be able to:
  • Use PSProviders.
  • Use PSDrives.

Module 5 Querying management information by using CIM

  • Understand CIM and WMI
  • Query data by using CIM and WMI
  • Make changes by using CIM and WMI Lab : Querying information by using WMI and CIM
  • Querying information by using WMI
  • Querying information by using CIM
  • Invoking methods After completing this module, students will be able to:
  • Differentiate between CIM and WMI.
  • Query management information by using CIM and WMI.
  • Invoke methods by using CIM and WMI.

Module 6 Working with variables, arrays, and hash tables

  • Use variables
  • Manipulate variables
  • Manipulate arrays and hash tables Lab : Using variables, arrays, and hash tables in PowerShell
  • Working with variable types
  • Using arrays
  • Using hash tables After completing this module, students will be able to:
  • Assign a value to variables.
  • Describe how to manipulate variables.
  • Describe how to manipulate arrays and hash tables.

Module 7 Windows PowerShell scripting

  • Introduction to scripting with Windows PowerShell
  • Script constructs
  • Import data from files
  • Accept user input
  • Troubleshooting and error handling
  • Functions and modules Lab : Using scripts with PowerShell
  • Signing a script
  • Processing an array with a ForEach loop
  • Processing items by using If statements
  • Creating users based on a CSV file
  • Querying disk information from remote computers
  • Updating the script to use alternate credentials After completing this module, students will be able to:
  • Run a Windows PowerShell script.
  • Use Windows PowerShell scripting constructs.
  • Import data from a file.
  • Accept user input for a script.
  • Implement error handling for a script.
  • Explain functions and modules.

Module 8 Administering remote computers with Windows

  • Use basic Windows PowerShell remoting
  • Use advanced Windows PowerShell remoting techniques
  • Use PSSessions Lab : Performing remote administration with PowerShell
  • Enabling remoting on the local computer
  • Performing one-to-one remoting
  • Performing one-to-many remoting
  • Using implicit remoting After completing this module, students will be able to:
  • Describe remoting architecture and security.
  • Use advanced Windows PowerShell remoting techniques.
  • Create and manage persistent remoting sessions.

Module 9 Managing Azure resources with PowerShell

  • Azure PowerShell
  • Introduce Azure Cloud Shell
  • Manage Azure VMs with PowerShell
  • Manage storage and subscriptions Lab : Azure resource management with PowerShell
  • Activating the Azure subscription and installing the PowerShell Az module
  • Using Azure Cloud Shell
  • Managing Azure resources with Azure PowerShell After completing this module, students will be able to:
  • Describe, install, and use the Azure PowerShell environment
  • Describe and use Azure Cloud Shell.
  • Manage Azure VMs with PowerShell.
  • Manage Azure storage accounts and subscriptions with Azure PowerShell.

Module 10 Managing Microsoft 365 services with PowerShell

  • Manage Microsoft 365 user accounts, licenses, and groups with PowerShell
  • Manage Exchange Online with PowerShell
  • Manage SharePoint Online with PowerShell
  • Manage Microsoft Teams with PowerShell Lab : Managing Microsoft 365 with PowerShell
  • Managing users and groups in Azure AD
  • Managing Exchange Online
  • Managing SharePoint
  • Managing Microsoft Teams After completing this module, students will be able to:
  • Use PowerShell to manage users, groups, and licenses in Azure AD
  • Manage Exchange Online with PowerShell.
  • Manage SharePoint Online with PowerShell.
  • Manage Microsoft Teams with PowerShell.

Module 11 Using background jobs and scheduled jobs

  • Use background jobs
  • Use scheduled jobs Lab : Jobs management with PowerShell
  • Starting and managing jobs
  • Creating a scheduled job
  • After completing this module, students will be able to:
  • Create and manage background jobs.
  • Create and manage scheduled jobs

Before you attend

Before attending this course, students must have:
Experience with Windows networking technologies and implementation. Experience with Windows Server administration, maintenance, and troubleshooting.

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