Automating Administration with Windows PowerShell

Course Code: 5011

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Overview

The course equips students with the essential skills for identifying and building the command they need for performing specific administration and automation tasks using Windows PowerShell. The course covers how to build scripts to accomplish advanced tasks, such as, automating repetitive tasks and generating reports. The course imparts the prerequisite skills that support a broad range of Microsoft products, such as, Windows Server, Windows Client, Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft SharePoint Server, Microsoft SQL Server, System Center, etc. Since PowerShell is a common platform for all of these Microsoft products, the course helps participants understand different techniques with ample examples.

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Course Delivery

This course is available in the following formats:

Live Classroom
Duration: 5 days

Live Virtual Classroom
Duration: 5 days

What You'll learn

Describe the functionality of Windows PowerShell and use it to run and find basic commands
Identify and run cmdlets for server administration
Work with Windows PowerShell pipeline
Describe the techniques Windows PowerShell pipeline uses
Use PSProviders and PSDrives to work with other forms of storage
Query system information by using WMI and CIM
Work with variables, arrays, and hash tables
Write basic scripts in Windows PowerShell
Write advanced scripts in Windows PowerShell
Administer remote computers
Use background jobs and scheduled jobs
Use advanced Windows PowerShell techniques

Outline

Module 1: Getting started with Windows PowerShell

Overview and background of Windows PowerShell
Understanding command syntax
Finding commands
Lab : Configuring Windows PowerShell
- Configuring the Windows PowerShell console
- Configuring the Windows PowerShell ISE application
Lab: Finding and running basic commands
- Finding commands
- Running commands
- Using the About files

Module 2: Cmdlets for administration

Active Directory administration cmdlets
Network configuration cmdlets
Other server administration cmdlets
Lab : Windows Administration
- Creating and managing Active Directory objects
- Configuring network settings on Windows Server
- Creating a web site

Module 3: Working with the Windows PowerShell pipeline

Understanding the pipeline
Selecting, sorting, and measuring objects
Filtering objects out of the pipeline
Enumerating objects in the pipeline
Sending pipeline data as output
Lab : Using the pipeline
- Selecting, sorting, and displaying data
Lab : Filtering objects
- Filtering objects
Lab : Enumerating objects
- Enumerating objects
Lab : Sending output to a file
- Exporting user information to a file

Module 4: Understanding how the pipeline works

Passing the pipeline data
Advanced considerations for pipeline data
Lab : Working with pipeline parameter binding
- Predicting pipeline behavior

Module 5: Using PSProviders and PSDrives

Using PSProviders
Using PSDrives
Lab : Using PSProviders and PSDrives
- Creating files and folders on a remote computer
- Creating a registry key for your future scripts
- Create a new Active Directory group

Module 7: Working with variables, arrays and hash tables

Using variables.
Manipulating variables.
Manipulating arrays and hash tables.
Lab : Working with variables
- Working with variable types
- Using arrays
- Using hash tables

Module 6: Querying system information by using WMI and CIM

Understanding WMI and CIM
Querying data by using WMI and CIM
Making changes with WMI/CIM
Lab : Working with WMI and CIM
- Querying information by using WMI
- Querying information by using CIM
- Invoking methods

Module 8: Basic Scripting

Introduction to scripting
Scripting constructs
Importing data from files
Lab : Basic scripting
- Setting a script
- Processing an array with a ForEach loop
Processing items by using If statements
- Creating a random password
- Creating users based on a CSV file

Module 9: Advanced Scripting

Accepting user input
Overview of script documentation
Troubleshooting and error handling
Functions and modules
Lab : Accepting data from users
- Querying disk information from remote computers
- Updating the script to use alternate credentials
- Documenting a script
Lab : Implementing functions and modules
- Creating a logging function
- Adding error handling to a script
- Converting a function to a module

Module 10: Administering remote computers

Using basic Windows PowerShell remoting
Using advanced Windows PowerShell remoting techniques
Using PSSessions
Lab : Using basic remoting
- Enabling remoting on the local computer
- Performing one-to-one remoting
- Performing one-to-many remoting
Lab : Using PSSessions
- Using implicit remoting
- Managing multiple computers

Module 11: Using background jobs and scheduled jobs

Using background jobs
Using scheduled jobs
Lab : Using background jobs and scheduled jobs
- Starting and managing jobs
- Creating a scheduled job

Module 12: Using advanced Windows PowerShell techniques

Creating profile scripts
Using advanced techniques
Lab : Practicing advanced techniques
- Creating a profile script
- Verifying the validity of an IP address
- Reporting disk information
- Configuring NTFS permissions
- Creating user accounts with passwords from a CSV file
Lab : Practicing script development

Prerequisites

For attending this course, participants need to have –

Experience with Windows networking technologies and implementation
Experience with Windows Server administration, maintenance, and troubleshooting
Experience with Windows Client administration, maintenance, and troubleshooting
Participants who attend this training can meet the prerequisites by obtaining equivalent knowledge and skills through practical experience as a Windows system administrator