Automating Administration with Windows PowerShell®

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Course Details

Automating Administration with Windows PowerShell®

Course Code: 10961

Duration: 5 days

Prerequisite:

Before attending this course, students must have:

Previous Windows Server and Windows Client management knowledge and hands on experience.
Experience installing and configuring Windows Server into existing enterprise environments, or as standalone installations.
Knowledge and experience of network adapter configuration, basic Active Directory user administration, and basic disk configuration.
Knowledge and hands on experience specifically with Windows Server 2012/Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows 8/Windows 8.1 would be of benefit but is not essential.

Course Description:

This five day course provides students with the fundamental knowledge and skills to use Windows PowerShell 4.0 for administering and automating administration of Windows based servers. It focuses on primary Windows PowerShell command-line features and techniques, and will provide prerequisite skills supporting a broad range of Microsoft products, including Windows Server, Windows Client, Exchange Server, SharePoint Server, SQL Server, System Center, and more. 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) will serve as the example for the techniques being taught.

Course Objectives:

After completing this course, students will be able to:

Understand the basic concepts behind Windows PowerShell
Work with the Pipeline
Understand How the Pipeline Works
Use PSProviders and PSDrives
Format Output
Use WMI and CIM
Prepare for Scripting
Moving From a Command to a Script to a Module
Administer Remote Computers
Put the various Windows PowerShell components together
Use Background Jobs and Scheduled Jobs
Use Advanced PowerShell Techniques and Profiles

Intended Audience:

This course is intended for IT Professionals already experienced in general Windows Server and Windows Client administration or already experienced in administering and supporting Application servers and services including applications like Exchange, SharePoint, and SQL. It is broadly intended for students who want to use Windows PowerShell to automate administrative tasks from the command line, using any Microsoft or independent software vendor (ISV) product that supports Windows PowerShell manageability. This course is not intended to be a scripting or programming course, and includes only basic coverage of scripting and programming topics. Students are not expected to have prior scripting or programming experience, and are not expected to have prior Windows PowerShell experience

Course Outline:

Module 1: Getting Started with Windows PowerShell

Overview and Background
Finding and Learning Commands
Running Commands

Module 2: Working with the Pipeline

Understanding the Pipeline
Selecting, Sorting, and Measuring Objects
Converting, Exporting, and Importing Objects
Filtering Objects Out of the Pipeline
Enumerating Objects in the Pipeline

Module 3: Understanding How the Pipeline Works

Passing Data in the Pipeline By Value
Passing Data in the Pipeline By Property Name

Module 4: Using PSProviders and PSDrives

Using PSProviders
Using PSDrives

Module 5: Formatting Output

Using Basic Formatting
Using Advanced Formatting
Redirecting Formatted Output

Module 6: Querying Management Information by Using WMI and CIM

Understanding WMI and CIM
Querying Data with WMI and CIM
Making Changes by Using WMI and CIM

Module 7: Preparing for Scripting

Using Variables
Scripting Security

Module 8: Moving From a Command to Script to Module

Moving From Command to Script
Moving From Script to Function to Module
Implementing Basic Error Handling
Using Basic Scripting Constructs
Exploring Other Scripting Features

Module 9: Administering Remote Computers

Using Basic Remoting
Using Advanced Remoting Techniques
Using Remoting Sessions

Module 10: Putting it All Together

Provisioning a New Server Core Instance

Module 11: Using Background Jobs and Scheduled Jobs

Using Background Jobs
Using Scheduled Jobs

Module 12: Using Profiles and Advanced PowerShell Techniques

Using Advanced PowerShell Techniques
Creating Profile Scripts
Working With Alternative Credentials