Automating Administration with Windows PowerShell

Test Pass Academy has expert Microsoft instructors that have been doing Microsoft Client training back since the Microsoft NT days. This 10961C - Automating Administration with Windows PowerShell course is taught by world class Microsoft Certified Trainers who have hands-on practical experience. Our experts have a vast understanding of PowerShell and a remarkable teaching ability making it easy to learn and start using PowerShell right away. This 5 day bootcamp is geared for Corporations, Government, Military and Contractors seeking timely training and certification.

5 Day Microsoft Authorized Automating Administration with Windows PowerShell 5.1: Train-Test-Pass!

During the Course you will be immersed in the following topics and Hands-on Labs:

Class Outline:

Windows PowerShell

• Overview and Background
• Finding and Running Commands

 Cmlets for administration

• Active Directory administration cmdlets
• Network configuration cmdlets
• Other server administration cmdlets

 Working with the Windows PowerShell Pipeline

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

 How the Pipeline Works

• Passing the Pipeline Data
• Advanced Considerations for Pipeline Data

 Using PSProviders and PSDrives

• PSProviders and PSDrives

 Querying System Information Using WMI and CIM

• Querying Data with WMI/CIM
• Making Changes with WMI/CIM 

 Working with Variables, Arrays, and Hash Tables

• Using Variables
• Manipulating Arrays and Hash Tables

 Basic Scripting

• Introduction to Scripting
• Scripting Constructs
• Importing Data from Files

 Advanced Scripting

• Accepting User Input
• Overview of Script Documentation
• Troubleshooting and Error Handling
• Functions and Modules

 Administering Remote Computers

• Using Basic Windows PowerShell Remoting
• Using PSSessions
• Using Advanced Remoting Techniques

 Using Background Jobs and Scheduled Jobs

• Using Background Jobs
• Using Scheduled Jobs

 Using Advanced PowerShell Techniques and Profiles

• Using Advanced PowerShell Techniques

Hands-on Labs:

Configure Windows PowerShell

• Configure the Console Application
• Configure the ISE Application

 Find and Run Basic Commands

• Finding commands
• Running commands
• Using the About files

 Windows Administration

• Creating and managing Active Directory objects
• Configuring network settings on Windows Server
• Creating a web site

 Use the Pipeline

• Select and Sort Data

 Filtering Objects

 Enumerating Objects

 Sending Output to a File

• Exporting user information to a file

 Work with Pipeline Parameter Binding

• Predict Pipeline Behavior

 Use PSProviders and PSDrives

• Create a new folder on a remote computer
• Create a registry key for future scripts
• Create a new Active Directory group
• Work with WMI and CIM
• Locate and query information with WMI and CIM

 Working with Variables

• Working with variable types
• Using arrays
• Using hash tables
• Using hash tables

 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

 Accepting Data from Users

• Querying disk information from remote computers
• Updating the script to use alternate credentials
• Documenting a script

 Implementing Functions and Modules

• Creating a logging function
• Adding error handling to a script
• Converting a function to a module

 Using Basic Remoting

• Enabling remoting on the local computer
• Performing one-to-one remoting
• Performing one-to-many remoting

 Using PSSessions

• Using implicit remoting
• Managing multiple computers

 Using Background Jobs and Scheduled Jobs

• Starting and managing jobs
• Creating a scheduled job

 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