This course provides students with the fundamental knowledge and skills to use PowerShell for administering and automating administration of Windows servers.

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Learning Objectives

After completing this course, students will be able to:
Describe the functionality of Windows PowerShell and use it to run and find basic commands.
Identify and run cmdlets for local system administration.
Work with the Windows PowerShell pipeline.
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.
Create basic scripts in Windows PowerShell.
Administer remote computers with Windows PowerShell.
Manage Azure resources with PowerShell.
Manage Microsoft 365 services with PowerShell.
Use background jobs and scheduled jobs.

1

  • Getting started with Windows PowerShell

  • Windows PowerShell overview
    Understand Windows PowerShell command syntax
    Find commands and get help in Windows PowerShell
2

  • Windows PowerShell for local systems administration

  • Active Directory Domain Services administration cmdlets
    Network configuration cmdlets
    Server administration cmdlets
    Windows PowerShell in Windows 10
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
4

  • Using PSProviders and PSDrives

  • Using PSProviders
    Using PSDrives
5

  • Querying management information by using CIM and WMI

  • Understand CIM and WMI
    Query data by using CIM and WMI
    Make changes by using CIM and WMI
6

  • Working with variables, arrays, and hash tables

  • Use variables
    Manipulate variables
    Manipulate arrays and hash tables
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
8

  • Administering remote computers with Windows PowerShell

  • Use basic Windows PowerShell remoting
    Use advanced Windows PowerShell remoting techniques
    Use PSSessions
9

  • Managing Azure resources with PowerShell

  • Azure PowerShell
    Introduce Azure Cloud Shell
    Manage Azure VMs with PowerShell
    Manage storage and subscriptions
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
11

  • Using background jobs and scheduled jobs

  • Use background jobs
    Use scheduled jobs

Audience

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.

Language

English

Prerequisites

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

$2,975

Length: 5.0 days (40 hours)

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