Automating Administration with PowerShell

COURSE OUTLINE

Module 1: Getting started with Windows PowerShell

• Windows PowerShell overview
• Understan Windows PowerShell command syntax
• Find commands and get help in Windows PowerShell
• Lab : Configuring Windows PowerShell, and finding and running commands

Module 2: Windows PowerShell for local systems administration

• Active Directory Domain Services administration cmdlets
• Network configuration cmdlets
• Server administration cmdlets
• Windows PowerShell in Windows 10
• Lab : Performing local system administration with 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

Module 4: Using PSProviders and PSDrives

• Using PSProviders
• Using PSDrives
• Lab : Using PSProviders and PSDrives with PowerShell

Module 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
• Lab : Querying information by using WMI and CIM

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

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

Module 8: Administering remote computers with Windows PowerShell

• Use basic Windows PowerShell remoting
• Use advanced Windows PowerShell remoting techniques
• Use PSSessions
• Lab : Performing remote administration with PowerShell

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

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

Module 11: Using background jobs and scheduled jobs

• Use background jobs
• Use scheduled jobs
• Lab : Jobs management with PowerShell