Training: Automating Administration with PowerShell

Ref. AZ-040T00

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Duration:

5

days

Exam:

Not certifying

Level:

Advanced

Funding:

Temptraining

ITTA | Trainings | IT Pro | Systems and Networking | Automating Administration with PowerShell

Description

This course provides students with the fundamental knowledge and skills to use PowerShell for administering and automating administration of Windows servers. This course provides students the skills to identify and build the command they require to perform a specific task. In addition, students learn how to build scripts to accomplish advanced tasks such as automating repetitive tasks and generating reports. This course provides prerequisite skills supporting a broad range of Microsoft products, including Windows Server, Windows Client, Microsoft Azure, and Microsoft 365. 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 products, will serve as the example for the techniques this course teaches.

Participant profiles

IT Professionals who are already experienced in general Windows Server, Windows client, Azure, and Microsoft 365 administration
IT Professionals already experienced in server administration, including Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft SharePoint Server, and Microsoft SQL Server

Objectives

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

Prerequisites

Experience with Windows networking technologies and implementation
Experience with Windows Server administration, maintenance, and troubleshooting

Course content

Module 1: Getting started with Windows PowerShell

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

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

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

Module 4: Using PSProviders and PSDrives

Using PSProviders
Using PSDrives

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

Module 6: Working with variables, arrays, and hash tables

Use variables
Manipulate variables
Manipulate arrays and hash tables

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

Module 8: Administering remote computers with Windows PowerShell

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

Module 9: Managing Azure resources with PowerShell

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

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

Module 11: Using background jobs and scheduled jobs

Use background jobs
Use scheduled jobs

Documentation

Access to Microsoft Learn (online learning content)

Lab / Exercises

Official Microsoft Labs

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Temptraining funding

ITTA is a partner of Temptraining, the continuing education fund for temporary workers. This training fund can subsidize continuing education for anyone who works for an employer subject to the Collective Work Agreement (CCT) Rental of services.