PowerShell is a cross-platform task automation solution made up of a command-line shell, a scripting language, and a configuration management framework. PowerShell runs on Windows, Linux, and macOS.

Gain expertise required in this official 5-days Microsoft training course to use PowerShell to administer and automate administration of Windows Servers as well as to build scripts to automate advanced tasks.

Overview

This AZ-040T00: Automating Administration with PowerShell course delivered by Trainocate Malaysia 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.

Skills Covered

  • Review Windows PowerShell
  • Understand the command syntax in Windows PowerShell
  • Find commands and Get‑Help in Windows PowerShell
  • Manage Active Directory Domain Services using PowerShell cmdlets
  • Manage network service settings for Windows devices using PowerShell cmdlets
  • Manage Windows Server settings using PowerShell cmdlets
  • Manage settings for a local Windows machine using PowerShell cmdlets
  • Understand the Windows PowerShell pipeline
  • Select, sort, and measure objects using the pipeline
  • Filter objects out of the pipeline
  • Enumerate objects in the pipeline
  • Send and pass data as output from the pipeline
  • Pass pipeline objects
  • Connect with data stores using PowerShell providers
  • Use PowerShell drives in PowerShell
  • Review CIM and WMI
  • Query configuration information by using CIM and WMI
  • Query and manipulate repository objects by using CIM and WMI methods
  • Manage variables in Windows PowerShell scripts
  • Work with arrays and hash tables in Windows PowerShell scripts
  • Create and run scripts by using Windows PowerShell
  • Work with scripting constructs in Windows PowerShell
  • Import data in different formats for use in scripts by using Windows PowerShell cmdlets
  • Use methods to accept user inputs in Windows PowerShell scripts
  • Troubleshoot scripts and handle errors in Windows PowerShell
  • Use functions and modules in Windows PowerShell scripts
  • Manage single and multiple computers by using Windows PowerShell remoting
  • Use advanced Windows PowerShell remoting techniques
  • Manage persistent connections to remote computers by using Windows PowerShell sessions
  • Review Azure PowerShell module
  • Review the features and tools for Azure Cloud Shell
  • Manage Azure resources with Windows PowerShell
  • Manage users, groups, and licenses in Microsoft Entra ID by using Windows PowerShell
  • Manage Exchange Online by using Windows PowerShell
  • Manage SharePoint Online by using Windows PowerShell
  • Manage Microsoft Teams by using Windows PowerShell
  • Create and manage background jobs using Windows PowerShell
  • Create and manage scheduled jobs using Windows PowerShell

Prerequisites

Before attending this course, students must have:

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

These skills can be gained from the following courses:

Target 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.

Course Curriculum

Module 1: Review Windows PowerShell

  • Introduction
  • Learn about Windows PowerShell
  • Get familiar with Windows PowerShell applications
  • Identify factors to install and use Windows PowerShell
  • Configure the Windows PowerShell console
  • Configure the Windows PowerShell Integrated Scripting Environment (ISE)
  • Use Visual Studio Code with PowerShell
  • Module assessment
  • Summary

Module 2: Understand the command syntax in Windows PowerShell

  • Introduction
  • Discover the structure of PowerShell cmdlets
  • Discover the parameters for using PowerShell cmdlets
  • Review the tab completion feature in PowerShell
  • Display the About files content in PowerShell
  • Module assessment
  • Summary

Module 3: Find commands and Get-Help in Windows PowerShell

  • Introduction
  • Define modules in PowerShell
  • Find cmdlets in PowerShell
  • Use command aliases in PowerShell
  • Use Show-Command and Get-Help in PowerShell
  • Interpret the help file contents and update the local help content in PowerShell
  • Module assessment
  • Summary

Module 4: Manage Active Directory Domain Services using PowerShell cmdlets

  • Introduction
  • Manage user accounts in PowerShell
  • Manage groups and group memberships in PowerShell
  • Manage computer accounts in PowerShell
  • Manage organizational units and Active Directory objects in PowerShell
  • Module assessment
  • Summary

Module 5: Manage network service settings for Windows devices using PowerShell cmdlets

  • Introduction
  • Manage IP addresses in PowerShell
  • Manage IP routing in PowerShell
  • Manage DNS clients in PowerShell
  • Manage Windows Firewall settings in PowerShell
  • Module assessment
  • Summary

Module 6: Manage Windows Server settings using PowerShell cmdlets

  • Introduction
  • Automate management tasks using the Group Policy management cmdlets
  • Manage server roles and services using PowerShell cmdlets
  • Manage Hyper-V Virtual Machines using PowerShell cmdlets
  • Manage Internet Information Services using PowerShell cmdlets
  • Module assessment
  • Summary

Module 7: Manage settings for a local Windows machine using PowerShell cmdlets

  • Introduction
  • Manage Windows 10 using PowerShell
  • Manage permissions with PowerShell
  • Module assessment
  • Summary

Module 8: Understand the Windows PowerShell pipeline

  • Introduction
  • Review Windows PowerShell pipeline and its output
  • Discover object members in PowerShell
  • Control the formatting of pipeline output
  • Module assessment
  • Summary

Module 9: Select, sort, and measure objects using the pipeline

  • Introduction
  • Sort and group objects by property in the pipeline
  • Measure objects in the pipeline
  • Select a set of objects in the pipeline
  • Select object properties in the pipeline
  • Create and format calculated properties in the pipeline
  • Module assessment
  • Summary

Module 10: Filter objects out of the pipeline

  • Introduction
  • Learn about the comparison operators in PowerShell
  • Review basic filter syntax in the pipeline
  • Review advanced filter syntax in the pipeline
  • Optimize the filter performance in the pipeline
  • Module assessment
  • Summary

Module 11: Enumerate objects in the pipeline

  • Introduction
  • Learn about enumerations in the pipeline
  • Review basic syntax to enumerate objects in the pipeline
  • Review advanced syntax to enumerate objects in the pipeline
  • Module assessment

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