WINDOWS POWERSHELL ADMIN

Course Overview :

Microsoft Windows PowerShell command line shell and scripting language helps IT professionals achieve greater control and productivity. Using a new admin-focused scripting language, more than 130 standard command line tools, and consistent syntax and utilities, Windows PowerShell allows IT professionals to more easily control system administration and accelerate automation.

Prerequisites

• Experience with Windows networking technologies and implementation.
• Experience with Windows Server administration, maintenance, and troubleshooting
• Experience with Active Directory technologies and implementation, including Group Policy.
• Experience with Windows Server 2008 Web application server technologies and implementation.

Course Content

Fundamentals for Using Windows PowerShell v2

• • Windows PowerShell Technology Background and Overview
  • Windows PowerShell as an Interactive Command-Line Shell
  • Using the Windows PowerShell Pipeline

Understanding and Using the Formatting System

• • Understanding the Formatting System
  • Using the Formatting System

Core Windows PowerShell Cmdlets

• • Core Cmdlets for Everyday Use
  • Comparison Operators, Pipeline Filtering, and Object Enumeration
  • Advanced Pipeline Techniques

Windows Management Instrumentation

• • Windows Management Instrumentation Overview
  • Using Windows Management Instrumentation

Automating Active Directory Administration

• • Active Directory Automation Overview
  • Managing Users and Groups
  • Managing Computers and Other Directory Objects

Windows PowerShell Scripts

• • Script Security
  • Basic Scripts
  • Parameterized Scripts

Background Jobs and Remote Administration

• • Working with Background Jobs
  • Using Windows PowerShell Remoting

Advanced Windows PowerShell Tips and Tricks

• • Using Profiles
  • Re-Using Scripts and Functions
  • Writing Comment-Based Help

Automating Windows Server 2008 R2 Administration

• • Windows Server 2008 R2 Modules Overview
  • Server Manager Cmdlets Overview
  • Group Policy Cmdlets Overview
  • Troubleshooting Pack Overview
  • Best Practices Analyzer Cmdlets Overview
  • IIS Cmdlets Overview

Reviewing and Reusing Windows PowerShell Scripts

• • Example Script Overview
  • Understanding Scripts

Writing Your Own Windows PowerShell Scripts

• Variables, Arrays, Escaping, and More Operators
• What is Scope?
• Scripting Constructs
• Error Trapping and Handling
• Debugging Techniques
• Modularization