Who should take the Automating Administration with Windows PowerShell course?

This course is for IT administrators and system engineers who want to use PowerShell to automate the administration of Windows servers and Microsoft services.

What will I learn in the PowerShell course?

You will learn how to write PowerShell commands and scripts, manage Windows Server, Active Directory, and Microsoft 365 services, use the PowerShell pipeline, and build reusable automation scripts.

Do I need prior PowerShell experience?

No prior PowerShell experience is required, but a working knowledge of Windows Server administration is strongly recommended.

How long is the PowerShell course?

The course runs over five days with instructor-led instruction and hands-on lab exercises.

Does this course prepare me for the AZ-040 exam?

Yes. This course maps directly to the AZ-040T00 Microsoft official curriculum and covers the skills measured in the associated Microsoft certification exam.

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Automating Administration with Windows PowerShell Training (AZ-040T00)

Name: Automating Administration with Windows PowerShell Training (AZ-040T00)
Price: 2995.00 USD
Availability: InStock

This Automating Administration with Windows PowerShell Training 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.

Duration

5 Days

Versions

N/A

$2995.00

Live, Instructor-Led Training

Up to One Year Access to Recorded Course

Hands-On Exercises

Certificate of Completion

Course 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.

Learning Objectives

Upon successful completion of 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.

Course Syllabus

Getting started with Windows PowerShell
- Windows PowerShell overview
- Understand Windows PowerShell command syntax
- Find commands and get help in Windows PowerShell
Windows PowerShell for local systems administration
- Active Directory Domain Services administration cmdlets
- Network configuration cmdlets
- Server administration cmdlets
- Windows PowerShell in Windows 10
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
Using PSProviders and PSDrives
- Using PSProviders
- Using PSDrives
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
Working with variables, arrays, and hash tables
- Use variables
- Manipulate variables
- Manipulate arrays and hash tables
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
Administering remote computers with Windows PowerShell
- Use basic Windows PowerShell remoting
- Use advanced Windows PowerShell remoting techniques
- Use PSSessions
Managing Azure resources with PowerShell
- Azure PowerShell
- Introduce Azure Cloud Shell
- Manage Azure VMs with PowerShell
- Manage storage and subscriptions
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
Using background jobs and scheduled jobs
- Use background jobs
- Use scheduled jobs

Prerequisites

Students attending this course should have experience with Windows networking technologies and implementation as well as experience with Windows Server administration, maintenance, and troubleshooting.

Certification

This course does not align to a specific exam or certification.

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