Audience
This course is intended for anyone interested in PowerShell from Microsoft.
This course is also perfect for Windows administrators.
Prerequisites
Delegates must have a good technical appreciation of the current Windows Operating Systems.
No previous experience of PowerShell is required.
Duration
2 days. Hands on.
An optional third day is available which covers Active Directory Scripting Interface (ADSI) and Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI).
Course Objectives
This course is the first of three, providing 5 days training in total, during which you will learn to use Microsoft’s environment for Windows and server administration: Windows PowerShell.
This course guides you through the essentials of what PowerShell is, how it works, why you can’t afford to live without it, and - most importantly - how to use it to make everyday administrative tasks faster, easier, and more consistent.
Course Content
Day 1
Architecture and Overview.
Navigating Your System.
Key Cmdlets for Windows Administration.
The PowerShell Pipeline.
Objects in the Pipeline: Grouping, Sorting, and More.
Security Features.
WMI Overview.
Day 2
Basic Pipeline Filtering & Comparison Operators.
ADSI Overview and Use.
More Key Cmdlets.
Scripting Overview.
Objects, Variables, Arrays, Escapes.
Working with Scope in PowerShell.
Advanced Operators.
Scripting Constructs: PowerShell’s Scripting Language.
Modularization: Creating PowerShell Scripts, Scriptblocks, and Functions.