Automating Administration with PowerShell

Getting started with Windows PowerShell:

• Overview of Windows PowerShell
• Understanding the command syntax of Windows PowerShell
• Finding Commands and Help Information in Windows PowerShell

• Cmdlets for Active Directory Domain Services Management
• Cmdlets for network configuration
• Cmdlets for server management
• Windows PowerShell in Windows 10

• Understanding the pipeline
• Selecting, sorting, and measuring objects
• Filtering objects from the pipeline
• Enumerating objects in the pipeline
• Sending and passing pipeline data as output

• Using PSProviders
• Using PSDrives

• CIM and WMI basics
• Querying data using CIM and WMI
• Making changes using CIM and WMI

• Using variables
• Editing variables
• Editing arrays and hash tables

• Introduction to scripting with Windows PowerShell
• Script constructs
• Importing data from files
• Accepting user input
• Problem and error handling
• Functions and modules

• Basic Use of Windows PowerShell Remoting
• Using Advanced Techniques for Windows PowerShell Remoting
• Using PSSessions

• Azure PowerShell
• Introduction to Azure Cloud Shell
• Managing Azure VMs with PowerShell
• Managing storage and subscriptions

• Managing Microsoft 365 user accounts, licences and groups with PowerShell
• Managing Exchange Online with PowerShell
• Managing SharePoint Online with PowerShell
• Managing Microsoft Teams with PowerShell

• Using background jobs
• Using scheduled jobs

This course is aimed at IT professionals who already have experience of general administration of Windows Server, Windows clients, Azure and Microsoft 365 and who want to learn more about using Windows PowerShell for administration. No prior experience with any version of PowerShell or scripting language is required. This course is also suitable for IT professionals who already have experience in server administration, including Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft SharePoint Server and Microsoft SQL Server.

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

Multi-factor authentication: Please note that multi-factor authentication (MFA) must be enabled in order to access the labs. The use of a mobile phone is essential for setup and verification with MFA. You will also need an app that can generate authentication codes - we recommend the free Microsoft Mobile Phone Authenticator. Please note that it will no longer be possible to use the Labs in future if you do not carry out this procedure.