Formations

Module 1: Getting started with Windows PowerShell

• Module Overview

• Lesson 1: Overview and background of Windows PowerShell

• Lab A: Configuring Windows PowerShell

• Lesson 2: Understanding command syntax

• Lesson 3: Finding commands

• Lab B: Finding and running basic commands

• Module Review and Takeaways

Module 2: Cmdlets for administration

• Module Overview

• Lesson 1: Active Directory administration cmdlets

• Lesson 2: Network configuration cmdlets

• Lesson 3: Other server administration cmdlets

• Lab: Windows administration

• Module Review and Takeaways

Module 3: Working with the Windows PowerShell pipeline

• Module Overview

• Lesson 1: Understanding the pipeline

• Lesson 2: Selecting, sorting, and measuring objects

• Lab A: Using the pipeline

• Lesson 3: Filtering objects out of the pipeline

• Lab B: Filtering objects

• Lesson 4: Enumerating objects in the pipeline

• Lab C: Enumerating objects

• Lesson 5: Sending pipeline data as output

• Lab D: Sending output to a file

• Module Review and Takeaways

Module 4: Understanding how the pipeline works

• Module Overview

• Lesson 1: Passing pipeline data

• Lesson 2: Advanced techniques for passing pipeline data

• Lab: Working with pipeline parameter binding

• Module Review and Takeaways

• xivAutomating Administration with Windows PowerShell

Module 5: Using PSProviders and PSDrives

• Module Overview

• Lesson 1: Using PSProviders

• Lesson 2: Using PSDrives

• Lab: Using PSProviders and PSDrives

• Module Review and Takeaways

Module 6: Querying management information by using CIM and WMI

• Module Overview

• Lesson 1: Understanding CIM and WMI

• Lesson 2: Querying data by using CIM and WMI

• Lesson 3: Making changes by using CIM and WMI

• Lab: Working with CIM and WMI

• Module Review and Takeaways

Module 7: Working with variables, arrays, and hash tables

• Module Overview

• Lesson 1: Using variables

• Lesson 2: Manipulating variables

• Lesson 3: Manipulating arrays and hash tables

• Lab: Working with variables

• Module Review and Takeaways

Module 8: Basic scripting

• Module Overview

• Lesson 1: Introduction to scripting

• Lesson 2: Scripting constructs

• Lesson 3: Importing data from files

• Lab: Basic scripting

• Module Review and Takeaways

Module 9: Advanced scripting

• Module Overview

• Lesson 1: Accepting user input

• Lesson 2: Overview of script documentation

• Lab A: Accepting data from users

• Lesson 3: Troubleshooting and error handling

• Lesson 4: Functions and modules

• Lab B: Implementing functions and modules

• Module Review and Takeaways

• Automating Administration with Windows PowerShell xv

Module 10: Administering remote computers

• Module Overview

• Lesson 1: Using basic Windows PowerShell remoting

• Lesson 2: Using advanced Windows PowerShell remoting techniques

• Lab A: Using basic remoting

• Lesson 3: Using PSSessions

• Lab B: Using PSSessions

• Module Review and Takeaways

Module 11: Using background jobs and scheduled jobs

• Module Overview

• Lesson 1: Using background jobs

• Lesson 2: Using scheduled jobs

• Lab: Using background jobs and scheduled jobs

• Module Review and Takeaways

Module 12: Using advanced Windows PowerShell techniques

• Module Overview 12-1

• Lesson 1: Creating profile scripts

• Lesson 2: Using advanced techniques

• Lab: Practicing advanced techniques

• Module Review and Takeaways