Automate Administration with PowerShell
AZ-040(5 days)
Automate Administration with PowerShell
22.000 DKK
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Description
Maybe you've dabbled in PowerShell and run a few scripts you found online, but now you want to go further with the language and learn to stand on your own two feet.
- What is PowerShell, what can I use it for, and how do I get properly started?
- What is the difference between Windows PowerShell and PowerShell 7?
- Which cmdlets and modules should I use, and how?
- How do I use PowerShell with Azure, Microsoft Entra ID, and Microsoft 365?
- What is the best way to use remoting?
You'll get answers to these questions and much more in this PowerShell course.
The course is concept-focused, with an emphasis on PowerShell syntax and the PowerShell way of thinking, and we demonstrate the theory through concrete code examples. Each module has accompanying exercises, so you get hands-on experience and try out what you've learned.
We use the console for ad hoc scripting and ISE/Visual Studio Code as the editor for longer scripts. We also work with variables and functions, and we look at how to create your own module.
In short, all Microsoft platforms can be controlled and managed in Windows PowerShell. That's why the scripting language is widely used both in Azure and on-premises.
In the course, we go in depth with PSDrives, which are used in many places to expose objects that you can easily navigate. On-premises, for example, they give you access to the Windows Registry and IIS – in the cloud, all Azure resources are available in a PSDrive.
You'll also be introduced to PowerShell's CIM cmdlets, which replace the old WMI queries and are useful for retrieving system information and configuring settings that aren't available directly through PowerShell.
We also spend a lot of time on remoting, a core part of PowerShell for remote administration of servers and desktop machines. Windows PowerShell uses WinRM, while PowerShell 7 also offers SSH. Long-running scripts can be run ad hoc as a job, or they can be attached to a background job and executed on a fixed schedule, for example every night.
We practice creating and managing resources, such as a virtual machine in Azure, which can be created elegantly with the Az module for PowerShell in Cloud Shell. Microsoft Entra ID users and groups are central to all Microsoft 365 services, such as Teams, SharePoint, and Exchange. The Microsoft Graph module offers a number of cmdlets, but you may still need functionality from the old modules.
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Module overview
This learning path introduces you to Windows PowerShell and provides an overview of the product’s functionality. It explains how to open and configure Windows PowerShell, run commands, and use its built-in Help system.
Lessons:
- Review Windows PowerShell
- Understand the command syntax in Windows PowerShell
- Find commands and Get-Help in Windows PowerShell
This learning path covers cmdlets that are commonly used for system administration tasks related to Active Directory, network configuration, server administration, and Windows 10 device administration.
Lessons:
- Manage Active Directory Domain Services using PowerShell cmdlets
- Manage network service settings for Windows devices using PowerShell cmdlets
- Manage Windows Server settings using PowerShell cmdlets
- Manage settings for a local Windows machine using PowerShell cmdlets
This learning path explains the purpose and use of the PowerShell pipeline and use the pipeline to sort, filter, enumerate and display output data for PowerShell cmdlets. It also explains how to pass pipeline objects.
Lessons:
- Understand the Windows PowerShell pipeline
- Select, sort, and measure objects using the pipeline
- Filter objects out of the pipeline
- Enumerate objects in the pipeline
- Send and pass data as output from the pipeline
- Pass pipeline objects
This learning path explains two technologies: PowerShell providers and PowerShell drives, which let you work with many forms of storage by using the commands and techniques that you use to manage the file system.
Lessons:
- Connect with data stores using PowerShell providers
- Use PowerShell drives in PowerShell
This learning path covers Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) and Common Information Model (CIM). These technologies help to access information about a computer. Additionally, both technologies provide local and remote access to management information from the operating system, computer hardware, and installed software.
Lessons:
- Review CIM and WMI
- Query configuration information by using CIM and WMI
- Query and manipulate repository objects by using CIM and WMI methods
This learning path explains how to work with variables, arrays, and hash tables in Windows PowerShell scripts.
Lessons:
- Manage variables in Windows PowerShell scripts
- Work with arrays and hash tables in Windows PowerShell scripts
This learning path explains how to create and modify scripts. It covers useful scripting techniques that include importing data from a file, accepting user input, and error handling.
Lessons:
- Create and run scripts by using Windows PowerShell
- Work with scripting constructs in Windows PowerShell
- Import data in different formats for use in scripts by using Windows PowerShell cmdlets
- Use methods to accept user inputs in Windows PowerShell scripts
- Troubleshoot scripts and handle errors in Windows PowerShell
- Use functions and modules in Windows PowerShell scripts
This learning path covers remoting mainly in its default configuration, using HTTP on port 5985. It describes how to configure remoting to allow for—or require—encryption based on Secure Sockets Layer (SSL).
Lessons:
- Manage single and multiple computers by using Windows PowerShell remoting
- Use advanced Windows PowerShell remoting techniques
- Manage persistent connections to remote computers by using Windows PowerShell sessions
This learning path explains how to install the necessary modules for cloud services management and use PowerShell commands to perform simple administrative tasks on cloud resources such as Azure virtual machines, Azure storage accounts, and Azure subscriptions. The learning path also covers how to use the Azure Cloud Shell environment to perform PowerShell-based or Bash-based administration directly from the Azure portal.
Lessons:
- Review Azure PowerShell module
- Review the features and tools for Azure Cloud Shell
- Manage Azure resources with Windows PowerShell
This learning path explains how to efficiently manage the most commonly used services in Microsoft 365, such as Microsoft Entra ID, Microsoft Exchange Online, Microsoft SharePoint Online, and Microsoft Teams.
Lessons:
- Manage users, groups, and licenses in Microsoft Entra ID by using Windows PowerShell
- Manage Exchange Online by using Windows PowerShell
- Manage SharePoint Online by using Windows PowerShell
- Manage Microsoft Teams by using Windows PowerShell
This learning path explains the jobs feature of Windows PowerShell. Jobs are an extension point in Windows PowerShell, and there are several types of jobs. Each type works slightly differently and has distinct capabilities.
Lessons:
- Create and manage background jobs using Windows PowerShell
- Create and manage scheduled jobs using Windows PowerShell
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