Overview:
This three-day instructor-led course will provide you with the knowledge and skills to utilise Windows PowerShell for administering and automating administration of Windows Server 2008. The course focuses on cmdlets, script structure and flow control, language syntax, and implementation details of scripting administrative tasks using COM, WMI, and .NET foundations.
Please note: Elements of this syllabus are subject to change.
Learning Method:
This course will be presented using a combination of lectures, group discussions and practical exercises. Each student will be provided with a comprehensive set of course notes. This hands-on course combines exercises and practical work to solidify learning.
Who will benefit from this course?
This course is designed for Windows administrators interested in automating Windows Server 2008 administration tasks, as well as those people looking for a full-featured interactive command-line environment for Windows operating systems. Windows end users or developers who need to understand what is involved in Windows administration or command-line environments may also find this course helpful.
Pre-requisites:
Before attending this course, you should have completed Course 6430: Managing and Maintaining Windows Server 2008 Servers, or have equivalent knowledge of administrative tasks.
In addition, it is recommended, but not required, that you have completed Course 2433: Microsoft Visual Basic Scripting Edition and Microsoft Windows Script Host Essentials, or have equivalent knowledge of scripting and automation in Windows.
What can you expect to gain from this course?
After completing this course, you will be able to:
- install and launch Windows PowerShell
- work with basic objects in Windows PowerShell, including using cmdlets, data types, variables, and fundamental object-based information models
- implement sequences of operations by putting them together into a pipeline
- control the formatting of the resultant set of objects that are emitted at the end of a pipeline
- implement sequences of operations by putting them together into a script
- implement flow control within scripts and define functions and filters to help modularise complex scripts
- manipulate files and registry values
- manage disk storage volumes, shadow copies, shared folders, and Terminal Server using WMI in Windows PowerShell
- administer and maintain Active Directory directory services using Windows PowerShell
- maintain Group Policy using Windows PowerShell
- maintain Web services and applications using Windows PowerShell
Course Content:
Module 1:Introduction to Microsoft Windows PowerShell
- This module explains how to name, declare, assign values to, and use variables. It also describes how to store data in an array.
- Introduction to Windows PowerShell
- Installing Windows PowerShell in Windows Server 2008
- Exercise 1: Implementing Windows PowerShell
- Installing Windows PowerShell
- Customising Windows PowerShell
Module 2:Overview of Microsoft Windows PowerShell
- This module explains basic concepts in Windows PowerShell, including objects, variables, cmdlets, and pipelines. It describes how to invoke available cmdlets and aliases, assign aliases. The module also includes demonstrations of tab expansion and basic operators.
- Overview of Objects
- Working with Cmdlets
- Tab Expansion, Aliases, and History
- Using Variables and Types
- Exercise 1: Working with Windows PowerShell Cmdlets, Aliases, Objects, and Variables
- Learning Cmdlets and Defining Aliases
- Holding the Output of a Cmdlet
Module 3:Building Pipelines for Assembly-Line Style Processing
- This module explains basic concepts in Windows PowerShell, including objects, variables, cmdlets, and pipelines. It describes how to invoke available cmdlets and aliases, assign aliases. The module also includes demonstrations of tab expansion and basic operators.
- Connecting the Pipeline
- Using Arrays
- Filtering and Iterating Through the Pipeline
- Reordering Objects in a Pipeline
- Exercise 1: Implementing Pipelines in Windows PowerShell
- Evaluating Process Properties Using the Get-Member Cmdlet
- Calculating Process Memory Usage
- Using Associative Array Variables
- Sorting and Selecting Elements from a Resultant Set of Data
Module 4:Managing Processes and Formatting Cmdlet Output
- This module explains basic concepts in Windows PowerShell, including objects, variables, cmdlets, and pipelines. It describes how to invoke available cmdlets and aliases, assign aliases. The module also includes demonstrations of tab expansion and basic operators.
- Controlling Tasks and Processes in Microsoft Windows PowerShell
- Presenting Information with Specific Formatting
- Exercise 1: Controlling Output Formatting and Process Control with Windows PowerShell
- Implementing Basic Formatting Control
- Formatting with the -f operator
- Implementing Advanced Formatting
Module 5:Implementing Scripts to Perform a Sequence of Operations
- This module explains basic concepts in Windows PowerShell, including objects, variables, cmdlets, and pipelines. It describes how to invoke available cmdlets and aliases, assign aliases. The module also includes demonstrations of tab expansion and basic operators.
- Writing Windows PowerShell Scripts
- Security in Windows PowerShell
- Scripting Life-Cycle Methodologies
- Customising Windows PowerShell with Profiles
- Exercise 1: Implementing Scripts in Windows PowerShell
- Writing and Running a Script
- Customising Profiles
Module 6:Implementing Flow Control and Functions
- This module explains basic concepts in Windows PowerShell, including objects, variables, cmdlets, and pipelines. It describes how to invoke available cmdlets and aliases, assign aliases. The module also includes demonstrations of tab expansion and basic operators.
- Controlling the Flow of Execution Within Scripts
- Iteration Flow Control
- Developing and Using Functions
- Exercise 1: Implementing Functions and Flow Control in Windows PowerShell
- Writing and Running a Script
- Adding Flow Control in a Script
- Creating Functions
- Customising Profiles
Module 7:Working with Files, the Registry, and Certificate Stores
- This module explains how to write scripts that perform specific tasks, such as searching files for particular text and modifying all matching files, or searching the event logs for events that match specific criteria. It also describes how to access data stores, the file store, the registry, certificate stores, and other stores, use wildcards and regular expressions, and import and export aliases and objects.
- Using Cmdlets to Access Data Stores
- Using Providers to Access the Registry and Certificate Store
- Filtering and Selecting with Regular Expressions
- Implementing Event Log Management
- Moving Objects In and Out of Files
- Exercise 1: Working with Files, the Registry, and Certificate Stores
- Searching for Certain Files
- Modifying Registry Entries
- Generating Reports
- Generating Reports on the Security Log
- Comparing Files
Module 8:Using Microsoft Windows PowerShell with WMI
- This module explains how to use WMI to access system features, enumerate, defragment, and mount disk volumes in Windows PowerShell. Listing and configuring volume shadow copies, listing and creating shared folders with WMI, and configuring Terminal Server are also discussed.
- Introduction to WMI Objects
- Managing Disk Volumes Using Windows PowerShell with WMI
- Managing Shadow Copies Using Windows PowerShell with WMI
- Managing Shared Folders with Windows PowerShell
- Configuring Terminal Server Using Windows PowerShell with WMI
- Exercise 1: Managing Disk Volumes with Windows PowerShell
- Using WMI Classes in Windows PowerShell
- Managing Disk Volumes in Windows PowerShell
- Configuring Terminal Server Properties
Module 9:Administering Active Directory with Microsoft Windows PowerShell
- This module explains how to write scripts to perform Active Directory administration tasks such as changing the domain functional level, moving FSMO roles, and creating and modifying objects such as groups and user accounts. Managing relationships between user accounts and groups is also demonstrated.
- Administering Domains and Forests Using .NET Objects
- Managing User Accounts and Groups Using COM Objects
- Managing Relationships Between Users and Groups
- Exercise 1: Administering Active Directory with Windows PowerShell
- Using COM Objects
- Managing Active Directory Domain and Forest Properties
- Maintaining Active Directory with ADSI
- Maintaining Relationships in Active Directory with ADSI
Module 10:Administering Group Policy in Microsoft Windows PowerShell
- This module explains how to write scripts to perform Active Directory administration tasks such as changing the domain functional level, moving FSMO roles, and creating and modifying objects such as groups and user accounts. Managing relationships between user accounts and groups is also demonstrated.
- Managing GPOs Using the GPMC COM Interface
- Using XML with Group Policy
- Managing Group Policy Settings
- Reporting Group Policy
- Exercise 1: Administering Group Policy in Microsoft Windows PowerShell
- Using COM Objects in Windows PowerShell
- Generating Group Policy Change Reports
- Copying Group Policy Settings
Module 11:Managing Internet Information Services 7.0
- This module explains how to write scripts to manage IIS 7.0 properties and report IIS statistics. It also describes how to create and manage Web sites.
- Comparing IIS 7.0 Windows PowerShell Management Interfaces
- Administering IIS 7.0 with Windows PowerShell
- Exercise 1: Managing Web Sites in IIS with Windows PowerShell
- Managing IIS 7.0 Properties
- Reporting IIS Statistics