AZ-040 | Automating Administration with PowerShell

Contents

• Introduction to Windows PowerShell
  • Windows PowerShell Overview
  • Opening and configuring Windows PowerShell
  • Command syntax
  • Finding and executing basic commands
  • The Windows PowerShell help system
• Windows PowerShell for local system administration
  • cmdlets for AD DS administration
  • cmdlets for network configuration
  • cmdlets for server administration
  • Installing and using Windows PowerShell in Windows 10
• Working with the Windows PowerShell pipeline
  • Purpose of the Windows PowerShell pipeline
  • Selecting, sorting, and measuring objects
  • Filtering objects from the pipeline
  • Numbering of objects in the pipeline
  • Sending pipeline data as output
• Using PSProviders and PSDrives
• Querying system information using WMI and CIM
  • Windows Management Instrumentation/Common Information Model (WMI/CIM)
  • Querying data with WMI/CIM
  • Make changes using WMI/CIM
  • Working with variables, arrays, and hash tables
• Windows PowerShell Scripting
  • Introduction to scripting with Windows PowerShell
  • Script constructs
  • Importing data from files
  • User input
  • Troubleshooting and error handling
  • Functions and modules
• Administration of remote computers
  • Remoting architecture and security
  • Advanced remote techniques
  • Persistent Remoting Sessions (PSSessions)
• Managing Azure resources with PowerShell
  • Azure PowerShell
  • Azure Cloud Shell
  • Managing Azure VMs with PowerShell
  • Managing storage and subscriptions
• Managing Microsoft 365 services with PowerShell
  • Managing Microsoft 365 user accounts, licenses, and groups with PowerShell
  • Managing Exchange Online with PowerShell
  • Managing SharePoint Online with PowerShell
  • Managing Microsoft Teams with PowerShell
• Background jobs and scheduled jobs

Goal

This seminar provides the necessary knowledge to administer Windows servers using Windows PowerShell and to automate administrative tasks. Participants learn to identify and create the required commands for specific tasks. Furthermore, they learn how to write scripts to handle advanced requirements such as automating recurring tasks and generating reports.

The seminar covers a wide range of Microsoft products, including Windows Server and clients, Exchange Server, SharePoint Server, SQL Server, and System Center. Windows Server (the common platform for all these products) serves as an example for the techniques taught.

Requirement

• Experience with Windows networking technologies and their implementation
• Experience with administration, maintenance and troubleshooting of Windows servers and clients
• No experience with scripting, programming, or Windows PowerShell is required.

Miscellaneous

• Services already included in the seminar price:
• Catering
• Training materials
• Possible expenses:
• Overnight stays
• further meals