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MS50025A - PowerShell for Administrators

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This three-day hands-on class will introduce administrators to the new Windows command-line shell, Windows PowerShell. Windows PowerShell offers both a command-line interface as well as a scripting environment. With connectivity to Microsoft products such as Microsoft Exchange Server 2007, Microsoft System Center Operations Manager (MOM 2007), and many more, Windows PowerShell provides a consistent interface to more easily control system administration and accelerate automation. It runs on Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2), Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, and Windows Server 2008.

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Prerequisites

Before attending this course, students must have:

Experience administering servers.

This module explains how to name, declare, assign values to, and use variables. It also describes how to store data in an array.

Detailed Class Syllabus

Module 1: Introduction to Windows PowerShell - the Basics

What Is Windows PowerShell?

Installation

Starting Windows PowerShell

PowerShell Commands

Shell Function Commands

Script Commands

Native Commands

Command Line Interface (CLI) Navigation

Windows PowerShell Cmdlets

Wlindows PowerShell Snap-Ins

Windows PowerShell Navigation

Drives

Aliases

Parameters

Help

Variables

Windows PowerShell Profiles

Creating a Profile

Module 2: The Windows PowerShell Pipeline, Scripts, and Syntax

Pipelines

Scripts

Properties and Methods

Object Sorting

Syntax, Special Characters, and Operators

Quotes

Output Redirection

Command Continuation

Special Characters

Operator Precedence

Operators Galore

Module 3: Variables and Data Types, Variable Scopes, and Arrays

Variables and Data Types

More Data Types

Variables with Variables!

Environment Variables

Get-Variable

Set-Variable

New-Variable

Clear-Variable

Remove-Variable

Variable Scopes

Arrays

Associative Arrays

Module 4: Security

Script Execution

Running a Script

Execution Policy

Group Policy for Execution

Script Signing

Local Certificate Authority Creation

Signing Certificate Creation

Signing Scripts Using Certificates

Secure String Creation

Whatif

Requesting Credentials and Using Secure Strings

Module 5: Script Flow Control Statements

Foreach and For

Foreach

For

While/Do While/Do Until

While

Do While

Do Until

Branching with IF and SWITCH

Switch

Break/Continue

Break

Continue

Module 6: Formatting

Using Format-cmdlets

Format-List (FL)

Format-Table

Format-Wide

Format-Custom

Groupby

Group-Object

Session Colors

Using Sort-Object, Where-Object

Sort-Object

Where-Object

Exporting Results to Files

CSV

XML

HTML

Module 7: Regular Expressions

Understanding Regular Expression Characters

Using Regular Expressions

Select-String

Module 8: Functions

Functions, Filters, and Arguments

Functions

Filters

Function Management

Scripting with Functions and Parameters

Passing Arguments into a Script

Module 9: Error Handling

Error Handling

Script Debugging

Module 10: Advanced Scripting for Administrators

Manipulating Files and Folders

Modifying Registry Data

Retrieving Event Log Information

Understanding ADSI and Windows PowerShell

Using the New-Object cmdlet

Understanding Timer Jobs