PowerShell for Windows and Linux Administrators

PowerShell for Windows and Linux Administrators

This instructor-facilitated, five-day course provides students with the necessary knowledge to successfully administer Microsoft Windows Server and Client operating systems and Linux operating systems using PowerShell. In this course, students are shown the use of PowerShell commands to create, modify, and maintain various components of Windows and Linux operating systems. This course leans heavily towards hands-on labs to reinforce concepts. Instructional time is minimized in favor of “learning by doing” via the labs. Instructors facilitate a high-level review of concepts, provide guidance for the labs, assist in answering questions or issues with the labs and provide input when required for the Challenge Labs.

Benefits

• Understand basic PowerShell command syntax.
• Learn how to access computer data of many different types.
• Develop reports using an extensible formatting system.
• Work with multiple data types, such as CSV, JSON, and XML.
• Modify computer settings, locally or remotely.
• Apply secure scripting policies.
• Develop scripts for task automation.

Outline

1. Module 1: Getting Started
2. Lesson 1: Understanding PowerShell versions
3. Lesson 2: Understanding command syntax
4. Lesson 3: Getting help
5. Lab: Getting started
6. Module 2: Building pipelines
7. Lesson 1: PowerShell objects
8. Lesson 2: Customizing output through the pipeline
9. Lesson 3: Formatting pipeline output
10. Lab: Building Pipelines
11. Module 3: Working with data stores
12. Lesson 1: PowerShell providers
13. Lesson 2: PowerShell drives
14. Lab: Working with PowerShell drives
15. Module 4: Making use of variables
16. Lesson 1: Creating and modifying variables
17. Lesson 2: Manipulating variables
18. Lesson 3: Manipulating arrays
19. Lab: Using variable and arrays
20. Module 5: Using CIM commands
21. Lesson 1: Understanding Common Information Model
22. Lesson 2: Issuing queries with CIM commands
23. Lesson 3: CIM sessions
24. Lesson 4: Modifying CIM data
25. Lab: Working with CIM
26. Module 6: Working with remote computers
27. Lesson 1: Remote connectivity vs. remoting
28. Lesson 2: Remoting the ad-hoc way
29. Lesson 3: Remoting sessions
30. Lesson 4: Remoting over SSH
31. Lab: Working with remote computers
32. Module 7: Basic scripting
33. Lesson 1: Security
34. Lesson 2: Scripting constructs
35. Lesson 3: Importing and exporting data
36. Lesson 4: Providing for user input
37. Lab: Creating basic scripts
38. Module 8: Advanced Scripting Concepts
39. Lesson 1: Using parameter blocks
40. Lesson 2: Handling errors
41. Lesson 3: Creating custom help
42. Lesson 4: Functions and script modules
43. Lab: Implementing advanced scripting

Required Prerequisites

• Windows Server 2022 operating system
• Windows 11 operating system
• Active Directory Domain Services
• Linux operating system basics

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