PowerShell Administration Training Overview
This Automating Administration with PowerShell training course (Official Microsoft course AZ-040), teaches attendees how to use PowerShell for administering and automating the administration of Windows servers.
Location and Pricing
This course is taught as a private course in-person or online for teams of 3 or more. To receive a quote for online corporate training, please contact us.
In addition, some courses are available as live, instructor-led training from one of our partners.
Objectives
- Use PowerShell for administering and automating administration of Windows servers
- Identify and build the commands required to perform a specific task
- Build scripts to accomplish advanced tasks, such as automating repetitive tasks and generating reports
Prerequisites
All attendees must have experience with
- Windows networking technologies and implementation
- Windows Server administration, maintenance, and troubleshooting
Outline
Review Windows PowerShell
Understand the command syntax in Windows PowerShell
Find commands and Get-Help in Windows PowerShell
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
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
Connect with data stores using PowerShell providers
Use PowerShell drives in PowerShell
Review CIM and WMI
Query configuration information by using CIM and WMI
Query and manipulate repository objects by using CIM and WMI methods
Manage variables in Windows PowerShell scripts
Work with arrays and hash tables in Windows PowerShell scripts
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
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
Review Azure PowerShell module
Review the features and tools for Azure Cloud Shell
Manage Azure resources with Windows PowerShell
Manage users, groups, and licenses in Azure AD 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
Create and manage background jobs using Windows PowerShell
Create and manage scheduled jobs using Windows PowerShell
Training Materials
All Microsoft training students receive Microsoft official courseware.
For all Microsoft Official Courses taught in their entirety that have a corresponding certification exam, an exam
voucher is included for each participant.
Software Requirements
Attendees will not need to install any software on their computer for this class. The class will be conducted in a remote environment that Accelebrate will provide; students will only need a local computer with a web browser and a stable Internet connection. Any recent version of Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox, or Google Chrome will be fine.
