PowerShell 5.0 Training Overview
This Microsoft community course 55202, PowerShell 5.0 and Desired State Configuration training, teaches participants how to use DSC to configure, manage, and maintain Windows-based servers using a declarative model for system configuration management.
Location and Pricing
Accelebrate offers instructor-led enterprise training for groups of 3 or more online or at your site. Most Accelebrate classes can be flexibly scheduled for your group, including delivery in half-day segments across a week or set of weeks. To receive a customized proposal and price quote for private corporate training on-site or online, please contact us.
In addition, some courses are available as live, instructor-led training from one of our partners.
Objectives
- Work with Desired State Configuration (DSC)
- Create MOF file workflows
- Use different methods for configuring data
- Create and use configuration files
- Use DSC Resources
- Implement parameters, push and pull models, configurations, and debugging techniques
Prerequisites
All students should understand the basics of PowerShell through Accelebrate's Automating Administration with PowerShell (AZ-040) or have equivalent experience.
Outline
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Introduction
PowerShell 5.0 Desired State Configuration Introduction
- Understanding Desired State Configuration
- Understanding DSC Metaphor
- PowerShell is Imperative, or Declarative, or Both?
- Exploring DSC from 30,000 Feet!
- Examining Why to Put Effort into DSC (Or Inspire Me Dude)?
- Understanding DSC Requirements
- Examining PowerShell Version 4: DSC Features Added
- Exploring PowerShell Version 5: DSC Improvements
DSC Architecture
- Taking a Preliminary Look
- Updating the Help System
- Exploring Management Models
- Reviewing the MOF File Creation Workflow
- Examining Methodologies of Configuration Data
- Exploring Functions and Cmdlets Available for DSC with WMF 5.0
- Understanding DSC Pull Server
DSC Configuration Files
- Preparing the Environment
- Defining a DSC Configuration Script
- Configuration Keyword
DSC Resources
- Examining File Resource
- Exploring Archive Resource
- Examining Environment Resource
- Exploring Group Resource
- Examining Log Resource
- Understanding Package Resource
- Examining Registry Resource
- Exploring Script Resource
- Examining Service Resource
- Exploring User Resource
- Examining WindowsFeature Resource
- Understanding PsDscRunAsCredential
DSC Pull and Push Servers
- Discussing Parameters
- Examining a Push Mode Example
- Exploring the Pull Mode
- Reviewing the Local Configuration Manager (LCM)
- Placing Configurations and Resources for Distribution by the Pull Server
- Discussing Configuration Drift
- Debugging DSC in Version 5
PowerShell 5.0 Basics
- Introduction to PowerShell
- Utilizing PowerShell
- The Pipeline
- Processing Data with Loops
- Scripting and Functions
Conclusion
Training Materials
All Microsoft training students receive Microsoft official courseware.
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.
