Description

Target Audience

Objectives

• Install and launch Windows PowerShell
• Work with basic objects in Windows PowerShell, including using cmdlets, data types, variables, and fundamental object-based information models
• Implement sequences of operations by putting them together into a pipeline
• Control the formatting of the resultant set of objects that are emitted at the end of a pipeline
• Implement sequences of operations by putting them together into a script
• Implement flow control within scripts and define functions and filters to help modularize complex scripts
• Manipulate files and registry values
• Manage disk storage volumes, shadow copies, shared folders, and Terminal Server using WMI in Windows PowerShell
• Administer and maintain Active Directory directory services using Windows PowerShell
• Maintain Group Policy using Windows PowerShell
• Maintain Web services and applications using Windows PowerShell

Prerequisites

Outline

• Module 1: Description to Microsoft Windows PowerShell
  • Description to Windows PowerShell
  • Installing Windows PowerShell in Windows Server 2008
  • Lab 1: Implementing Windows PowerShell
    • Installing Windows PowerShell
    • Customizing Windows PowerShell

• Module 2: Overview of Microsoft Windows PowerShell
  • Overview of Objects
  • Working with Cmdlets
  • Tab Expansion, Aliases, and History
  • Using Variables and Types
  • Lab 1: Working with Windows PowerShell Cmdlets, Aliases, Objects, and Variables
    • Learning Cmdlets and Defining Aliases
    • Holding the Output of a Cmdlet

• Module 3: Building Pipelines for Assembly-Line Style Processing
  • Connecting the Pipeline
  • Using Arrays
  • Filtering and Iterating Through the Pipeline
  • Reordering Objects in a Pipeline
  • Lab 1: Implementing Pipelines in Windows PowerShell
    • Evaluating Process Properties Using the Get-Member Cmdlet
    • Calculating Process Memory Usage
    • Using Associative Array Variables
    • Sorting and Selecting Elements from a Resultant Set of Data

• Module 4: Managing Processes and Formatting Cmdlet Output
  • Controlling Tasks and Processes in Microsoft Windows PowerShell
  • Presenting Information with Specific Formatting
  • Lab 1: Controlling Output Formatting and Process Control with Windows PowerShell
    • Implementing Basic Formatting Control
    • Formatting with the -f operator
    • Implementing Advanced Formatting

• Module 5: Implementing Scripts to Perform a Sequence of Operations
  • Writing Windows PowerShell Scripts
  • Security in Windows PowerShell
  • Scripting Life-Cycle Methodologies
  • Customizing Windows PowerShell with Profiles
  • Lab 1: Implementing Scripts in Windows PowerShell
    • Writing and Running a Script
    • Customizing Profiles

• Module 6: Implementing Flow Control and Functions
  • Controlling the Flow of Execution Within Scripts
  • Iteration Flow Control
  • Developing and Using Functions
  • Lab 1: Implementing Functions and Flow Control in Windows PowerShell
    • Writing and Running a Script
    • Adding Flow Control in a Script
    • Creating Functions
    • Customizing Profiles

• Module 7: Working with Files, the Registry, and Certificate Stores
  • Using Cmdlets to Access Data Stores
  • Using Providers to Access the Registry and Certificate Store
  • Filtering and Selecting with Regular Expressions
  • Implementing Event Log Management
  • Moving Objects In and Out of Files
  • Lab 1: Working with Files, the Registry, and Certificate Stores
    • Searching for Certain Files
    • Modifying Registry Entries
    • Generating Reports
    • Generating Reports on the Security Log
    • Comparing Files

• Module 8: Using Microsoft Windows PowerShell with WMI
  • Description to WMI Objects
  • Managing Disk Volumes Using Windows PowerShell with WMI
  • Managing Shadow Copies Using Windows PowerShell with WMI
  • Managing Shared Folders with Windows PowerShell
  • Configuring Terminal Server Using Windows PowerShell with WMI
  • Lab 1: Managing Disk Volumes with Windows PowerShell
    • Using WMI Classes in Windows PowerShell
    • Managing Disk Volumes in Windows PowerShell
    • Configuring Terminal Server Properties

• Module 9: Administering Active Directory with Microsoft Windows PowerShell
  • Administering Domains and Forests Using .NET Objects
  • Managing User Accounts and Groups Using COM Objects
  • Managing Relationships Between Users and Groups
  • Lab 1: Administering Active Directory with Windows PowerShell
    • Using COM Objects
    • Managing Active Directory Domain and Forest Properties
    • Maintaining Active Directory with ADSI
    • Maintaining Relationships in Active Directory with ADSI

• Module 10: Administering Group Policy in Microsoft Windows PowerShell
  • Managing GPOs Using the GPMC COM Interface
  • Using XML with Group Policy
  • Managing Group Policy Settings
  • Reporting Group Policy
  • Lab 1: Administering Group Policy in Microsoft Windows PowerShell
    • Using COM Objects in Windows PowerShell
    • Generating Group Policy Change Reports
    • Copying Group Policy Settings

• Module 11: Managing Internet Information Services 7.0
  • Comparing IIS 7.0 Windows PowerShell Management Interfaces
  • Administering IIS 7.0 with Windows PowerShell
  • Lab 1: Managing Web Sites in IIS with Windows PowerShell
    • Managing IIS 7.0 Properties
    • Reporting IIS Statistics