Windows PowerShell for Administrators

Upon completion, students will: Use Windows PowerShell commands & navigate the Command Line Interface (CLI), use pipelines & scripts, manipulate data using variables & arrays, create, execute, & sign scripts for security and more.

Course Outline

Who should attend? This course is intended for IT pros.
Performance Objectives After completing this course, students will be able to:

• Use Windows PowerShell commands and navigate the Command Line Interface (CLI).
• Use pipelines and scripts.
• Manipulate data using variables and arrays.
• Create, execute, and sign scripts for security.
• Use script flow control statements.

Course Outline Module 1: Introduction to Windows PowerShell - the Basics This module explains the basics of Windows PowerShell, the different commands available, and how to navigate using the Command Line Interface (CLI).

Lessons
Lesson 1: What Is Windows PowerShell?

• What Is Windows PowerShell?
• Installation
• Starting Windows PowerShell
• PowerShell Commands
• Shell Function Commands
• Script Commands
• Native Commands
• Command Line Interface (CLI) Navigation

Lesson 2: Windows PowerShell Cmdlets
Lesson 3: Wlindows PowerShell Snap-Ins
Lesson 4: Windows PowerShell Navigation

• Drives
• Aliases
• Parameters
• Help
• Variables

Lesson 5: Windows PowerShell Profiles

• Creating a Profile

Module 2: The Windows PowerShell Pipeline, Scripts, and Syntax This module covers pipelines, scripts, and the syntax needed to run commands on Windows PowerShell.

Lessons
Lesson 1: Pipelines
Lesson 2: Scripts

• Properties and Methods
• Object Sorting

Lesson 3: 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 This module covers variables and data types, how to scope variables, and how to approach arrays.

Lessons
Lesson 1: Variables and Data Types

• More Data Types
• Variables with Variables!
• Environment Variables
• Get-Variable
• Set-Variable
• New-Variable
• Clear-Variable
• Remove-Variable

Lesson 2: Variable Scopes
Lesson 3: Arrays

• Associative Arrays

Module 4: Security This module covers script execution, Group Policy, script signing, and certificate creation for security.

Lessons
Lesson 1: Script Execution

• Running a Script
• Execution Policy
• Group Policy for Execution

Lesson 2: Script Signing

• Local Certificate Authority Creation
• Signing Certificate Creation
• Signing Scripts Using Certificates
• Secure String Creation
• Whatif

Lesson 3: Requesting Credentials and Using Secure Strings

Module 5: Script Flow Control Statements This module covers the Foreach and For statements, the While/Do and While/Do Until statements, branching, and other script flow control statements.

Lessons
Lesson 1: Foreach and For

• Foreach
• For

Lesson 2: While/Do While/Do Until

• While
• Do While
• Do Until

Lesson 3: Branching with IF and SWITCH

• IF
• Switch

Lesson 4: Break/Continue

• Break
• Continue

Module 6: Formatting In this module, students will learn formatting in Windows PowerShell, including cmdlets, and how to export results.

Lessons
Lesson 1: Using Format-cmdlets

• Format-List (FL)
• Format-Table
• Format-Wide
• Format-Custom
• Groupby
• Group-Object
• Session Colors

Lesson 2: Using Sort-Object, Where-Object

• Sort-Object
• Where-Object

Lesson 3: Exporting Results to Files

• CSV
• XML
• HTML

Module 7: Regular Expressions This module explains how to use Regular Expression characters.

Lessons
Lesson 1: Understanding Regular Expression Characters
Lesson 2: Using Regular Expressions

• Select-String

Module 8: Functions This module covers functions, how to use filters, and arguments. Students will learn how to pass arguments into a script.

Lessons
Lesson 1: Functions, Filters, and Arguments

• Functions
• Filters
• Function Management

Lesson 2: Scripting with Functions and Parameters

• Passing Arguments into a Script

Module 9: Error Handling This module covers error handling and script debugging.

Lessons
Lesson 1: Error Handling
Lesson 2: Script Debugging

Module 10: Advanced Scripting for Administrators In this module, students will learn how to manipulate files and folders, modify registry data, retrieve event log information, and understand timer jobs.

Lessons
Lesson 1: Manipulating Files and Folders
Lesson 2: Modifying Registry Data
Lesson 3: Retrieving Event Log Information
Lesson 4: Understanding ADSI and Windows PowerShell
Lesson 5: Using the New-Object cmdlet
Lesson 6: Understanding Timer Jobs

Additional Details

Pre-Requisites

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.

Certificates offered

Certificate of completion

Cancellation Policy

We require 16 calendar days notice to reschedule or cancel any registration. Failure to provide the required notification will result in 100% charge of the course. If a student does not attend a scheduled course without prior notification it will result in full forfeiture of the funds and no reschedule will be allowed. Within the required notification period, only student substitutions will be permitted.

Reschedules are permitted at anytime with 16 or more calendar days notice. Enrollments must be rescheduled within six months of the cancel date or funds on account will be forfeited.

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- do we get a certifiacate for completing the courseÉ - although the instructor did give us excercises to do I would have liked a few more - almost like a test, so that I made sure I retained and understood what was taught. I`m a learn to do by doing person and like the instrutor lead courses so I can have someone there to explain in my terms how things work. I`ll have to really use the online excercises to make sure Ì am confident when I need to do something in Excel.

Reviewed by Delores P. 2012

   

Should be time allocated for questions and answer

Reviewed by Vinod P. 2012

   

The instructor was excellent as was the hands-on learning approach. The only thing I took issue with was the fact that there were a lot of bilingual persons taking the course and they tended to ask questions in French, during this English class. The instructor was trying very hard to explain everything in both languages, but I felt that these students should have requested a French-speaking classroom setting if they wanted to speak French.

Reviewed by Sheila D. 2012

   

Very professional. Facility clean and comfortable.

Reviewed by Christine P. 2012

   

For the cost of this course, a hard copy of the course handout should be provided as the classes follows the handout word for word.

Reviewed by Caroline P. 2012

   

The facilities at Global Knowledge were great. The Instructor was very knowlegable and made it easy to learn the material. It was a very good experience:)

Reviewed by Tonia L. 2012

   

Note: We had 2 different trainers during this 3 day course. Course: Terminology should reflect North America and be consistent with our business lingo.

Reviewed by Harman M. 2012

   

Found the course very informative. I had little exposure to Sharepoint and learned a number of things I didn't know. Plan to take the next level of training

Reviewed by Michael R. 2011

   

A charged mannul would be provided for students to make notes whereever they think instructions are important as reminders

Reviewed by jinxiu z. 2011

   

The course is so expensive to be payed by oneself. In almost all the others participants their companies pay the fee.

Reviewed by Ricardo T. 2011

   

No course books were provided for us to take.

Reviewed by Hala M. 2011

   

Course was very detailed but more time would be helpful during workshops. An additional day would help lessen the course load.

Reviewed by Roydon F. 2011

   

should have discuss some case studies,,overall A+

Reviewed by Syed A. 2011

   

Our instructor was very knowlegable and he provided excellent real life stories.

Reviewed by Stephen W. 2011

   

The course was very relevant. I was able to apply the knowledge I aquired in the course to my job on the very next day. The only complaint I have is with the temperature of the room. It was freezing! Students has to wear a jacket or sweater. We were told the temp gage was shared with another classroom that was quite warm so they had turned the temp very low causing our room to be very uncomfortable.

Reviewed by Yasmine I. 2011

   

Given the cost of the course, the hardcopy of the manual should have been provided. It would have been useful to make notes alongside the material as we went along.

Reviewed by Jeff P. 2011

   

I am very disappointed with the handouts. I was told I could go online and download a copy of the manual, the problem is that I would like the printed copy of the manual. I chatted online with one of your technitian who was unable to help me. Then I was told someone would contact me by phone to help me. That never happened. When taking a training course, a person EXPECTS to leave the course with ALL the material.

Reviewed by Betty M. 2011

   

Great course provider, keep it on your roaster

Reviewed by Catherine G. 2011

   

Course content and labs were very good, everything worked as expected.

Reviewed by Francisco C. 2011

   

I really enjoyed this course and was surpised how ell everything was run...enjoyed the instructer very much (Par) and would like to take an other course with him. I wish we could have taken the work book home with us though!!!

Reviewed by gail h. 2010