Advanced Automated Administration with Windows PowerShell
$1677.00
Course ID: IT-10008
Duration (Days): 3.0
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Contact UsThis three-day course provides students with the skills to automate administrative tasks using PowerShell. Participants will learn key scripting techniques, including creating advanced functions, writing controller scripts, and managing script errors. The course also covers the use of PowerShell in various environments, such as Microsoft Azure, SQL Server, Active Directory, IIS, Windows PowerShell Workflow, .NET resources, and working with data files in XML, CSV, and JSON formats.
In this three-day course, students will learn to automate administrative tasks using PowerShell by mastering the following skills:
- Create advanced functions
- Use Microsoft .NET Framework and REST API in Windows PowerShell
- Handle script errors
- Use XML, JSON, and custom formatted data
- Manage Microsoft Azure resources
- Analyze and debug scripts
- Understand Windows PowerShell workflow
Course Outline
##### Module 1 - Creating Advanced Functions
- Converting a command into an advanced function
- Creating a script module
- Defining parameter attributes and input validation
- Writing functions that accept pipeline input
- Producing complex pipeline output
- Using comment-based Help
- Using WhatIf and Confirm parameters
##### Module 2 - Using Microsoft .NET Framework and REST API in Windows PowerShell
- Using .NET Framework in PowerShell
- Using REST API in PowerShell
##### Module 3 - Writing Controller Scripts
- Understanding controller scripts
- Writing controller scripts with a user interface
- Writing controller scripts that create reports
##### Module 4 - Handling Script Errors
- Understanding error handling
- Handling errors in a script
##### Module 5 - Using XML, JSON, and Custom-Formatted Data
- Working with XML formatted data
- Working with JSON formatted data
- Working with custom-formatted data
##### Module 6 - Enhancing Server Management with Desired State Configuration and Just Enough Administration
- Implementing Desired State Configuration
- Implementing Just Enough Administration
##### Module 7 - Analyzing and Debugging Scripts
- Debugging in Windows PowerShell
- Analyzing and debugging an existing script
##### Module 8 - Understanding Windows PowerShell Workflow
- Understanding Windows PowerShell Workflows
- Running Windows PowerShell Workflows
