MOC 6434 Automating Windows Server Administration with Windows PowerShell

    

Summary:
This course provides students with the knowledge and skills to utilize Windows PowerShell for administering and automating administration of Windows Server 2008. The course focuses on cmdlets, script structure and flow control, language syntax, and implementation details of scripting administrative tasks using COM, WMI, and .NET foundations.

Duration:
3 Days/Lecture & Lab

Audience:
This course is intended for Windows administrators interested in automating Windows Server 2008 administration tasks, as well as those people looking for a full-featured interactive command-line environment for Windows operating systems. Windows end users or developers who need to understand what is involved in Windows administration or command-line environments may also find this course helpful.

Topics:

• Introduction to Microsoft Windows PowerShell
• Overview of Microsoft Windows PowerShell
• Building Pipelines for Assembly-Line Style Processing
• Managing Processes and Formatting Cmdlet Output
• Introduction to Scripting with Microsoft Windows PowerShell
• Implementing Flow Control and Functions
• Working with Files, the Registry, and Certificate Stores
• Managing the Windows Operating System Using Microsoft Windows PowerShell and WMI
• Administering Active Directory with Microsoft Windows PowerShell
• Administering Group Policy in Microsoft Windows PowerShell Using COM

Prerequisites:
Before attending this course, students should have completed:-Course 6430: Planning and Administering Windows Server 2008 Servers, or have equivalent knowledge of administrative tasks.In addition, it is recommended, but not required, that students have completed:-Course 2433: Microsoft Visual Basic Scripting Edition and Microsoft Windows Script Host Essentials, or have equivalent knowledge of scripting and automation in Windows.

Last Update: May 23, 2012