CLC3310: Powershell Automation

• Why You Should Learn Windows PowerShell
• Brief History of Windows PowerShell
• Understanding the Windows PowerShell Components
• Investigating the Power and Simplicity of Windows PowerShell
• Determining Your Windows PowerShell Environment
• Installing the Latest Version of Windows PowerShell
• Customizing the Windows PowerShell Console
• Customizing the Windows PowerShell ISE
• Anatomy of a Windows PowerShell Cmdlet
• Updating the Windows PowerShell Help Library
• Understanding Windows PowerShell Help Syntax
• Accessing Additional Command Help
• Try it Yourself
• Q&A

4 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →

• How Windows PowerShell Commands Are Packaged
• Installing RSAT Tools on Windows 8.1
• Locating Windows PowerShell Commands
• Running External Commands
• The Problem with UNIX/Linux
• What Is an Object?
• Discovering Object Members
• Putting Objects into Action
• Understanding How the Pipeline Works from a High Level
• Understanding in Depth How the Pipeline Works
• Passing Data Through the Pipeline
• "Forcing" Objects Through the Pipeline
• Try it Yourself
• Q&A

4 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →

• Sorting Output
• Filtering Output
• Measuring Objects
• What Are Providers?
• Introduction to Default PSDrives
• Using the FileSystem Provider
• Using the Alias Provider
• Using the Registry Provider
• Using Extended Providers
• How the PowerShell Formatting Subsystem Works
• Formatting PowerShell Output
• Exporting PowerShell Output
• Converting PowerShell Output
• Try it Yourself
• Q&A

4 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →

• Understanding Classic Windows PowerShell Remote Access
• Introducing "True" PowerShell Remoting
• Enabling Windows PowerShell Remoting
• Creating a Windows PowerShell Remote Session
• Sending Scripts over the Network
• Investigating the PowerShell Job Architecture
• Controlling Job Behavior
• Understanding Parent and Child Jobs
• Introducing the –AsJob Parameter
• Scheduling Jobs
• Reviewing What We've Learned
• Defining WMI and CIM
• Getting Comfortable with WMI
• Using Windows PowerShell WMI Commands
• Using Windows PowerShell CIM Commands
• Try it Yourself
• Q&A

3 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →

• Understanding IT-Related Terminology
• Preparing Your Environment
• Browsing Package Repositories
• Installing Software from the Command Line
• Managing Providers and Packages
• Hosting a Private OneGet Repository
• Historical Background of DSC
• Basic Tenets of DSC
• DSC Authoring Environment
• Configuring the DSC Environment
• Writing Your First Configuration Script
• A Word on DSC Push Configuration
• Managing Execution Policy
• Writing Our First Script: The User Profile
• Writing a PowerShell Function
• Adding Programming Logic
• Running Scripts
• Pointers to Master PowerShell Scripting
• Understanding Snap-Ins
• Introducing PowerShell Modules
• Creating Your First PowerShell Script Module
• Using Module Manifests
• Adding Comment-Based Help
• Finding Modules Easily
• Try it Yourself
• Q&A

3 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →