Course 10325A

Automating Administration with

Windows PowerShell 2.0

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Introduction
Name
Company affiliation
Title/function

Job responsibility
Network administration, system administration experience
Server virtualization experience

Your expectations for the course

Course Material
Course Companion CD

Course Handbook
A succinct classroom learning guide
that provides critical technical
information to optimize your
in-class learning experience

Searchable, easy-to-navigate digital

content with integrated premium
online resources designed to
supplement the Course Handbook

Online Resources
Student Course Files
Lessons
Labs
Module Reviews and Takeaways
Lab Answers

http://www.microsoft.com/learning/

How to Use the Course Material

Course Handbook
Use the handbook content as the

Course Companion CD
During the class, refer to the

primary resource for reference during

the class

Companion CD while performing labs

or as suggested by the instructor

Use the troubleshooting tips and best

Use the CD as your extended learning

practices in the Module Reviews and

Takeaways section as on-the-job
references

http://www.microsoft.com/learning/

resource on the job

Facilities
Class hours
Building hours

Parking
Restrooms
Meals

Phones
Messages
Smoking

Recycling

About This Course

Audience
Course Prerequisites

Course Objectives

What You Will Learn

In this course

You will learn Windows PowerShell

You will learn how to perform some specific and common

administrative tasks using PowerShell

You will learn the core functionality of PowerShell itself, which

will assist as you extend PowerShell into individual Microsoft
products

You will learn how to teach yourself

You will learn about shell extensions

You will learn the patterns of how PowerShell operates

You will learn about the specific features that are designed
to help you discover and learn new capabilities on your
own

Course Outline
Module 1: Fundamentals for Using Microsoft Windows

PowerShell v2

Module 2: Understanding and Using the Formatting Subsystem

Module 3: Core Windows PowerShell Cmdlets

Module 4: Windows Management Instrumentation
Module 5: Automating Active Directory Administration
Module 6: Windows PowerShell Scripts
Module 7: Background Jobs and Remote Administration
Module 8: Advanced Windows PowerShell Tips and Tricks
Module 9: Automating Windows Server 2008 Administration

Module 10: Reviewing and Reusing Windows PowerShell Scripts

(Optional) Module 11: Writing Your Own Windows PowerShell

Scripts

Day 1
Module 1:
Fundamentals
for Using
Windows
PowerShell v2

Module 2:
Understanding
and Using the
Formatting
Subsystem

Day 2
Module 3:
Core Windows
PowerShell
Cmdlets

Module 4:
Windows
Management
Instrumentation

Day 3
Module 5:
Automating
Active Directory
Administration

Module 6:
Windows
PowerShell
Scripts

Module 7:
Background
Jobs and
Remote
Administration

Day 4
Module 8:
Advanced
Windows
PowerShell Tips
and Tricks

Module 9:
Automating
Windows Server
2008 R2
Administration

Day 5
Module 10:
Reviewing and
Reusing
Windows
PowerShell
Scripts

Module 11:
Writing Your
Own Windows
PowerShell
Scripts

Introduction to Contoso Corporation

In the labs throughout this course, you will work for

Contoso Ltd.

You will use Windows PowerShell deployed on Windows

Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 to perform the labs

Host Machine Environment

LON-SVR1

LON-SVR2
LON-DC1

LON-CLI1

Host
Computer

Demonstration: Using Hyper-V Manager

In this demonstration, you will learn how to:
Open Hyper-V Manager
Navigate the various sections/panes within Hyper-V Manager:
Virtual Machines, Snapshots, and Actions: Server specific
and Virtual Machine specific
Identify the virtual machines used in the labs for this course
Connect to a virtual machine
Start and log on to a virtual machine
Shut down a virtual machine
Understand the difference between Shut Down and
Turn off
Close Hyper-V Manager

Important: Goals for This Course

This course is not designed to:
Be a comprehensive look at everything Windows PowerShell
can do
Be a comprehensive look at everything that can be
automated in Windows Server 2008 R2
This course is designed to:
Teach you how to learn Windows PowerShell on your own
Give you an overview of key automation tasks, with an
emphasis on learning how to complete tasks by yourself
In many cases you will be shown where to find something,

and then be set free to experiment with it, and learn to use
it, on your own
The idea is to make you self-sufficient enabling you to learn
to do anything in Windows PowerShell on your own

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