Description

This course will show you how to use the advanced features of PowerShell V3/V4 to automate administrative tasks under Windows. You will see user interface development, registry, AD administration as well as dedicated network modules like DHCP, DNS and hyper-v.

Who is this training for ?

For whom ?

Systems and network technicians, administrators and engineers.

Prerequisites

Training objectives

Automate administrative tasks on Windows with PowerShell 3.0

Manage users with PowerShell scripts

Modify the registry with PowerShell

Create, delete and search objects in AD with PowerShell

Training program

• Syntax reminders
  • - The basics.
  • - Variables, operators, and control structures.
  • - Objects in PowerShell.
• Deepening
  • - In-Depth
• Deepening
  • - Customizable objects.
  • - Error handling.
  • - Advanced functions: creation of help for cmdlets.
  • - Creation of modules, integration into Windows.
  • - Creation of code integrating C#, DLLs with PowerShell.
  • - Self-documented cmdlets.
  • - Practical work Creation of 'an administration module to manage a personalized fleet in PowerShell.
  • - Creation of C# code, DLLs and personalized help for the modules created.
• Advanced Features
  • - Using jobs, transactions and events.
  • - Introduction to workflow.
  • - Introduction.
  • - NET: adding C# classes, programming 'user interfaces (simple graphics, WinForms).
  • - Using Primal Form to create a form.
  • - Culture support (internationalization).
  • - Practical work Local job management.
  • - Creation of a fleet management form.
• Security and script signatures
  • - Execution policies, certificate.
  • - Script, module and formatted file signing.
  • - Secure storage of sensitive data on disk.
  • - Practical work Implementation of security elements.
• Advanced use of WMI
  • - General presentation.
  • - Access to help.
  • - Management of synchronous and asynchronous events.
  • - Creation, update and deletion of an instance in the WMI repository.
  • - Client notions of temporary event, permanent event.
  • - Monitoring events on classes.
  • - Practical work Writing complex WQL queries.
  • - Creating and updating WMI objects.
  • - Creating WMI events to trigger PowerShell code.
• Administration de l'Active Directory 2012 R2
  • - AD object model and identity principle.
  • - Creation/deletion/search of objects.
  • - Management of users, groups, passwords and Group Policy.
  • - GPO Administration.
  • - Permissions and Inheritance Flags on AD Domains and OUs.
  • - Practical work Use of the most common cmdlets of the AD module.
  • - Account and group management.
  • - GPO administration.