Windows Power Shell

OVERVIEW
Building Strategic Influence in Matrix Organizations

Cognixia’s course is designed to help professionals acquire the knowledge and skills of Microsoft Windows Power Shell v2 to administer a Windows environment. This Power Shell training course covers vital aspects of Power shell both for beginners as well as for professionals with some experience in this field. With this course, the participant can master the best practices and techniques to be the Power shell expert an organization needs.

Suggested Audience
This course is intended for systems administrators who manage Windows platforms and automate administrative tasks.

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN
Why you shouldn't miss this course

By the end of this course, participants will have the leadership toolkit to shape and steer GenAI portfolios across their organization.

01Install and configure Power Shell v2 on various Windows OS
02Navigate the command line interface as well as the integrated scripting environment
03CMDLETS to accomplish daily management tasks
04Design information returned by Power Shell v2 in a variety of styles
05Create Power Shell v2 scripts to automate tasks
06Understand the security capabilities
07Effectively manage Microsoft products through Power shell scripting

PREREQUISITES
Recommended experience

CURRICULUM
Structured for
Strategic Application
  • Introduction to Power Shell – the Basics
  • The Power Shell Pipeline, Scripts and Syntax
  • Variables and Data Types, Variable Scopes, and Collections
  • Security
  • Remote Management
  • Script Flow Control Statements
  • Functions, Filters and Modules
  • Error Handling
  • Administrative Uses
  • Overview and Background
  • Finding and Running Commands
  • Configure the console application
  • Configure the ISE Application
  • Finding and Running Basic commands
  • Working with the Pipeline
  • Exporting, Importing and Converting Data
  • Filtering Objects Out of the Pipeline
  • Enumerating Objects in the Pipeline
  • Import, Export and convert data within Windows PowerShell
  • Filter Objects Out of the Pipeline
  • Test output
  • Prioritize Objects in the Pipeline and perform specific tasks
  • Passing Data in the Pipeline By Value
  • Passing Data in the Pipeline By PropertyName
  • Testing Commands
  • Construct new Commands that Utilize Pipeline Parameter Binding
  • Understanding PSProviders and PSDrives
  • Using PSDrives
  • Using PSProviders and PSDrives
  • Using Basic Formatting
  • Using Advanced Formatting
  • Redirecting Formatted Output
  • Use Formatting cmdlets to customize those cmdlets output
  • Understanding WMI/CIM
  • Querying Data with WMI/CIM
  • Making Changes with WMI/CIM
  • Locate and Query WMI Classes to retrieve Management Information
  • Using Variables
  • Scripting Security
  • Working with Alternate Credentials
  • Configure Execution Policy
  • Create and Use Alternate Credentials
  • Moving From Command to Script
  • Moving From Script to Function to Module
  • Using Basic Scripting Constructs
  • Further Exploration in Scripting
  • Convert a Functioning command into a parameterized Script
  • Encapsulate a Script into a Function, Turn the script into a Module and add debugging
  • Add a function to a Script
  • Using Basic Remoting
  • Using Remote Sessions
  • Using Remoting for Delegated Administration
  • Enable Remoting
  • Remotely Manage Machines
  • Import a Module from Remote Machines
  • Connections with several computers
  • Create and Register a Custom Session Configuration
  • Test the Custom Session Configuration

RECOMMENDED PARTICIPANT SETUP
This course follows Cognixia's AI-first,
hands-on learning model

Access to sanitized process maps, KPI definitions, candidate initiative lists, and basic cost baselines (time, cycle time, error or rework rates)

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Available in 5 delivery formats globally
Volume pricing for teams of 10+
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