AZ-040T00 Automating Administration with Windows PowerShell

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$2,975.00

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5 Days

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Virtual Instructor Led
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Course Overview

This course provides students with the fundamental knowledge and skills to use PowerShell for administering and automating administration of Windows servers. This course provides students the skills to identify and build the command they require to perform a specific task. In addition, students learn how to build scripts to accomplish advanced tasks such as automating repetitive tasks and generating reports. This course provides prerequisite skills supporting a broad range of Microsoft products, including Windows Server, Windows Client, Microsoft Azure, and Microsoft 365. In keeping with that goal, this course will not focus on any one of those products, although Windows Server, which is the common platform for all of those products, will serve as the example for the techniques this course teaches.

Course Objectives

This course will teach attendees how to use PowerShell for administering and automating administration of Windows servers. Students learn how to build scripts to accomplish advanced tasks, such as automating repetitive tasks and generating reports. Students who take this course will learn how to do the following:

Describe the functionality of Windows PowerShell and use it to run and find basic commands.
Identify and run cmdlets for local system administration.
Work with the Windows PowerShell pipeline.
Use PSProviders and PSDrives to work with other forms of storage.
Query system information by using WMI and CIM.
Work with variables, arrays, and hash tables.
Create basic scripts in Windows PowerShell.
Administer remote computers with Windows PowerShell.
Manage Azure resources with PowerShell.
Manage Microsoft 365 services with PowerShell.
Use background jobs and scheduled jobs.

Who Should Attend?

This course is ideal for IT professionals already experienced in general Windows Server, Windows client, Azure, and Microsoft 365 administration who are eager to learn more about using Windows PowerShell for administration. Students are not expected to have prior experience with any version of PowerShell or any scripting language. This course is also suitable for IT Professionals already experienced in server administration, including Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft SharePoint Server, and Microsoft SQL Server.

Authorized Training Partner with Microsoft
6-month retake policy
Access to class recordings
6-month access to course labs

Did this course replace 10961 Automating Administration with Windows PowerShell?
Yes, this updated course now included includes an introduction to using Windows PowerShell in an Azure ecosystem.

Does this course include an exam?
Neither the exam nor the exam voucher is included in this course. It will prepare you for the certification by teaching you to automate tasks such as user management, CI/CD, managing cloud resources, and much more. You can take the exam at PearsonVue online or at a PearsonVue exam center.

What training materials are included in the course?
Course attendees will have access to the AZ-040T00 official courseware curriculum from Microsoft.

What does it mean to Automate Administration with Windows PowerShell?
PowerShell is a cross-platform scripting language sometimes referred to as an updated and improved version of the Windows command prompt. However, PowerShell is so much more because it is a scripting language that can be used by IT systems administrators to manage systems consistently by automating repetitive tasks. Azure, Exchange, SQL, and a host of third-party ecosystems can be managed using Windows PowerShell.

What are the eligibility requirements for the AZ-040T00 course?
This course assumes you have the skills and experience with the following technologies and concepts:

Windows Server administration, maintenance, and troubleshooting
Windows Client administration, maintenance, and troubleshooting
Basic security best practices
Windows networking technologies and implementation
Core networking technologies such as IP addressing, name resolution, and Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)

If you enter class with the above skills and experience, PowerShell can be learned in two weeks and up to 3 months to grasp. If you don’t have the above skills and experience, learning PowerShell will take much longer.

What careers is the AZ-040T00 course useful for?
This course caters to anyone involved in system administration, whether on-premises or in the cloud. Professionals in positions such as Administrator, Senior Systems Engineer, Senior Systems Administrator, and IT Manager would benefit from this course.

How much do Windows PowerShell experts make?
The average income of Windows PowerShell varies depending on geographical location, company size, and overall job duties. The salary range is estimated to be between $50 - $70 an hour. According to PayScale. The average salary for a Senior Systems Engineer is $110,686.

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Course Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for this course.

Agenda

1 - Getting started with Windows PowerShell

Windows PowerShell overview
Understand Windows PowerShell command syntax
Find commands and get help in Windows PowerShell

2 - Windows PowerShell for local systems administration

Active Directory Domain Services administration cmdlets
Network configuration cmdlets
Server administration cmdlets
Windows PowerShell in Windows 10

3 - Working with the Windows PowerShell pipeline

Understand the pipeline
Select, sort, and measure objects
Filter objects out of the pipeline
Enumerate objects in the pipeline
Send and pass pipeline data as output

4 - Using PSProviders and PSDrives

Using PSProviders
Using PSDrives

5 - Querying management information by using CIM and WMI

Understand CIM and WMI
Query data by using CIM and WMI
Make changes by using CIM and WMI

6 - Working with variables, arrays, and hash tables

Use variables
Manipulate variables
Manipulate arrays and hash tables

7 - Windows PowerShell scripting

Introduction to scripting with Windows PowerShell
Script constructs
Import data from files
Accept user input
Troubleshooting and error handling
Functions and modules

8 - Administering remote computers with Windows PowerShell

Use basic Windows PowerShell remoting
Use advanced Windows PowerShell remoting techniques
Use PSSessions

9 - Managing Azure resources with PowerShell

Azure PowerShell
Introduce Azure Cloud Shell
Manage Azure VMs with PowerShell
Manage storage and subscriptions

10 - Managing Microsoft 365 services with PowerShell

Manage Microsoft 365 user accounts, licenses, and groups with PowerShell
Manage Exchange Online with PowerShell
Manage SharePoint Online with PowerShell
Manage Microsoft Teams with PowerShell

11 - Using background jobs and scheduled jobs

Use background jobs
Use scheduled jobs