Getting started with Windows PowerShell

• Overview and background of Windows PowerShell
• Understanding command syntax
• Finding commands

Cmdlets for administration

• Active Directory administration cmdlets
• Network configuration cmdlets
• Other server administration cmdlets

Working with the Windows PowerShell pipeline

• Understanding the pipeline
• Selecting, sorting, and measuring objects
• Filtering objects out of the pipeline
• Enumerating objects in the pipeline
• Sending pipeline data as output

Understanding how the pipeline works

• Passing the pipeline data
• Advanced considerations for pipeline data

Using PSProviders and PSDrives

• Using PSProviders
• Using PSDrives

Querying system information by using WMI and CIM

• Understanding WMI and CIM
• Querying data by using WMI and CIM
• Making changes with WMI/CIM

Working with variables, arrays, and hash tables

• Using variables.
• Manipulating variables.
• Manipulating arrays and hash tables.

Basic scripting

• Introduction to scripting
• Scripting constructs
• Importing data from files

Advanced scripting

• Accepting user input
• Overview of script documentation
• Troubleshooting and error handling
• Functions and modules

Administering Remote Computers

• Using basic Windows PowerShell remoting
• Using advanced Windows PowerShell remoting techniques
• Using PSSessions

Using background jobs and scheduled jobs

• Using background jobs
• Using scheduled jobs

Using advanced Windows PowerShell techniques

• Creating profile scripts
• Using advanced techniques