Automating Windows Server 2008 Administration with Windows Powershell Training Class

1. Introduction to Microsoft Windows PowerShell

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  Windows PowerShell


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  Installing Windows PowerShell in Windows Server 2008

2. Overview of Microsoft Windows PowerShell

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  Overview of Objects


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  Working with Cmdlets


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  Tab Expansion, Aliases, and History


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  Using Variables and Types

3. Building Pipelines for Assembly-Line Style Processing

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  Connecting the Pipeline


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  Using Arrays


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  Filtering and Iterating through the Pipeline


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  Reordering Objects in a Pipeline

4. Managing Processes and Formatting Cmdlet Output

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  Controlling Tasks and Processes in Microsoft Windows PowerShell


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  Presenting Information with Specific Formatting

5. Implementing Scripts to Perform a Sequence of Operations

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  Writing Windows PowerShell Scripts


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  Security in Windows PowerShell


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  Scripting Life-Cycle Methodologies


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  Customizing Windows PowerShell with Profiles

6. Implementing Flow Control and Functions

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  Controlling the Flow of Execution Within Scripts


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  Iteration Flow Control


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  Developing and Using Functions

7. Working with Files, the Registry, and Certificate Stores

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  Using Cmdlets to Access Data Stores


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  Using Providers to Access the Registry and Certificate Store


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  Filtering and Selecting with Regular Expressions


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  Implementing Event Log Management


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  Moving Objects In and Out of Files

8. Using Microsoft Windows PowerShell with WMI

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  WMI Objects


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  Managing Disk Volumes Using Windows PowerShell with WMI


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  Managing Shadow Copies Using Windows PowerShell with WMI


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  Managing Shared Folders with Windows PowerShell


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  Configuring Terminal Server Using Windows PowerShell with WMI

9. Administering Active Directory with Microsoft Windows PowerShell

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  Administering Domains and Forests Using .NET Objects


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  Managing User Accounts and Groups Using COM Objects


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  Managing Relationships Between Users and Groups

10. Administering Group Policy in Microsoft Windows PowerShell

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  Managing GPOs Using the GPMC COM Interface


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  Using XML with Group Policy


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  Managing Group Policy Settings


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  Reporting Group Policy

11. Managing Internet Information Services 7.0

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  Comparing IIS 7.0 Windows PowerShell Management Interfaces


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  Administering IIS 7.0 with Windows PowerShell

Windows administrators interested in automating Windows Server 2008 administration tasks; Individuals looking for a full-featured interactive command-line environment for Windows operating systems; Windows end users or developers who need to understand what is involved in Windows administration or command-line environments.