Guide To Powershell 6 And Automating Active Directory

Use PowerShell for Active Directory to eliminate manual task with quick automation tasks and functions

What you'll learn

Learn how to navigate and use PowerShell 6 fluently

Manage servers remotely using PowerShell 6

Discover scripts to automate administrative tasks

How to solve problems and perform Active Directory tasks using PowerShell

Work with Azure Load Balancers and Application Gateways with Windows PowerShell

Requirements

No prior knowledge of PowerShell is required.

Description

Built on the .NET Framework, Windows PowerShell helps IT professionals and power users control and automate the administration of the Windows operating system and applications that run on Windows. PowerShell combines command-line speed, the flexibility of scripting, and the power of a GUI-based admin tool. If you’re looking to explore the advanced functions and features of PowerShell 6 then is the perfect Course for you!With this hands-on guide, you'll begin with, setting up a lab environment to learn and test PowerShell processes. You’ll discover scripts to automate administrative tasks and solve problems to perform tasks using PowerShell 6. Along the way, you’ll perform data manipulation and solve common problems using basic file input/output functions. Then you will learn to customize your preferences, run custom reports, author scripts, and automate tasks.Contents and OverviewThis training program includes 2 complete courses, carefully chosen to give you the most comprehensive training possible.The first course, Learning PowerShell 6 is designed to help you get up and running with PowerShell, taking you from the basics of installation to writing scripts and web server automation. This will act as an introduction to the central topics of PowerShell, from finding and understanding PowerShell commands and packaging code for reusability right through to a practical example of automating IIS. It also includes topics such as installation and setup, creating scripts, automating tasks, and using PowerShell to access data stores, registry, and file systems. You will explore the PowerShell environment and discover how to use cmdlets, functions, and scripts to automate Windows systems. Along the way, you’ll perform data manipulation and solve common problems using basic file input/output functions. The potential topics could be will be Commands, Scripts, Providers, Files and folders, Objects, Variables, Classes and Enumerations, Expressions, DSC and so on. By the end of this course, you’ll be able to leverage your skills to effectively manage and administrate the system using PowerShell 6.The second course, Hands-On PowerShell for Active Directory will train you in using PowerShell to manage Active Directory. You will customize your preferences, run custom reports, author scripts, and automate tasks. You will discover how to create scripts, access and change data stores, and automate tasks. By the end of the course, you will have the skills to automate Active Directory jobs with PowerShell components such as cmdlets, functions, modules, providers, objects, variables, expressions, and profiles.About the Authors:Joshua B. Jones is an IT Administrator with Superior Industries International and leads the global company in PowerShell administration, scripts, and tool creation. In the past two years, he has eliminated over 1,000 labor hours by automating previously manual tasks using PowerShell. Not only is he an expert, but demonstrates his passion for PowerShell by teaching others the tool at every opportunity presented.

Overview

Section 1: Learning PowerShell 6

Lecture 1 The Course Overview

Lecture 2 Setting Up a Lab

Lecture 3 Accessing the PowerShell Console and PowerShell ISE

Lecture 4 Accessing and Updating the Help System

Lecture 5 Finding and Running Cmdlets

Lecture 6 Using the Help System and Protecting with -WhatIf and -Confirm

Lecture 7 Working with PSProviders and PSDrives

Lecture 8 Exploring File System Navigation and Manipulation

Lecture 9 Working with the Registry Keys

Lecture 10 Identifying Errors

Lecture 11 Differentiating between Objects and Texts

Lecture 12 Working with WMI and CIM Objects

Lecture 13 Finding, Creating, and Using Variables

Lecture 14 Passing Objects through the Pipeline

Lecture 15 Diving into Queries and Expressions

Lecture 16 Formatting for Efficiency

Lecture 17 Using the Pipeline to Create a Report

Lecture 18 Enhancing Your System Security

Lecture 19 Running Cmdlets on a Remote Machine

Lecture 20 Creating a Session on a Remote Machine

Lecture 21 Connecting to Microsoft Online

Lecture 22 Importing Cmdlets from a Remote System

Lecture 23 Process of Script Development

Lecture 24 Create a Script to Gather Data and Create a Report

Lecture 25 Create a Script to Make a DHCP Reservation

Lecture 26 Turn a Script into a Function

Lecture 27 Creating Modules

Lecture 28 Active Directory Administration with PowerShell

Lecture 29 Microsoft Online Office 365 Administration with PowerShell

Lecture 30 IIS Web Server Administration with PowerShell

Lecture 31 Introduction to Desired State Configuration

Section 2: Hands-On PowerShell for Active Directory

Lecture 32 The Course Overview

Lecture 33 Physical Versus Virtual Labs and Their Importance for Active Directory

Lecture 34 Hypervisors, Virtualization, and Active Directory

Lecture 35 Building an Active Directory Lab with VirtualBox

Lecture 36 Building an Active Directory Lab with Hyper-V

Lecture 37 Installing the Server Operating Systems

Lecture 38 Configuring the Active Directory Lab Servers

Lecture 39 Accessing and Customizing the PowerShell Interface

Lecture 40 Accessing and Mastering the PowerShell Help System

Lecture 41 Discovering Active Directory Commands

Lecture 42 Analyzing Active Directory Command Usage

Lecture 43 Working with PowerShell Errors

Lecture 44 PowerShell Security

Lecture 45 Built-In Protections for Active Directory with PowerShell

Lecture 46 Working with AD Users and Computers

Lecture 47 Working with AD Groups

Lecture 48 Navigating the AD Architecture

Lecture 49 Working with Properties

Lecture 50 Selecting, Sorting, and Variables

Lecture 51 Formatting for Efficiency

Lecture 52 Using the Pipeline to Create a Report

Lecture 53 Advanced Command Discovery

Lecture 54 Intro to Managing DNS with PowerShell

Lecture 55 Intro to Managing DHCP with PowerShell

Lecture 56 Generate a PowerShell Tool to Find Obsolete AD Computers

Lecture 57 Generate a PowerShell Tool for AD User Password Resets

Lecture 58 The Process of Script Development

Lecture 59 Creating a Script to Gather Data and Create a Report

Lecture 60 Generate a Script to Set Up a New User

Lecture 61 Generate a Script to Set Up a New Computer

Lecture 62 Turn a PowerShell Script into a Function for Repeat AD Management

Lecture 63 Customizing Your PowerShell Profile for AD Management

Lecture 64 Discovering Invalid AD Property Entries

Lecture 65 Correcting Invalid AD Property Entries

Lecture 66 Creating a Living Company Directory

Lecture 67 Mass Active Directory User Creation

Lecture 68 Using AD Properties to Fill in Empty Properties

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