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Microsoft PowerShell Reference Training (v2-4)

March 2014 with Don Jones

With this course, you can learn PowerShell from the ground up. Cover the basics of scripting and toolmaking, and learn to make command-line and graphical tools from scratch. Then, move into advanced topics such as reporting, trend analysis, and more. With 30+ hours of instruction, as well as hands-on labs, this is the ultimate course in PowerShell versions 2, 3, and 4.

Recommended Experience

Familiarity with general Windows and Microsoft server administration

Recommended Equipment

Two virtual machines running a Windows client and server OS

Related Certifications

None

Related Job Functions

Scripting and automation
DevOps
Client and server management

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Videos in this skill

1. Course Introduction and Lab Setup (8:15)
2. Windows PowerShell Orientation and Requirements (24:07)
3. Finding and Discovering Commands (23:52)
4. Interpreting Command Help (23:48)
5. Running Commands (26:52)
6. Working with PSProviders and PSDrives (17:55)
7. Variables, Strings, Hashtables, and Core Operators (24:38)
8. Regular Expression Basics (23:32)
9. Running External Commands: Tips and tricks (11:14)
10. Learning the Pipeline: Exporting and converting data (23:56)
11. Understanding Objects in PowerShell (23:20)
12. Core Commands: Selecting, sorting, measuring, and more (27:18)
13. How the PowerShell Pipeline Works (35:11)
14. Formatting Command Output (19:44)
15. Comparison Operators and Filtering (17:26)
16. Advanced Operators (26:09)
17. Setting Default Values for Command Parameters (20:56)
18. Enumerating Objects in the Pipeline (16:54)
19. Soup to Nuts: Completing a new task (19:02)
20. Lab A: PowerShell core review (27:06)
21. PowerShell Remoting Basics (45:42)
22. Persistent Remoting: PSSessions (14:15)
23. Implicit Remoting: Using commands on another computer (22:24)
24. Advanced Remoting: Passing data and working with output (27:07)
25. Advanced Remoting: Crossing domain boundaries (22:56)
26. Advanced Remoting: Custom session configurations (28:32)
27. Web Remoting: PowerShell web access (20:54)
28. Lab B: PowerShell remoting review (12:57)
29. WMI and CIM: WMI, docs, and the repository (23:28)
30. WMI and CIM: Using WMI to command query qata (23:46)
31. WMI and CIM: Using CIM command to query data, part 2 (25:45)
32. WMI and CIM: Filtering and WMI query language (20:23)
33. WMI and CIM: Associations (18:33)
34. WMI and CIM: Working with CIM sessions (18:36)
35. WMI and CIM: Executing instance methods (22:23)
36. Lab C: WMI and CIM review (11:35)
37. Background Job Basics: Local, WMI, and Remoting jobs (19:00)
38. Scheduled Background Jobs (24:04)
39. Lab D: Jobs review (10:05)
40. PowerShell Script Security (25:59)
41. Prompting for Input, Producing Output (17:41)
42. Creating Basic Parameterized Scripts (19:29)
43. PowerShell Scripting: Logical constructs (22:38)
44. PowerShell Scripting: Looping constructs (23:55)
45. PowerShell Scripting: Basic functions, filters, and pipeline functions (35:46)
46. PowerShell Scripting: Best practices (17:48)
47. PowerShell Scripting: From command to script to function to module (14:16)
48. PowerShell Scripting: Scope (20:45)
49. PowerShell Scripting: Combining data from multiple sources (16:29)
50. Lab E: PowerShell scripting review (13:02)
51. Advanced Functions: Adding Help (15:57)
52. Advanced Functions: Parameter Attributes (17:32)
53. Advanced Functions: Pipeline Input (16:37)
54. Advanced Functions: Parameter Sets (18:55)
55. Lab F: Advanced Functions Review (22:35)
56. Creating Private Utility Functions and Preference Variables (16:08)
57. Adding Error Capturing and Handling to a Function (20:10)
58. Advanced Error Handling (26:37)
59. Error Handling the Old Way: Trap (8:56)
60. Debugging Techniques (32:01)
61. Creating Custom Formatting Views (25:52)
62. Creating Custom Type Extensions (21:34)
63. Working with SQL Server (and other) Databases (40:30)
64. Working with XML Data Files (29:55)
65. Supporting –WhatIf and –Confirm in Functions (13:08)
66. Troubleshooting and Tracing the Pipeline (16:37)
67. Using Object Hierarchies for Complex Output (17:44)
68. Creating a Proxy Function (19:14)
69. Lab G: Advanced Scripting Review (16:18)
70. From the Field: Enhanced HTML Reporting (43:12)
71. From the Field: Trend Analysis Reporting (18:11)
72. From the Field: Scraping HTML Pages (9:26)
73. Introduction to PowerShell Workflow (36:16)
74. Desired State Configuration: The Basics (14:51)
75. Desired State Configuration: Configuration Scripts and Pull Servers (37:13)
76. Desired State Configuration: Writing Resources (25:05)
77. Controller Scripts: Automating Business Processes (10:10)
78. Controller Scripts: A Menu of Tools (9:46)
79. Creating a GUI Tool: The GUI (10:04)
80. Creating a GUI Tool: The Code (11:39)
81. Creating a GUI Tool: The Output (15:18)
82. Creating a GUI Tool: Using Data Tables (8:03)
83. Lab H: Automating a Business Process (7:17)
84. Globalizing a Function or Script (11:55)
85. Discovering and Using COM Objects (10:12)
86. Discovering and Using .NET Classes and Instances (14:45)
87. Using Type Accelerators (12:29)
88. The Big Gotchas in PowerShell (23:11)
89. Fun With Profiles (18:32)
90. Random Tips and Tricks (26:38)

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