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Learning PowerShell 6
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Learning PowerShell 6

Enhance your skills with PowerShell 6 to administer and automate your systems effectively
Last updated 2/2018
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What you'll learn

  • Setup a lab environment to learn and test PowerShell processes
  • Navigate and use PowerShell 6 fluently
  • Manage servers remotely using PowerShell 6
  • Discover scripts to automate administrative tasks
  • Solve problems and perform tasks using PowerShell 6

Course content

6 sections31 lectures2h 38m total length
  • The Course Overview5:59

    This video gives an overview of the entire course.

  • Setting Up a Lab7:39

    In this video, we will learn what type of lab environment is recommended to begin learning PowerShell.

  • Accessing the PowerShell Console and PowerShell ISE3:32

    In this video, we will begin learning PowerShell by first accessing the environment and learning the different ones available.

  • Accessing and Updating the Help System5:07

    In this video, we will learn how to update the help system to populate the help files and then access them.

  • Finding and Running Cmdlets5:21

    In this video, we will learn how to discover and use Cmdlets.

  • Using the Help System and Protecting with -WhatIf and -Confirm11:56

    In this video, we will learn how to get full help on commands to learn what they do and how to use them.

Requirements

  • This practical step-by-step guide uses real commands to solve real problems, building immediate experience with PowerShell 6.

Description

Windows PowerShell is a task-based command-line shell and scripting language designed specifically for system administration. 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.

This video 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 bewill 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.

About the Author

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.

Who this course is for:

  • This course is for System Administrators who want to start leveraging the benefits of PowerShell 6.