Mastering System Administration with PowerShell 6.x

Name: Mastering System Administration with PowerShell 6.x
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Exploring the advanced functions and features of PowerShell Core 6

Created byPackt Publishing

Last updated 3/2018

English

What you'll learn

See how to configure the Windows Operating System (OS) with PowerShell Core 6
Manage Windows OS through WMI commands
Administer remote systems with PowerShell Core 6
Manage Windows features, including Active Directory, IIS, and more with PowerShell Core 6
Master the most important aspects of PowerShell Core 6

Course content

5 sections • 18 lectures • 2h 35m total length

The Course Overview2:49
This video gives an overview of the entire course.
Configuring Your Management Workstation8:11
In this video, we will install PowerShell Core 6 and Visual Studio Code on a Windows 10 workstation.
Setting Up Your Lab Environment7:43
In this video, we will install PowerShell Core 6 via alternate method.

Configuring a Windows System – Features, Services, and More13:34
In this video, we will use PowerShell to perform the installation
of features, configure services, and explore some new and useful
system.administration commands.
Managing a Windows OS with WMI and PowerShell11:45
PowerShell provides a robust set of cmdlets to work with WMI. In
this video, we will learn how to work with classes, instances, and
methods of these powerful management objects.
Checking Diagnostic and Performance Information with PowerShell Core 66:39
There’s no need to leave PowerShell to get information out of
performance monitor or event viewer. By using PowerShell you can even
incorporate these tools into other parts of your scripts.
Using Scheduled Tasks and PowerShell to Automate System Administration9:28
The Windows task scheduler provides many options for starting processes automatically.

Overview of PowerShell Remoting10:28
In this video, we cover basic terminology and discuss the different ways that commands can operate on remote systems.
Remote Endpoint Configuration10:45
In this video, we will understand how to make sure that your
environment is ready to support remote PowerShell administration by
configuring firewall and enabling WSMan settings.
Mastering Remote Administration10:33
Taking what we learned in the previous videos, we will explore
some advanced features and abilities available through PowerShell
remoting.

Overview of PowerShell Desired State Configuration5:56
In this video, we define terminology necessary to understand the
topic of DSC, and discuss the concepts of and technical requirements for
Desired State Configuration.
Creating and Applying Your First DSC Configuration8:55
In this video, we will get our hands dirty with DSC by creating a
simple configuration that sets a file, a registry key and a service.
Finding and Using DSC Modules and Resources5:59
In this video, we expand the abilities of DSC by leveraging the PowerShell gallery to find and download additional DSC modules.
Using Azure Automation As a DSC Pull Server8:26
Pull Servers give nodes controlled by PowerShell DSC a central place to download modules and configuration updates.

Managing Storage and a File Server with PowerShell7:26
In this video, we will look at how the PowerShell cmdlets make
working with disks, partitions, and shares something which can be both
automated and easily repeatable.
Managing Azure Virtual Machines with PowerShell11:14
In this video, we will show you how to find and install the latest
Azure PowerShell module for PowerShell Core 6, sign onto the Azure
portal, then find and manage Azure Virtual Machines.
Administering Active Directory Users and Groups with PowerShell8:23
Creating users, resetting passwords, and assigning users to groups can be a time consuming and tedious process.
Managing an IIS Web Server with PowerShell7:39
For each feature and role that a Windows server can serve as,
there are PowerShell cmdlets that can make implementing and
administering those roles and features that much easier.

Requirements

Some basic scripting knowledge is required along with a good administration experience.

Description

PowerShell combines command-line speed, the flexibility of scripting, and the power of a GUI-based admin tool. Virtually all of the server products Microsoft is producing right now can be managed through PowerShell. From an administrative standpoint, this means that if you become proficient in PowerShell, you’ll have the skill set needed to manage most of Microsoft's newer products.
We’ll start with Windows System Administration and explore different features, services, shares, and permissions. Then you’ll move forward with Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI), which is an essential aspect of PowerShell 6. After that, you’ll work on managing remote systems, learn to create and connect reusable remote sessions to multiple systems, invoke commands on remote machines, and close connections and delete remote sessions.
You’ll discover what “managing your infrastructure through code” means using the popular Desired State Configuration feature of PowerShell. Finally, you’ll see how PowerShell has expanded its influence across the datacenter, as you use PowerShell to manage Active Directory, Azure, IIS, and more.
By the end of this course, you’ll be able to perform complex automation tasks using PowerShell 6 and will have mastered the new features and changes that it brings.

About the Author

Michael Simmons is an author, trainer, and IT Professional with over 20 years of experience managing and administering technology and helping the people that use it. He has developed multiple popular and successful video courses on the topic of Windows System Administration and PowerShell.
He started using PowerShell and became involved in the community in 2007.
As a PowerShell expert and evangelist, he continues to spread knowledge from an admin/tech support perspective. He’s driven to teach IT professionals to write great code, empowering them to take control of their job and lead an inspiring career.
His technical and industry coverage has been featured on leading technology industry news and how-to sites,

Who this course is for:

This video is for system administrators who want to master Windows PowerShell 6.0 as a scripting language, automate repeated daily tasks, and perform complex administration in timely manner and with less effort.

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Introduction to Tools and Setting Up Your Systems3 lectures • 19min

Windows System Administration with PowerShell Core 64 lectures • 41min

Managing Remote Systems with PowerShell3 lectures • 32min

Working with PowerShell Desired State Configuration4 lectures • 29min

Datacenter Management with PowerShell4 lectures • 35min

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