PowerShell Scripting Online Training: Automate Your Workflow

Course Title: Mastering PowerShell Scripting

Module 1: Introduction to PowerShell

• Overview of PowerShell and its role in modern IT environments
• History and evolution of PowerShell
• Installing and configuring PowerShell
• Understanding the PowerShell console and Integrated Scripting Environment (ISE)
• Basic PowerShell commands and syntax
• Getting help with PowerShell commands and modules

Module 2: Working with Objects and Cmdlets

• Understanding PowerShell objects and object-oriented scripting
• Introduction to cmdlets (commandlets) and their usage
• Working with common PowerShell cmdlets: Get-Command, Get-Help, Get-Process, Get-Service, etc.
• Piping cmdlets and using the pipeline effectively
• Filtering, sorting, and formatting output
• Combining cmdlets in one-liners for powerful scripting

Module 3: Variables, Arrays, and Operators

• Working with variables in PowerShell: declaring, assigning values, and scope
• Understanding data types in PowerShell
• Using arrays and hash tables for data manipulation
• Working with arithmetic, comparison, and logical operators
• Conditional statements: if, else, elseif, switch

Module 4: Control Flow and Looping Structures

• Implementing control flow structures in PowerShell scripts
• Looping constructs: for, foreach, while, do-while
• Using loop control statements: break, continue, return
• Error handling in PowerShell scripts: try-catch-finally blocks
• Writing robust and fault-tolerant PowerShell scripts

Module 5: Scripting with Functions

• Understanding functions in PowerShell: script vs. advanced functions
• Writing and calling functions in PowerShell scripts
• Passing parameters to functions
• Returning values from functions
• Advanced function features: parameter attributes, default values, pipeline input
• Best practices for designing and organizing functions in PowerShell scripts

Module 6: Working with Files and Folders

• Managing files and directories in PowerShell
• Using PowerShell for file system navigation
• Creating, copying, moving, and deleting files and folders
• Working with file content: reading, writing, appending
• Utilizing PowerShell’s file manipulation capabilities for automation tasks

Module 7: PowerShell Remoting and Script Execution

• Introduction to PowerShell remoting: remoting concepts and setup
• Executing PowerShell scripts locally and remotely
• Managing remote sessions with PowerShell
• Working with background jobs in PowerShell
• Understanding script execution policies and security implications
• Writing scripts for remote administration and management tasks

Module 8: Working with Modules and Snap-Ins

• Understanding PowerShell modules and their benefits
• Creating custom PowerShell modules
• Importing and exporting modules
• Working with module manifests
• Using existing PowerShell modules from the PowerShell Gallery
• Introduction to snap-ins and their usage in PowerShell scripting

Module 9: Automating Administrative Tasks

• Automating common administrative tasks with PowerShell
• Managing Active Directory objects with PowerShell cmdlets
• Automating Windows Server administration tasks
• Working with Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) and Common Information Model (CIM) in PowerShell
• Scripting administrative tasks for Exchange Server, SharePoint, and other Microsoft products

Module 10: Advanced Scripting Techniques

• Advanced scripting techniques for PowerShell
• Parsing and manipulating structured data formats: XML, JSON, CSV
• Working with .NET Framework classes and assemblies in PowerShell
• Creating graphical user interfaces (GUIs) with PowerShell
• Debugging and troubleshooting PowerShell scripts
• Best practices for writing efficient and maintainable PowerShell code