AZ-040: Automating Administration with PowerShell

The course is intended for IT professionals who have experience managing Windows Server and Windows Client, Azure, Microsoft 365 administration, or application servers such as Exchange, SharePoint, and SQL Server, and who want to automate management tasks with Windows PowerShell.

Participation in the course does not require previous experience with PowerShell or other scripting languages. 

PowerShell has established itself as the primary management tool behind operating systems, applications, and cloud services. Learn how to automate day-to-day maintenance with PowerShell. 

• Experience with Windows networking technologies and implementation.
• Experience with Windows Server administration, maintenance, and troubleshooting.
• Experience with Windows Client management, maintenance, and troubleshooting.

Module 1: Getting started with Windows PowerShell

• Windows PowerShell overview
• Understand Windows PowerShell command syntax
• Find commands and get help in Windows PowerShell

Module 2: Windows PowerShell for local systems administration

• Active Directory Domain Services administration cmdlets
• Network configuration cmdlets
• Server administration cmdlets
• Windows PowerShell in Windows 10

Module 3: Working with the Windows PowerShell pipeline

• Understand the pipeline
• Select, sort, and measure objects
• Filter objects out of the pipeline
• Enumerate objects in the pipeline
• Send and pass pipeline data as output

Module 4: Using PSProviders and PSDrives

• Using PSProviders
• Using PSDrives

Module 5: Querying management information by using CIM and WMI

• Understand CIM and WMI
• Query data by using CIM and WMI
• Make changes by using CIM and WMI

Module 6: Working with variables, arrays, and hash tables

• Use variables
• Manipulate variables
• Manipulate arrays and hash tables

 Module 7: Windows PowerShell scripting

• Introduction to scripting with Windows PowerShell
• Script constructs
• Import data from files
• Accept user input
• Troubleshooting and error handling
• Functions and modules

Module 8: Administering remote computers with Windows PowerShell 

• Use basic Windows PowerShell remoting
• Use advanced Windows PowerShell remoting techniques
• Use PSSessions

Module 9: Managing Azure resources with PowerShell 

• Azure PowerShell
• Introduce Azure Cloud Shell
• Manage Azure VMs with PowerShell
• Manage storage and subscriptions

Module 10: Managing Microsoft 365 services with PowerShell

• Manage Microsoft 365 user accounts, licenses, and groups with PowerShell
• Manage Exchange Online with PowerShell
• Manage SharePoint Online with PowerShell
• Manage Microsoft Teams with PowerShell

Module 11: Using background jobs and scheduled jobs

• Use background jobs
• Use scheduled jobs