PowerShell: Automating Administration

Learn intermediate PowerShell scripting techniques to automate Windows network administration.

Introduction

• Automate administration with PowerShell
• What you should know

1. Building Blocks for Automated Administration

• Functions in profiles and scripts
• Create modules
• Use logic tests in scripts
• Comparative logic tests
• Use loops in scripts
• Plan for exceptions
• Error handling with try, catch, and finally

2. Remote and Delegated Administration

• Principles of delegated administration
• Configure servers for remote admin
• Enable remoting using GPO
• Use WinRM to manage remote systems

3. Automate Tasks

• Background jobs and scheduled jobs
• Create background jobs
• Schedule tasks
• Schedule jobs

Conclusion

• Next steps