PowerShell: Scripting for Advanced Automation

Learn about using PowerShell for Desired State Configuration (DSC) and other advanced automation for Windows Server.

Introduction

• Advanced topics in PowerShell automation
• What you should already know

1. Automated Administration with Desired State Configuration

• What is DSC and how does it work?
• Working with DSC resources
• Pushing a DSC configuration
• Setting up a DSC pull server
• Creating pull configurations
• Configuring a DSC pull client

2. Role-Based Administration Using Just Enough Administration

• Concepts of JEA
• Best practices in JEA
• Creating a role capability file
• Creating JEA session configurations
• Registering the JEA endpoint

3. Troubleshooting PowerShell Scripts

• Understanding PowerShell workflows
• Troubleshooting in Windows PowerShell
• Debugging in PowerShell ISE
• Quality control using PSScriptAnalyzer

Conclusion

• Next steps