AZ-040 Automating Administration with PowerShell

Getting started with Windows PowerShell

• Windows PowerShell overview

• Understan Windows PowerShell command syntax

• Find commands and get help in Windows PowerShell

Windows PowerShell for local systems administration

• Active Directory Domain Services administration cmdlets

• Network configuration cmdlets

• Server administration cmdlets

• Windows PowerShell in Windows 10

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

Using PSProviders and PSDrives

• Using PSProviders

• Using PSDrives

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

Working with variables, arrays, and hash tables

• Use variables

• Manipulate variables

• Manipulate arrays and hash tables

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

Administering remote computers with Windows PowerShell

• Use basic Windows PowerShell remoting

• Use advanced Windows PowerShell remoting techniques

• Use PSSessions

Managing Azure resources with PowerShell

• Azure PowerShell

• Introduce Azure Cloud Shell

• Manage Azure VMs with PowerShell

• Manage storage and subscriptions

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

Using background jobs and scheduled jobs

• Use background jobs

• Use scheduled jobs