AZ-040 Automating Administration with PowerShell (AZ-040T00)

Before attending this course, students must have:

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

Module 1: Getting started with Windows PowerShell

• Windows PowerShell overview

• Understan 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