AZ-040: Automating Administration with PowerShell

Course Modules

Learning Path 1: Getting Started with Windows PowerShell

Modules:

1. Review Windows PowerShell

2. Understand the command syntax in Windows PowerShell

3. Find commands and Get-Help in Windows PowerShell

Learning Path 2: Maintain system administration tasks in Windows PowerShell

Modules:

1. Manage Active Directory Domain Services using PowerShell cmdlets

2. Manage network service settings for Windows devices using PowerShell cmdlets

3. Manage Windows Server settings using PowerShell cmdlets

4. Manage settings for a local Windows machine using PowerShell cmdlets

Learning Path 3: Work with the Windows PowerShell pipeline

Modules:

1. Understand the Windows PowerShell pipeline

2. Select, sort, and measure objects using the pipeline

3. Filter objects out of the pipeline

4. Enumerate objects in the pipeline

5. Send pipeline data as output

6. Pass pipeline data

Learning Path 4: Work with PowerShell providers and PowerShell drives in Windows PowerShell

Modules:

1. Connect with data stores using PowerShell providers

2. Use PowerShell drives in PowerShell

Learning Path 5: Query management information by using CIM and WMI

Modules:

1. Review CIM and WMI

2. Query configuration information by using CIM and WMI

3. Query and manipulate repository objects by using CIM and WMI methods

Learning Path 6: Use variables, arrays, and hash tables in Windows PowerShell scripts

Modules:

1. Manage variables in Windows PowerShell scripts

2. Work with arrays and hash tables in Windows PowerShell scripts

Learning Path 7: Create and modify scripts by using Windows PowerShell

Modules:

1. Create and run scripts by using Windows PowerShell

2. Work with scripting constructs in Windows PowerShell

3. Import data in different formats for use in scripts by using Windows PowerShell cmdlets

4. Use methods to accept user inputs in Windows PowerShell scripts

5. Troubleshoot scripts and handle errors in Windows PowerShell

6. Use functions and modules in Windows PowerShell scripts

Learning Path 8: Administer remote computers by using Windows PowerShell

Modules:

1. Manage single and multiple computers by using Windows PowerShell remoting

2. Use advanced Windows PowerShell remoting techniques

3. Manage persistent connections to remote computers by using Windows PowerShell sessions

Learning Path 9: Manage cloud resources by using Windows PowerShell

Modules:

1. Review the Azure PowerShell module

2. Review the features and tools for Azure Cloud Shell

3. Manage Azure resources with Windows PowerShell

Learning Path 10: Manage Microsoft 365 services by using Windows PowerShell

Modules:

1. Manage users, groups, and licenses in Azure AD by using Windows PowerShell

2. Manage Exchange Online by using Windows PowerShell

3. Manage SharePoint Online by using Windows PowerShell

4. Manage Microsoft Teams by using Windows PowerShell

Learning Path 11: Create and manage background jobs and scheduled jobs in Windows PowerShell

Modules:

1. Create and manage background jobs using Windows PowerShell

2. Create and manage scheduled jobs using Windows PowerShell