POWERSHELL SCRIPTING

1. Windows PowerShell 

• What is Windows Powershell
• Windows Powershell Architecture
• Overview and Background
• Finding and Running Commands
• Exploring Inbuilt Security

2. Powershell Help System
   • Understanding PowerShell help System
   • Types of Help Available
   • How to read PS Help
   • Understanding the commands
   • Identifying the parameters

3. Working with the Pipeline
   • Concept of Pipeline
   • Advantages of Pipeline
   • Exporting, Importing, and Converting Data
   • Filtering Objects Out of the Pipeline
   • Enumerating Objects in the Pipeline

4. How the Pipeline Works
   • Passing Data in the Pipeline ByValue
   • Passing Data in the Pipeline ByPropertyName 

5. Using PSProviders and PSDrives
   • What are PSProviders and PSDrives
   • Purpose of PSProviders and PSDrives
   • Using PSDrives to work with Registry, Files system
   • Modifying/Querying the Registry and File system

6. Formatting Output
   • Using Basic Formatting
   • Exploring Inbuilt formatting
   • Using Advanced Formatting
   • Redirecting Formatted Output to file, Screen, Printer
   • Custom Formatting

7. Using WMI and CIM 

• Introduction to WMI and WMI Objects
• Need of WMI in Powershell
• Querying Data with WMI/CIM
• Making Changes with WMI/CIM

8. Powershell Modules and Manifests

• Adding additional functionality in shell
• Exploring new CMDLETS
• Dynamic/Manual Module loading
• Creating your own module

9. Preparing for Scripting
   • Types Of Variable
   • Using Variables
   • Scope of Variables
   • Scripting Security
   • Working with Alternate Credentials

10. Moving From a Command to a Script to a Module
    • Moving From Command to Script
    • Moving From Script to Function to Module
    • Implementing Basic Error Handling

• Using Basic Scripting Constructs
• Further Exploration in Scripting

8. Administering Remote Computers

• What is PowerShell Remoting?
• Prerequisites for Remoting
• Using Basic Remoting 1:1 and 1: Many
• Creating interactive Remote session
• Creating Persistent Session
• Using Remoting for Delegated Administration

11. Loops Supported in Powershell

• .Else and nested If..Else
• Foreach
• For
• Switch
• While Loop

12. Using Advanced PowerShell Techniques and Profiles

• Understanding Powershell Function
• Purpose Of Functions
• Creating Powershell Functions
• Adding Help information in functions
• Using Parameters in script
• Adding advanced parameters.
• Creating Profile Scripts 

Optional 

13. Introduction to Active Directory module

• Querying AD objects(User Accounts, Groups, Computer Accounts),
• Creating New Objects(User Accounts, Groups, Computer Accounts),
• Identifying the Properties of AD Objects
• Adding additional properties
• Deploying AD through Automation (Parent,Child)

14. Introduction to Azure, Azure RM Module