This hands-on course will introduce network administrators to the new Windows command-line shell, PowerShell. PowerShell offers both a command-line interface as well as a scripting environment. With connectivity to Microsoft products such as Exchange 2007 and System Center Operations Manager (MOM V3), PowerShell provides a reliable and consistent interface to more easily automate system administration tasks. It can be used to control Windows XP SP2, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008. PowerShell Scripting will introduce administrators to the fundamental skills necessary to automate routine tasks like adding users and mailboxes; work with files, event logs and other forms of structured data; and manage the users and resources of complex Windows networks.

Audience: experienced IT professionals who understand Windows network and systems administration. The Net+ and IP Addressing course is strongly recommended as a prerequisite. Upon successful completion of this course, participants should be able to:

• Navigate the PowerShell environment with CLI (Command Line Interface)
• Use shell function, native, and script commands
• Work with aliases, parameters and variables
• Create a PowerShell profile
• Work with methods, special characters, and operators
• Use operator precedence
• Customize variables and data types, variable scopes, and arrays
• Apply security and signing certificates to PowerShell commands
• Control the flow of commands with foreach, do while and do until
• Branch with if and switch
• Use break and continue
• Format cmdlets and save to files
• Handle errors