PowerShell // PS350AD

PowerShell for Active Directory

Available only at Interface. Take control of your AD & Group Policy by using Windows PowerShell.

Course Description

PowerShell for Active Directory is an Interface exclusive course designed to get Active Directory Managers up-to-speed on the latest benefits of using PowerShell.

This is a lab-intense, minimal lecture course designed for Active Directory managers that have strong PowerShell administration skills. Students will perform extensive management of Active Directory and Group Policies, learning to efficiently utilizing their PowerShell skills for maximum productivity.

Audience

This course is beneficial for Active Directory managers using Server 2003 through Server 2008 R2 and Windows 8 Server.

Prerequisites

Students attending this course must be proficient at PowerShell for Administration and Active Directory management as found in the these classes:

PS300: PowerShell for Administrators
HH9108R2: Windows Server 2008R2 Active Directory Domain Services Administration

It also recommended, but not required that students have experience in scripting and toolmaking as these concepts are applied throughout this course.

What You Will Learn

After completing this course, you will be able to:

  • Identify Tools available for Active Directory
  • Automate and manage bulk requirements in Active Directory
  • User PowerShell to manage Group Policies
  • How to work in multiple forest domains
  • Infrastructure control for Enterprise Active Directory
  • How to perform disaster recovery
  • Automation and Toolmaking
  • Windows 8 Server – Looking forward

This class uses latest approaches, examples, and samples in Windows PowerShell. You will receive full access to all sample scripts and shell transcripts upon completion of the class.

Course Outline

1. The Tools for AD management with PowerShell

  • What comes with Windows Server 2008 R2?
  • What if I don’t have Windows Server 2008 R2?
  • What about Quest?
  • What other third parties?

2. Discovering everything in Active Directory

  • Discovering everything, including my universe
  • Building a roadmap
  • Cautions!

3. Automation for the growing Active Directory

  • Bulk creation/deletion/management of users
  • Managing Groups
  • Managing other accounts
  • Performing common daily tasks

4. Managing and maintaining Group Policies

  • Getting the basics and tool updates
  • Controlling GPOs
  • Creating and managing GPOs

5. More about Group Policies

  • The GUI is not evil
  • So, you think you need advanced control?
  • Policy evaluation, control, and more

6. Dealing with major organizational changes

  • What if OUs and containers need to change?
  • How to deal with Multiple forests and domains
  • Cautions!

7. Infrastructure control for the Enterprise AD specialist

  • What can I do?
  • What am I missing?
  • Sites and Services
  • Domains and Trusts

8. Recycling after the disaster (Disaster Recovery)

  • Beyond backups
  • Understanding recovery and recycling
  • Rapid failure recovery

9. Looking Forward 

  • Automation and Toolmaking
  • Windows 8 Server