Advanced PowerShell: Automating Active Directory Administration
2h 10mAdvanced2023-10-04
Authors
Robert McMillen
35+ Certifications, Networking Consultant, Consultant for U.S. Government
Course details
If you’re a system administrator or other IT professional who manages Active Directory (AD) with Microsoft PowerShell, you might be looking for tips to automate your workflow—and make life easier along the way. Join instructor Robert McMillen in this advanced-level course to learn the skills required to manage Active Directory with PowerShell like a pro.
Find out how to automate the ins and outs of PowerShell administration, from basic setup and configuration to connecting to AD and managing AD objects such as users, groups, computers, printers, and more. By the end of this course, you’ll know more about scripting and maintenance, as well as how to use reporting cmdlets to manage and monitor your infrastructure and troubleshoot common bugs and errors as you go.
Find out how to automate the ins and outs of PowerShell administration, from basic setup and configuration to connecting to AD and managing AD objects such as users, groups, computers, printers, and more. By the end of this course, you’ll know more about scripting and maintenance, as well as how to use reporting cmdlets to manage and monitor your infrastructure and troubleshoot common bugs and errors as you go.
Skills covered
Active DirectoryPowerShellIT AutomationNetwork AdministrationLearningNetwork and System AdministrationMicrosoft
Concepts
Introduction
- Automate your PowerShell administration
Setting PowerShell for AD
- All ways to run PowerShell
- Get and Help commands
- AD aliases in PowerShell
- PowerShell ISE for AD
Connecting to AD Using PowerShell
- Lab setup
- Managing AD with RSAT
- Remote AD management with PowerShell
- Promote servers to DCs using PowerShell
Managing AD Objects with PowerShell
- Managing users
- Managing computers
- Managing groups
- Managing printers
- PowerShell for creating Group Policies
Automating AD with PowerShell
- Scripting using PowerShell
- Advanced scripts you can use for managing AD
- Scripts to add multiple objects
- Performing AD maintenance
AD Reporting and Monitoring Using PowerShell
- Common reporting cmdlets for AD
- Generating custom reports
- Monitoring replication
Conclusion
- Next steps