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.

Skills covered

Active DirectoryPowerShellIT AutomationNetwork AdministrationLearningNetwork and System AdministrationMicrosoft

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Automate your PowerShell administration

1. Setting PowerShell for AD

02 - All ways to run PowerShell
03 - Get and Help commands
04 - AD aliases in PowerShell
05 - PowerShell ISE for AD

2. Connecting to AD Using PowerShell

06 - Lab setup
07 - Managing AD with RSAT
08 - Remote AD management with PowerShell
09 - Promote servers to DCs using PowerShell

3. Managing AD Objects with PowerShell

10 - Managing users
11 - Managing computers
12 - Managing groups
13 - Managing printers
14 - PowerShell for creating Group Policies

4. Automating AD with PowerShell

15 - Scripting using PowerShell
16 - Advanced scripts you can use for managing AD
17 - Scripts to add multiple objects
18 - Performing AD maintenance

5. AD Reporting and Monitoring Using PowerShell

19 - Common reporting cmdlets for AD
20 - Generating custom reports
21 - Monitoring replication

Conclusion

22 - Next steps