Opleiding: MS55039 Windows PowerShell Scripting and Toolmaking (55039) Active Learning

Volg de MS55039 training Windows PowerShell Scripting and Toolmaking. Deze vijfdaagse trainer-geleide training is bedoeld voor IT-professionals die geïnteresseerd zijn in het verbeteren van hun vaardigheden in Windows PowerShell en administratieve automatisering.

Na afronding van deze training kun je onder andere:

• Sterk gemodulariseerde functies bouwen die voldoen aan native PowerShell-patronen
• Controllerscripts bouwen die gebruikersinterfaces blootleggen
• Hulpprogramma's voor foutopsporing

Deze training bevat Engelstalig lesmateriaal en wordt gegeven door een Nederlandssprekende docent (indien gewenst ook mogelijk in het Engels).

This five-day instructor-led is intended for IT professionals who are interested in furthering their skills in Windows PowerShell and administrative automation. The course assumes a basic working knowledge of PowerShell as an interactive command-line shell, and teaches students the correct patterns and practices for building reusable, tightly scoped units of automation.

• Describe the correct patterns for building modularized tools in Windows PowerShell
• Build highly modularized functions that comply with native PowerShell patterns
• Build controller scripts that expose user interfaces and automate business processes
• Manage data in a variety of formats
• Write automated tests for tools
• Debug tools

Lesmethode

Bij Master IT train je met onze unieke lesmethode Active Learning, hiermee leer je aantoonbaar effectiever!

Wij zjn er namelijk van overtuigd dat je slimmer en met meer plezier leert als je actief met je lesstof omgaat. Onze klassen zijn gevuld met maximaal 8 cursisten. Hierbij luister je niet passief naar een trainer, maar ga je interactief en 1-op-1 met de trainer aan de slag om ervoor te zorgen dat jouw leerdoelen behaald worden. De theorie maak je je zoveel mogelijk zelf eigen, de nadruk van de begeleiding ligt op het begrijpen en toepassen van die theorie in de praktijk. Zo leer je alleen datgene wat je echt nodig hebt.

• Je bepaalt zelf je leertempo.
• De trainer coacht je bij het definiëren van jouw leertraject.
• Je onthoudt en begrijpt je nieuwe kennis beter.
• Alles draait om toepassing van de stof in jouw praktijk.

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Doelgroep

This course is intended for administrators in a Microsoft-centric environment who want to build reusable units of automation, automate business processes, and enable less-technical colleagues to accomplish administrative tasks.This course is intended for administrators in a Microsoft-centric environment who want to build reusable units of automation, automate business processes, and enable less-technical colleagues to accomplish administrative tasks.

Voorkennis

Before attending this course, students must have:

• Experience at basic Windows administration
• Experience using Windows PowerShell to query and modify system information
• Experience using Windows PowerShell to discover commands and their usage
• Experience using WMI and/or CIM to query system information

Before attending this course, students must have:

• Experience at basic Windows administration
• Experience using Windows PowerShell to query and modify system information
• Experience using Windows PowerShell to discover commands and their usage
• Experience using WMI and/or CIM to query system information

Onderdelen

Module 1: Tool Design

This module explains how to design tools and units of automation that comply with native PowerShell usage patterns.

Lessons

• Tools do one thing
• Tools are flexible
• Tools look native

Lab : Designing a Tool

• Design a tool

Module 2: Start with a Command

This module explains how to start the scripting process by beginning in the interactive shell console.

Lessons

• Why start with a command?
• Discovery and experimentation

Lab : Designing a Tool

• Start with a command

Module 3: Build a Basic Function and Module

This module explains how to build a basic function and module, using commands already experimented with in the shell.

Lessons

• Start with a basic function
• Create a script module
• Check prerequisites
• Run the new command

Lab : Designing a Tool

• Build a basic function and module

Module 4: Adding CmdletBinding and Parameterizing

This module explains how to extend the functionality of a tool, parameterize input values, and use CmdletBinding.

Lessons

• About CmdletBinding and common parameters
• Accepting pipeline input
• Mandatory-ness
• Parameter validation
• Parmeter aliases

Lab : Designing a Tool

• Adding CmdletBinding and Parameterizing

Module 5: Emitting Objects as Output

This module explains how to create tools that produce custom objects as output.

Lessons

• Assembling information
• Constructing and emitting output
• Quick tests

Lab : Designing a Tool

• Emitting objects as output

Module 6: An Interlude: Changing Your Approach

This module explains how to re-think tool design, using concrete examples of how it’s often done wrong.

Lessons

• Examining a script
• Critiquing a script
• Revising the script

Module 7: Using Verbose, Warning, and Informational Output

This module explains how to use additional output pipelines for better script behaviors.

Lessons

• Knowing the six channels
• Adding verbose and warning output
• Doing more with verbose output
• Informational output

Lab : Designing a Tool

• Using Verbose, Warning, and Informational Output

Module 8: Comment-Based Help

This module explains how to add comment-based help to tools.

Lessons

• Where to put your help
• Getting started
• Going further with comment-based help
• Broken help

Lab : Designing a Tool

• Comment-based help

Module 9: Handling Errors

This module explains how to create tools that deal with anticipated errors.

Lessons

• Understanding errors and exceptions
• Bad handling
• Two reasons for exception handling
• Handling exceptions in our tool
• Capturing the actual exception
• Handling exceptions for non-commands
• Going further with exception handling
• Deprecated exception handling

Lab : Designing a Tool

• Handling errors

Module 10: Basic Debugging

This module explains how to use native PowerShell script debugging tools.

Lessons

• Two kinds of bugs
• The ultimate goal of debugging
• Developing assumptions
• Write-Debug
• Set-PSBreakpoint
• The PowerShell ISE

Lab : Designing a Tool

• Basic debugging

Module 11: Going Deeper with Parameters

This module explains how to further define parameter attributes in a PowerShell command.

Lessons

• Parameter positions
• Validation
• Multiple parameter sets
• Value from remaining arguments
• Help messages
• Aliases
• More CmdletBinding

Module 12: Writing Full Help

This module explains how to create external help for a command.

Lessons

• External help
• Using PlatyPs
• Supporting online help
• “About” topics
• Making your help updatable

Lab : Designing a Tool

• Writing full help

Module 13: Unit Testing Your Code

This module explains how to use Pester to perform basic unit testing.

Lessons

• Sketching out the test
• Making something to test
• Expanding the test
• Going further with Pester

Lab : Designing a Tool

• Unit testing your code

Module 14: Extending Output Types

This module explains how to extend objects with additional capabilities.

Lessons

• Understanding types
• The Extensible Type System
• Extending an object
• Using Update-TypeData

Module 15: Analyzing Your Script

This module explains how to use Script Analyzer to support best practices and prevent common problems.

Lessons

• Performing a basic analysis
• Analyzing the analysis

Lab : Designing a Tool

• Analyzing your script

Module 16: Publishing Your Tools

This module explains how to publish tools to public and private repositories.

Lessons

• Begin with a manifest
• Publishing to PowerShell Gallery
• Publishing to private repositories

Lab : Designing a Tool

• Publishing your tools

Module 17: Basic Controllers: Automation Scripts and Menus

This module explains how to create controller scripts that put tools to use.

Lessons

• Building a menu
• Using UIChoice
• Writing a process controller

Lab : Designing a Tool

• Basic controllers

Module 18: Proxy Functions

This module explains how to create and use proxy functions.

Lessons

• A proxy example
• Creating the proxy base
• Modifying the proxy
• Adding or removing parameters

Lab : Designing a Tool

• Proxy functions

Module 19: Working with XML Data

This module explains how to work with XML data in PowerShell.

Lessons

• Simple: CliXML
• Importing native XML
• ConvertTo-XML
• Creating native XML from scratch

Lab : Designing a Tool

• Working with XML

Module 20: Working with JSON Data

This module explains how to using JSON data in PowerShell.

Lessons

• Converting to JSON
• Converting from JSON

Lab : Designing a Tool

• Working with JSON data

Module 21: Working with SQL Server Data

This module explains how to use SQL Server from within a PowerShell script.

Lessons

• SQL Server terminology and facts
• Connecting to the server and database
• Writing a query
• Running a query
• Invoke-SqlCmd
• Thinking about tool design patterns

Module 22: Final Exam

This module provides a chance for students to use everything they have learned in this course within a practical example.

Lessons

• Lab problem
• Break down the problem
• Do the design
• Test the commands
• Code the tool

Lab : Final Exam

• Lab one

Lab : Final Exam

• Lab two

Module 1: Tool Design

This module explains how to design tools and units of automation that comply with native PowerShell usage patterns.

Lessons

• Tools do one thing
• Tools are flexible
• Tools look native

Lab : Designing a Tool

• Design a tool

Module 2: Start with a Command

This module explains how to start the scripting process by beginning in the interactive shell console.

Lessons

• Why start with a command?
• Discovery and experimentation

Lab : Designing a Tool

• Start with a command

Module 3: Build a Basic Function and Module

This module explains how to build a basic function and module, using commands already experimented with in the shell.

Lessons

• Start with a basic function
• Create a script module
• Check prerequisites
• Run the new command

Lab : Designing a Tool

• Build a basic function and module

Module 4: Adding CmdletBinding and Parameterizing

This module explains how to extend the functionality of a tool, parameterize input values, and use CmdletBinding.

Lessons

• About CmdletBinding and common parameters
• Accepting pipeline input
• Mandatory-ness
• Parameter validation
• Parmeter aliases

Lab : Designing a Tool

• Adding CmdletBinding and Parameterizing

Module 5: Emitting Objects as Output

This module explains how to create tools that produce custom objects as output.

Lessons

• Assembling information
• Constructing and emitting output
• Quick tests

Lab : Designing a Tool

• Emitting objects as output

Module 6: An Interlude: Changing Your Approach

This module explains how to re-think tool design, using concrete examples of how it’s often done wrong.

Lessons

• Examining a script
• Critiquing a script
• Revising the script

Module 7: Using Verbose, Warning, and Informational Output

This module explains how to use additional output pipelines for better script behaviors.

Lessons

• Knowing the six channels
• Adding verbose and warning output
• Doing more with verbose output
• Informational output

Lab : Designing a Tool

• Using Verbose, Warning, and Informational Output

Module 8: Comment-Based Help

This module explains how to add comment-based help to tools.

Lessons

• Where to put your help
• Getting started
• Going further with comment-based help
• Broken help

Lab : Designing a Tool

• Comment-based help

Module 9: Handling Errors

This module explains how to create tools that deal with anticipated errors.

Lessons

• Understanding errors and exceptions
• Bad handling
• Two reasons for exception handling
• Handling exceptions in our tool
• Capturing the actual exception
• Handling exceptions for non-commands
• Going further with exception handling
• Deprecated exception handling

Lab : Designing a Tool

• Handling errors

Module 10: Basic Debugging

This module explains how to use native PowerShell script debugging tools.

Lessons

• Two kinds of bugs
• The ultimate goal of debugging
• Developing assumptions
• Write-Debug
• Set-PSBreakpoint
• The PowerShell ISE

Lab : Designing a Tool

• Basic debugging

Module 11: Going Deeper with Parameters

This module explains how to further define parameter attributes in a PowerShell command.

Lessons

• Parameter positions
• Validation
• Multiple parameter sets
• Value from remaining arguments
• Help messages
• Aliases
• More CmdletBinding

Module 12: Writing Full Help

This module explains how to create external help for a command.

Lessons

• External help
• Using PlatyPs
• Supporting online help
• “About” topics
• Making your help updatable

Lab : Designing a Tool

• Writing full help

Module 13: Unit Testing Your Code

This module explains how to use Pester to perform basic unit testing.

Lessons

• Sketching out the test
• Making something to test
• Expanding the test
• Going further with Pester

Lab : Designing a Tool

• Unit testing your code

Module 14: Extending Output Types

This module explains how to extend objects with additional capabilities.

Lessons

• Understanding types
• The Extensible Type System
• Extending an object
• Using Update-TypeData

Module 15: Analyzing Your Script

This module explains how to use Script Analyzer to support best practices and prevent common problems.

Lessons

• Performing a basic analysis
• Analyzing the analysis

Lab : Designing a Tool

• Analyzing your script

Module 16: Publishing Your Tools

This module explains how to publish tools to public and private repositories.

Lessons

• Begin with a manifest
• Publishing to PowerShell Gallery
• Publishing to private repositories

Lab : Designing a Tool

• Publishing your tools

Module 17: Basic Controllers: Automation Scripts and Menus

This module explains how to create controller scripts that put tools to use.

Lessons

• Building a menu
• Using UIChoice
• Writing a process controller

Lab : Designing a Tool

• Basic controllers

Module 18: Proxy Functions

This module explains how to create and use proxy functions.

Lessons

• A proxy example
• Creating the proxy base
• Modifying the proxy
• Adding or removing parameters

Lab : Designing a Tool

• Proxy functions

Module 19: Working with XML Data

This module explains how to work with XML data in PowerShell.

Lessons

• Simple: CliXML
• Importing native XML
• ConvertTo-XML
• Creating native XML from scratch

Lab : Designing a Tool

• Working with XML

Module 20: Working with JSON Data

This module explains how to using JSON data in PowerShell.

Lessons

• Converting to JSON
• Converting from JSON

Lab : Designing a Tool

• Working with JSON data

Module 21: Working with SQL Server Data

This module explains how to use SQL Server from within a PowerShell script.

Lessons

• SQL Server terminology and facts
• Connecting to the server and database
• Writing a query
• Running a query
• Invoke-SqlCmd
• Thinking about tool design patterns

Module 22: Final Exam

This module provides a chance for students to use everything they have learned in this course within a practical example.

Lessons

• Lab problem
• Break down the problem
• Do the design
• Test the commands
• Code the tool

Lab : Final Exam

• Lab one

Lab : Final Exam

• Lab two