MS55039 Windows PowerShell Scripting and Toolmaking (55039) E-Learning (English)

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

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

Ben je op zoek naar volledige zelfstudie? Wij bieden je de mogelijkheid om deze training volledig in jouw eigen tijd te volgen. Uiteraard met het officiële Engelstalige lesmateriaal waarmee je de juiste kennis opdoet.

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