Microsoft PowerShell for Windows: Remoting and Modules

Overview/Description
The ability to remotely run commands on a group of remote system is one of the key advantages of Windows PowerShell. Extensibility through modules and snap-ins is another key advantage. This course covers one-to-one and one-to-many remoting, snap-ins and modules.

Target Audience
Windows administrators and developers looking to use PowerShell

Prerequisites
None

Expected Duration (hours)
2.5

Lesson Objectives

Microsoft PowerShell for Windows: Remoting and Modules

• start the course
• describe the architecture for running remote Windows PowerShell commands
• run a script on a remote Windows host using Windows PowerShell
• enable remote access on a Windows host using Windows PowerShell
• start a Windows PowerShell session on a remote Windows host
• manage PowerShell remote sessions using Windows PowerShell
• use fan-out remoting to connect to multiple Windows PowerShell hosts
• manage execution policy for Windows PowerShell remoting
• restrict remote execution policy by instance in Windows PowerShell
• configure TrustedHosts for Windows PowerShell remoting
• describe common mistakes with Windows PowerShell and how to avoid them
• differentiate between snap-ins and modules in Windows PowerShell
• work with modules and snap-ins in Windows PowerShell
• send command output to CSV and XML file formats in Windows PowerShell
• send command output to HTML in Windows PowerShell
• list module dependencies in Windows PowerShell
• create and run a function in Windows PowerShell
• build queries with Select and Where in Windows PowerShell
• use line breaks and color coding to improve readability in Windows PowerShell
• construct a Windows PowerShell query with the Like operator
• use dot sourcing to execute a Windows PowerShell script
• describe best practices for Windows PowerShell scripting
• list sources of further learning for Windows PowerShell
• run PowerShell commands remotely and extend use snap-ins and modules