Exchange Server 2007 PowerShell Course Outline
Video 1
Course Overview
- Meet Your Instructor
- What You will Get in this Course
- What You Should Know for this Course
Video 2
Introduction to PowerShell: Part 1
- PowerShell vs. Exchange Management Shell
- PowerShell Terminology
- Getting Help
- Formatting Output
- Operators
- Scripts
Video 3
Introduction to PowerShell: Part 2
- A PowerShell Editor
- Variables and Constants
- Variable Types
- Explicit vs. Implicit
- Variable Manipulation
- Variable Scope
- Loops
- While Loop Examples
- For Loop Examples
- What We Covered and What You Should Know
Video 4
Functions and File Manipulation in PowerShell
- Functions
- Function Parameters
- The Switch Statement
- Writing to a File
- Reading from a File
Video 5
Active Directory and Exchange Objects
- Scenario
- Active Directory Terminology
- The Anatomy of Active Directory Objects
- PowerShell GUI-Equivalent Commands
- Non-GUI Object Creation
- Difference Between Group Objects
Video 6
Accessing Databases with PowerShell
- Scenario
- Creating the Databases
- Creating an SQL View Connected to AD
- The Initial View
- Make it Intelligent
- The Synchronization Table
- Read Information from an SQL Server
- Write Information to an SQL Server
Video 7
Bringing it All Together:
- Scenario
- Project Plan
- The Foundation for the Project
- Capabilities Used
- Employee Script Walk through
- Run and Check the Results of the Employee Script
- Customer Script Walk through
- Run the Customer Script
- Verify the Scripts Results in AD and OWA
Video 8
Database Creation Video
- Creating the Sample Databases
- Running the Scripts
- Customize the PowerShell Scripts for Your Use
Bonus Content #1
SQL Database Creation Scripts
These files contain the scripts needed to set up the database used in the course.
Bonus Content #2
Sample PowerShell Scripts
These files contain the scripts that are used throughout the course.
Bonus Content #3
AD Attribute List
This is a Excel reference file listing PowerShell commands and their parameters for Exchange-related Active Directory objects. It lists many PowerShell commands, what they do, their attributes, and their parameters.
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