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Manage with Windows PowerShell and WMI
In this lab, you'll practice using CIM (Common Information Model) in PowerShell to query, filter and manage systems both locally and remotely. When you're finished with this lab, you'll have a robust system compatibility checker tool that leverages CIM, and a thorough understanding of how to query CIM with PowerShell.
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Get Started in the Lab Environment
Here are the initial instructions and explanation of the lab environment. Read this while your environment is busy creating itself from nothing. Yes, this violates physics; we know. How fun!
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Find System Information with CIM
Discover how to retrieve critical system information using CIM and PowerShell. You'll explore CIM classes, extract instance data, and refine your querying skills to get the exact hardware details you need.
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Gather Data from Remote Computers
Learn to gather system data from remote computers using CIM. You'll handle connectivity issues, efficiently loop through server lists, and organize the collected data into a clear, structured format.
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Build a System Compatibility Check Tool
Put your CIM skills to the test by building a tool to automate system compatibility checks for software deployments. You'll combine querying, filtering, error handling, and reporting into a comprehensive PowerShell script.
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Use CIM Sessions
Master CIM session management in PowerShell. You'll create and reuse sessions for efficient queries, handle errors gracefully, and properly clean up sessions. A key skill for reliable remote system management.
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Refactor the System Compatibility Check Tool
Take your compatibility tool to the next level. You'll refactor it to use efficient CIM sessions, accept multiple computers as input, and save the results to a CSV file for easy analysis and reporting.
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Discover Related Information with CIM Associated Instances
Explore the relationships between CIM classes to uncover related system information. You'll navigate from logical disks to partitions to physical drives, mastering the art of traversing CIM's interconnected data.
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Perform File System Cleanup with CIM Methods
Dive into CIM methods to programmatically manage file systems. You'll learn to query file instances, discover available methods, and invoke them to delete files, automating cleanup tasks with PowerShell and CIM.
What's a lab?
Hands-on Labs are real environments created by industry experts to help you learn. These environments help you gain knowledge and experience, practice without compromising your system, test without risk, destroy without fear, and let you learn from your mistakes. Hands-on Labs: practice your skills before delivering in the real world.
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We will provide the credentials and environment necessary for you to practice right within your browser.
Guided walkthrough
Follow along with the author’s guided walkthrough and build something new in your provided environment!
Did you know?
On average, you retain 75% more of your learning if you get time for practice.