- 1. SharePoint and PowerShell
This module provides an introduction to the topics covered in the class, introduces SharePoint PowerShell terminology and provides a review of important PowerShell features.
- History of PowerShell in SharePoint
- PowerShell vs. Search
- PowerShell, SharePoint Management Shell and cmdlets
- Security and Permissions Needed
- Getting Started with PowerShell: Counting Items, Custom Columns, Reformatting Numbers, Saving Results to a File
- Changing and Updating Content: Creating SharePoint Objects, Changing Objects
Lab: SharePoint and PowerShell
- Using PowerShell with SharePoint
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Get started using PowerShell to inventory and update SharePoint.
- 2. Working with SharePoint CMDLETs and Objects
This module introduces the SharePoint object model and some important terminology.
- GUIDs
- Sites vs. Webs
- The SharePoint Object Hierarchy
Lab: Working with SharePoint CMDLETs and Objects
- Get a list of all Site Collections and their GUIDs
- Get a list of all Webs in all Site Collections
- Given a web’s URL get its parent web and web application
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Explore sites and webs using PowerShell.
- Retrieve important properties of common SharePoint objects
- 3. Managing Memory and Limiting Performance Impact
This module explores limiting impact on server memory usage and performance.
- Memory Management and Disposing Objects
- Limiting Impact on Production Servers
Lab: Managing Memory and Limiting Performance Impact
- Exploring PowerShell’s use of system memory.
- Testing the impact of scripts on server performance
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Recognize and manage the impact of PowerShell on a SharePoint server.
- 4. Working with Content
This module explores SharePoint using PowerShell from the Farm down to individual list items.
- Getting Farm Information: version, services, services, features
- Getting Web Application information
- Exploring Site Collections: retrieve Site Collections, Site Collection Administrators, quotas
- Working with the Recycle Bins: finding items, getting file counts and bytes, deleted sites
- Exploring Webs: web templates, finding webs, finding webs based on template, Quick Launch and Top Link Bar navigation
- Exploring Lists and Libraries: finding all lists, lists by type, lists by Content Type, columns/fields, document count by web or library
- Exploring Content Types
- Finding documents: by a word in the title, file type, content type, size, date age, checked out status, approval status and many more…
- Deleting content
- Downloading and uploading files
Lab: Working with Content
- Explore the farm.
- Inventory site collections.
- Create a recycle bin report.
- Finding all blog sites.
- Find all picture libraries.
- Find all PDF files over 5 MB.
- Delete all videos in a site collection.
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Explorer, inventory and maintain SharePoint content using PowerShell.
- 5. Users and Security
This module covers the use of PowerShell to explore and document SharePoint permissions.
- Users: find a user, get a list of all users, working with Active Directory groups
- SharePoint groups: Get lists of groups, get the members of a group, find all groups a user belongs to, find the groups associated with a web
- Expanding users lists that include Active Directory groups
- Documenting Broken Inheritance / Unique Permissions: webs, lists, libraries, folders, items
- Working with Role Assignments
Lab: Users and Security
- Get a list of all users who have access to a Site Collection.
- Get a list of all groups in a Site Collection.
- Get a list of all groups a user belongs to.
- List all users who may have access to a SharePoint securable.
- Get a list of all securables with broken inheritance.
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Explore and document users and user permissions.
- Explore and document SharePoint groups.
- Explore and document broken inheritance.
- 6. Managing Sites
This module explorers Site Collection and Web management from PowerShell.
- Finding Inactive Webs
- Creating and Deleting Site Collections
- Getting Site Collection Data
- Creating and Deleting Subsites
- Working With SharePoint Designer Settings
Lab: Managing Sites
- Create a report for inactive sites.
- Create a site collection and subsites.
- Delete a site.
- Delete a site collection.
- Disable SharePoint Designer in all site collections.
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Manage SharePoint Site Collections and webs from PowerShell.
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