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Send-Mail.ps1 v3.2 [7 November 2008]

Paul Flaherty — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:02:00 GMT

v3.0 6 August 2008 : Removed the GUI form the original script v3.1 22 August 2008 : Updated to "autofind" a hub server if -server is not specified v3.2 7 November 2008 : Some minor tweeks. Added event logging.Added Error Event logging This script uses .net (System.Net.Mail.MailMessage) to send an email - Reports output to the Application EventLog with Event IDs of: 18 Script Starting 19 Script Finished 1801 Details of sent message 1802 Details of any errors COMMANDLINE OPTIONS No Commandline .............(read more)

get-hotfix.ps1 v1.5 [7 November 2008]

Paul Flaherty — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:57:00 GMT

Okay I have updates as follows: v1.0 27 October 2008 : A Script is born v1.1 28 October 2008 : Add ability to expose Server Model v1.2 31 october 2008 : Added email and commandline v1.3 4 November 2008 : Added option to check recent changes v1.4 6 November 2008 : Days commandline added v1.5 7 November 2008 : Added option to check exchange cluster nodes This script will check all Exchange 2007 servers and enumerate the Exchange Patch information and list the windows updates installed on the server...(read more)

CAS vdir restore using PowerShell

Paul Flaherty — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:12:00 GMT

Wow is all I have to say, this is a damm excellent article and script .. check it out: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb124359.aspx Basically, it's a script that will recreate your owa virtual directories from a previous xml export! ..I just added a comment .. to create the export run: Get-ClientAccessServer | Get-OwaVirtualDirectory | ForEach{$x="";$x+=$_.Server;$x+="_";$x+=$_.Name;Write-Host $x;Get-OwaVirtualDirectory $_ | Export-Clixml "$x.xml"} I can feel an update to get-exchangeserverplus...(read more)

Symantec Enterprise Security Manager and Exchange 2007 CCR Clusters

Paul Flaherty — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 09:37:00 GMT

Bit off my normal subjects, but I has an issue with registering Symantec Enterprise Security Manager on my Exchange 2007 CCR Clusters. Essentially when I attempted to register ESM on each node of an Exchange 2007 CCR cluster and I keep getting: C:\Program Files (x86)\Symantec\ESM\bin\w3s-ix64>register -rAvF -m <Manager> -U register -P <pwsd> -N <Cluster Node> Registering to manager <Manager> error connecting to ESM manager <Manager> the "NONE" transport layer is not...(read more)

Get-MailboxStatistics with TotalItemSize in MB to a CSV file

Paul Flaherty — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:26:00 GMT

Just ignore this, I wanted to store this code snippet somewhere and this was the best place. But if you are interested this will create a csv file from Get-MailboxStatistics, but with the TotalItemSize in MB "DisplayName,TotalItemSize(MB),ItemCount,StorageLimitSize,Database,LegacyDN" | out-file GMS.csv; get-mailbox -resultsize unlimited | Get-MailboxStatistics | ForEach{$a = $_.DisplayName;$b=$_.TotalItemSize.Value.ToMB();$c=$_.itemcount;$d=$_.storagelimitstatus;$e=$_.database;$f=$_.legacydn;"$a,$b,$c,$d,$e,$f"}...(read more)

Powershell and where

Paul Flaherty — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 14:12:00 GMT

Another thing I wanted to share. If you want to say Get-MailboxServer but only want a subset of server you could try this: Get-MailboxServer | Where {$_.Name -LIKE "*Serv01" -OR $_.Name -LIKE "Ex*NYC*"} Enjoy...(read more)

Scheduling a Powershell Command

Paul Flaherty — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 14:05:00 GMT

Just wanted to share this with you all. So I have a number of scripts that I schedule to run either every 10 min, once a day or once a week. It's simple really, I create .cmd file that I then use the task scheduler or schtasks to create. Inside the .cmd file I have this: powershell c:\ps\Test-ExchangeServers.ps1 -localhost -testsmtp That's it .. well almost. If the script needs to use any exchange commands, you need to add the exchange snap in. To do that you need to add this to your .ps1 file. The...(read more)

Exchange Powershell and Whatif

Paul Flaherty — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 09:25:00 GMT

So I have been creating a few scripts to automate the configuration of exchange, and wanted to use the -WhatIf switch so you can see what would or would not change. -WhatIf [<SwitchParameter>] The WhatIf parameter instructs the command to simulate the actions that it would take on the object. By using the WhatIf parameter, you can vi ew what changes would occur without having to apply any of those changes. You don't have to specify a value with the WhatIf parameter. Now typically you would...(read more)

11th November 2008: Microsoft Messaging & Mobility User Group UK Gathering

Paul Flaherty — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 21:03:14 GMT

So 16 people made it to this month MMMUG meeting at Microsoft in Victoria for a chat on Virtualization by Clive Watson & Brett Johnson Hyper-V runs on Windows Server 2008 with Intel VT or AMD-V hardware. You may need to enable virtualization in a servers BIOS and this may need to power cycle the server (a reboot may not be enough!) It is possible to “hack” Hyper V so enable wireless connection Windows 2008 R2, maybe able to let you change memory and disk etc when a Virtual Machine...(read more)

Get-Hotfixes.ps1 v1.4 [7 November 2008]

Paul Flaherty — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 14:44:00 GMT

This script uses Get-ExchangeServer to generate a list of servers and will enumerate the Exchange Patch information and list the windows updates installed on the server. This update changes the way the server list is generated and added the ability to check cluster nodes COMMANDLINE OPTIONS -EMAIL .......... Send an Email -Localhost ...... Test the server the script is running on -CLUSTER ........ Autoenumerate Exchange Cluster nodes and adds to the Server list -DAYS (No Days).. Report on recent...(read more)

schtasks

Paul Flaherty — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 14:29:00 GMT

I mentioned this before as a way to script adding tasks to a server. So I came across an issue the other day, where I ran it once, but then it failed on the second time: ERROR: Multiple connections to a server or shared resource by the same user, using more than one user name, are not allowed. Disconnect all previous connections to the server or shared resource and try again. It turns out that schtasks create a mapping to ipc$ on the server, and in some cases doesn't clear it when the command has...(read more)

A Month in Exchange: November 2008

Paul Flaherty — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 13:30:00 GMT

#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#* New Downloads available from October 2008 Business Productivity Infrastructure Optimization (BPIO) University 2009 Instructor-led Training Collateral for Business Intelligence Training Collateral for Delivering Business Productivity Infrastructure Optimization (BPIO) University 2009 Business Intelligence Track. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=c1191aa8-cb0d-45a7-b0e9-11e9902cd53e&DisplayLang=en...(read more)

Get-AllQueuesGUI.ps1 v1.5 [24 October 2008]

Paul Flaherty — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 11:46:00 GMT

A while back I posted this , but to have something more "in your face" I put a GUI around it, and this is the latest version. The script enumerates all messaging queue and displays it in a GUI. The GUI then refreshes every 10 seconds. THE GUI has four tabs: Queue Display the current queue Message Displays messages in the queue Top 5 Q’s This displays a “progress bar” of how big the queue actually is About Information about the script and options to change the refresh time, logging and output a graph...(read more)

Filling the Gap in Exchange Auditing

Paul Flaherty — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 07:01:00 GMT

http://www.quest.com/events/listdetails.aspx?contentid=7617&technology=6&prod=&prodfamily=&loc = Part of the Filling the Gaps Webcast Series Exchange is first and foremost an e-mail server, and when e-mail servers were first designed, no one foresaw the massive dependence that would develop between organizations and their e-mail servers. Today 60% of organizations process revenue-generating orders via e-mail and approximately 75% of corporate intellectual property is being transmitted...(read more)

Webcast: The Top Five Ways to Keep Your Boss Out of Jail

Paul Flaherty — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 21:07:00 GMT

http://www.quest.com/events/listdetails.aspx?contentid=7495&technology=89&prod=&prodfamily=&loc = Presented by Keri Farrell, Product Manager, eDiscovery It's your job to keep your messaging system operating smoothly, so users aren't impacted. If that's not enough, you also have to keep your data secure and comply with regulatory requirements. Because if you don't, someone might go to jail. In this informative webcast, Quest product manager Keri Farrell shares five best practices you...(read more)

Exchange 2007 Server Builds

Paul Flaherty — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 08:58:00 GMT

You know sometimes you need to like automate as much of an Exchange build as possible. Well I came across this the other day. This was a small hole that needed to be fixed in my build. So we know that we need a few additional components for Exchange before you can install it. I discovered the System Optional Component Manager aka sysocmgr and this allows you to add or remove windows components. It uses an answer file that is dead easy to setup and with one command line you could install WWW, IIS...(read more)

get-hotfix.ps1

Paul Flaherty — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 17:04:00 GMT

I needed to get a quick list of the hotfixes installed on my Exchange 2007 servers. So I “knocked” this up .. enjoy...(read more)

Blogcast Demo: ExBPA for Exchange 2003

Paul Flaherty — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 12:28:00 GMT

Another silent movie ;-) of something I done a while back and wanted to share!...(read more)

Blogcast Demo: MPSReport for Exchange

Paul Flaherty — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 12:26:00 GMT

This is something I done a while back and wanted to share!...(read more)

Blogcast: Exchange 2003 Activesync Troubleshooting Deep Dive

Paul Flaherty — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 12:23:00 GMT

This is something I done a while back and wanted to share!...(read more)

TechNet Webcast: Topologies and Routing for Exchange Server 2007 (Level 300)

Paul Flaherty — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 10:46:00 GMT

Historically, Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 routing was designed to enable mail delivery over early point-to-point networks using discrete next-hop solutions. It had evolved little to take advantage of the advancements in network technologies. Learn how mail routing works in the Exchange Server 2007 environment using IP networks and Active Directory Site Topologies. Discover how Exchange Server 2007 and Exchange 200x mailflow interoperability works. Hear about recommended topology and deployment...(read more)

TechNet Webcast: Disaster Recovery and SCR Deep Dive (Level 300): High Availability in Exchange Server 2007 SP1 (Part 2 of 2)

Paul Flaherty — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 09:35:00 GMT

Are you prepared for outages that affect e-mail service or data availability? Have you defined recovery strategies and procedures for disasters big and small? In this webcast, we cover the recommended strategies for protecting Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 messaging service and data, with an emphasis on the ultimate disaster: a full site failure. Join us as we dive deep into standby continuous replication (SCR), which was designed with these disasters in mind. Presenter: Scott Schnoll, Principal...(read more)

TechNet Webcast: CCR vs. Other High Availability Solutions (Level 300): High Availability in Exchange Server 2007 SP1 (Part 1 of 2)

Paul Flaherty — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 06:53:00 GMT

Are you digging out your backups every time there is a failure? Are you paying a lot for hardware replication that promises zero data loss? Join us in this webcast to learn about the advantages of cluster continuous replication (CCR) over other high availability solutions and get a deep dive into CCR internals. Presenter: Ayla Kol, Program Manager II, Microsoft Corporation http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?EventID=1032379771&EventCategory=5&culture=en-US&CountryCode=U...(read more)

TechNet Webcast: 24 Hours of Exchange Server 2007 (Part 08 of 24): Introduction to Windows PowerShell (Level 200)

Paul Flaherty — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 19:55:00 GMT

At last I think I have cracked it so I can download these TechNet Webcasts as a video podcast to my Zune! Will post more as I get round to it, but here is the first one! .. Enjoy .. the RSS is: http://blogs.flaphead.dns2go.com/rss.aspx?Tags=BlogCast&AndTags=1 http://www.microsoft.com/events/series/detail/webcastdetails.aspx?seriesid=21&webcastid=465 TechNet Webcast: 24 Hours of Exchange Server 2007 (Part 08 of 24): Introduction to Windows PowerShell (Level 200) Original Air Date: February...(read more)

HTC Shift: xx Cannot be Opened .. in WM6

Paul Flaherty — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 12:41:00 GMT

Damm, this was anoying the hell out of today. All I wanted to do was install realvga, but I found that if I clicked on any .cab files in WM6, I would get this: The file 'xx' cannot be opened. Ether it is not signed with a trusted certificate, ir one of its components cannot be found. If the problem persists, try reinstalling or restoring the file. So I re-downloaded, looked at the certs and nothing. What it turned out to be was the way WM6 was locked down on the HTC Shift. I found this thread ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=377441...(read more)