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Microsoft Exchange Server Powershell Cookbook (Update)

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Jul, 2015 | 464 pages
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Microsoft Exchange Server PowerShell Cookbook Third Edition
Microsoft Exchange Server PowerShell Cookbook Third Edition
Credits
Credits
About the Authors
About the Authors
About the Reviewers
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Preface
Free Chapter
1
PowerShell Key Concepts
PowerShell Key Concepts
Introduction
Using the help system
Understanding command syntax and parameters
Understanding the pipeline
Working with variables and objects
Working with arrays and hash tables
Looping through items
Creating custom objects
Using debugger functions
Understanding the new execution policy
Working with Desired State Configuration
Using the Save-Help function
Working with script repositories
2
Exchange Management Shell Common Tasks
Exchange Management Shell Common Tasks
Introduction
Manually configuring remote PowerShell connections
Using explicit credentials with PowerShell cmdlets
Transferring files through remote shell connections
Managing domains or an entire forest using the recipient scope
Exporting reports to text and CSV files
Sending SMTP e-mails through PowerShell
Scheduling scripts to run at a later time
Logging shell sessions to a transcript
Automating tasks with the scripting agent
Scripting an Exchange server installation
3
Managing Recipients
Managing Recipients
Introduction
Adding, modifying, and removing mailboxes
Working with contacts
Managing distribution groups
Managing resource mailboxes
Creating recipients in bulk using a CSV file
Working with recipient filters
Adding and removing recipient e-mail addresses
Hiding recipients from address lists
Configuring recipient moderation
Configuring message delivery restrictions
Managing automatic replies and Out of Office settings for a user
Adding, modifying, and removing server-side inbox rules
Managing mailbox folder permissions
Importing user photos into Active Directory
4
Managing Mailboxes
Managing Mailboxes
Introduction
Reporting on the mailbox size
Working with move requests and performing mailbox moves
E-mail notification on mailbox moves
Importing and exporting mailboxes
Deleting messages from mailboxes
Managing disconnected mailboxes
Reporting on mailbox creation time
Setting storage quotas for mailboxes
Finding inactive mailboxes
Detecting and fixing corrupt mailboxes
Restoring deleted items from mailboxes
Managing public folder mailboxes
Reporting on public folder statistics
Managing user access to public folders
5
Distribution Groups and Address Lists
Distribution Groups and Address Lists
Introduction
Reporting on distribution group membership
Adding members to a distribution group from an external file
Previewing dynamic distribution group membership
Excluding hidden recipients from a dynamic distribution group
Converting and upgrading distribution groups
Allowing managers to modify group membership
Removing disabled user accounts from distribution groups
Working with distribution group naming policies
Working with distribution group membership approval
Creating address lists
Exporting address list membership to a CSV file
Configuring hierarchical address books
6
Mailbox Database Management
Mailbox Database Management
Introduction
Managing the mailbox databases
Moving databases and logs to another location
Configuring the mailbox database limits
Reporting on mailbox database size
Finding the total number of mailboxes in a database
Determining the average mailbox size per database
Reporting on database backup status
Restoring data from a recovery database
7
Managing Client Access
Managing Client Access
Introduction
Managing ActiveSync, OWA, POP3, and IMAP4 mailbox settings
Setting internal and external CAS URLs
Managing the Outlook Anywhere settings
Blocking Outlook clients from connecting to Exchange
Reporting on active OWA and RPC connections
Controlling ActiveSync device access
Reporting on ActiveSync devices
8
Managing Transport Servers
Managing Transport Servers
Introduction
Managing connectors
Configuring transport limits
Allowing application servers to relay mail
Working with custom DSN messages
Managing connectivity and protocol logs
Searching message tracking logs
Working with messages in transport queues
Searching anti-spam agent logs
Implementing a header firewall
Configure the Edge Transport server role
9
High Availability
High Availability
Introduction
Building a Windows NLB cluster for CAS servers
Creating a Database Availability Group
Adding mailbox servers to a Database Availability Group
Configuring Database Availability Group network settings
Adding mailbox copies to a Database Availability Group
Activating mailbox database copies
Working with lagged database copies
Reseeding a database copy
Using the automatic reseed feature
Performing maintenance on Database Availability Group members
Reporting on database status, redundancy, and replication
10
Exchange Security
Exchange Security
Introduction
Granting users full access permissions to mailboxes
Finding users with full access to mailboxes
Sending e-mail messages as another user or group
Working with Role Based Access Control
Creating a custom RBAC role for administrators
Creating a custom RBAC role for end users
Troubleshooting RBAC
Generating a certificate request
Installing certificates and enabling services
Importing certificates on multiple Exchange servers
11
Compliance and Audit Logging
Compliance and Audit Logging
Introduction
Managing archive mailboxes
Configuring archive mailbox quotas
Creating retention tags and policies
Applying retention policies to mailboxes
Placing mailboxes on Retention Hold
Placing mailboxes on In-Place Hold
Performing a discovery search
Configuring administrator audit logging
Searching the administrator audit logs
Configuring S/MIME for OWA
12
Scripting with the Exchange Web Services Managed API
Scripting with the Exchange Web Services Managed API
Introduction
Getting connected to EWS
Sending e-mail messages with EWS
Working with impersonation
Searching mailboxes
Retrieving the headers of an e-mail message
Deleting e-mail items from a mailbox
Creating calendar items
Exporting attachments from a mailbox
Common Shell Information
Common Shell Information
Exchange Management Shell reference
Properties that can be used with the -Filter parameter
Properties that can be used with the -RecipientFilter parameter
Query Syntaxes
Query Syntaxes
Advanced Query Syntax
Using the word phrase search
Using a date range search
Using the message type search
Using the logical connector search
Index
Index

Using the word phrase search

The following table outlines the properties that can be used to define an AQS query using a word phrase restriction:

Property

Examples

Description

Attachments

attachment:report.xlsx

attachment:salesreport.docx

attachment:pptx

attachment:*

This searches for items that have an attachment with a specific name, such as report.xlsx or salesreport.docx. You can include partial filenames, as shown in the third example, to find all messages with a certain extension. The file body of any attachments will also be searched. The last example finds all messages that have an attachment.

Cc

Cc:administrator

Cc:[email protected]

This searches for items where administrator or [email protected] is included in the carbon copy line.

From

From:Bob

From:Bob Smith

This searches for items sent from Bob or Bob Smith.

To

To:Bob

To:Bob Smith

This searches for items sent to Bob or Bob Smith.

Bcc

Bcc:Bob

Bcc:Bob Smith

This searches for items where Bob was included in the blind carbon copy line.

Subject

Subject:sales

This searches for items with the word sales in the subject line.

Subject:(Sales Meeting)

This searches for items with the words Sales or Meeting in the subject line.

Body

Body:financial

Content:financial

This searches for items where the word financial appears in the message body.

Participants

Participants:Bob Smith

This searches for items with Bob Smith in the To, Cc, or Bcc fields.

RetentionPolicy

Retentionpolicy:critical

This searches for items that have the critical retention tag applied.

Not Defined

Financial Report

This searches for items that contain both Financial and Report in all word phrase properties.

When performing a word phrase search, the property names and search terms are case insensitive. If you want an exact match, enclose the search query in double quotes, otherwise the search will default to a prefix match. For example, searching for the term report would match the word reporting unless enclosed in double quotes, indicating an exact search.

Examples

If you want to delete all the messages in the administrator mailbox where the sender's e-mail address is [email protected], use the following commands:

Search-Mailbox -Identity administrator '
-SearchQuery "from:[email protected]" '
-DeleteContent '
-Force

If you want to create a discovery search based on messages that contain the phrase Employee Salary in every mailbox, use the following code:

New-MailboxSearch -Name MySearch '
-TargetMailbox "Discovery Search Mailbox" '
-SearchQuery 'Body:"Employee Salary"' '
-MessageTypes Email '
-IncludeUnsearchableItems '
-LogLevel Full
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