Using the Exchange Management Shell, we can write scripts that will check on the last full backup time for a database that can be used for monitoring and reporting. In this recipe, you will learn how to check the last backup time for each database, and use this information to generate statistics and find databases that are not being backed up on a regular basis.
To check the last full backup time for a database, use the Get-MailboxDatabase
cmdlet, as shown here:
Get-MailboxDatabase -Identity DB1 -Status | fl Name,LastFullBackup
When you run the Get-MailboxDatabase
cmdlet, you must remember to use the -Status
switch parameter or else the LastFullBackup
property will be $null
. In the previous example, we checked the last full backup time for the DB1
database and piped the output to the Format-List
(using the fl
alias) cmdlet. When viewing the LastFullBackup
property for each database, you might find it helpful to pipe the output...