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Reporting on ActiveSync

Archived in the category: Exchange Server, PowerShell, Technology
Posted by Dave on 26 Feb 10 - 0 Comments

Exchange logs quite a bit of info about ActiveSync device partnerships and you can use this to create reports about the utilization of mobility features in your organization. Getting this data requires a couple of intermediate steps before you can export it to a CSV for processing in something like Excel (or another script). The [...]

E2K7: How to Change the Recipient Scope

Archived in the category: Exchange Server, PowerShell, Technology, Tools
Posted by Dave on 25 Sep 09 - 0 Comments

When managing Exchange 2007, the recipient scope for Exchange Management Shell (EMS) and Exchange Management Console (EMC) defaults to the domain where the Exchange servers are located. Recipient scope refers to the specified portion of the Active Directory directory service hierarchy that the Exchange Management Console and the Exchange Management Shell uses for recipient management. When [...]

E2K7: Determining Status of Database Backups

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Posted by Dave on 27 Aug 09 - 0 Comments

While running some reports on Exchange backup success I could not figure out why when I ran get-mailboxdatabase | fl Name,LastFullBackup it would return a blank LastFull Backup.  In Exchange Management console I could look at the properties of the database and see the Last full backup and the Last incrementation backup times.

 
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As you know Exchange Management Shell is an extension of Windows PowerShell (PS). Today I found a really useful PS command to generate HTML reports that include data generated through Exchange Management Shell commands. In an effort to create a “Dashboard” for our Exchange environment, I’ve been trying to find a way to gather information [...]

Using Telnet to Send Mail

Archived in the category: Exchange Server, PowerShell, Technology, Tools
Posted by Dave on 14 May 09 - 0 Comments

Sending email through telnet can be a useful tool when testing mail functionality, testing for open relays, or sending mail from admin scripts. This is something I don’t use often enough, so I’ve created this blog as a reminder.

Reporting on Mailbox Databases

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Posted by Dave on 30 Apr 09 - 0 Comments

There are a number of advantages to spreading your users’ mailboxes across your databases in Exchange 2007 versus putting department or groups in to a single database together. One of the biggest advantages is risk mitigation of a single database outage putting an entire group out of commission. Managing database sizes is also important in [...]

Addressing Mailbox Quota Requests in Exchange

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Posted by Dave on 29 Apr 09 - 0 Comments

In any email environment where quotas are enforced, requests to increase quotas are a regular occurrence. The fact of the matter is storage costs money and therefore must be managed in a meaningful way. There has to be some kind of process or mechanism to determine if a quota increase is justified. [...]