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Contents
Acknowledgments xxiii
Introduction xxv
Part I: PowerShell for Exchange Fundamentals 1
Chapter 1: Getting Started with Windows PowerShell 3
What Is Windows PowerShell? 3
Shell History 4
When Shells Are Better than GUI Interfaces 4
Common Shell Limitations 5
The Power Behind PowerShell 5
PowerShell Basics 6
The Command-Line Interface 6
Cmdlets 8
Discovering Commands and Getting Help 15
Using Pipelines 23
Running Scripts 29
Preparing Exchange Management Shell 30
Summary 31
Chapter 2: Using Exchange Management Shell 33
Why Learn Exchange Management Shell? 34
Shell versus Console 34
Direct Comparison 34
Exchange Management Console 37
Exchange Cmdlet Sets 38
Working from the Command Line 41
Getting Around 41
Windows PowerShell Drives 43
Working with Output 45
Using Variables, Aliases, and Functions 48
Using Profiles 52
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Working with Windows 54
Controlling Processes 54
Controlling Services 55
Working with Windows Registry 57
Working with Event Logs 60
Summary 64
Chapter 3: Using PowerShell to Deploy Exchange Server 2007 65
Deploying Exchange Server 2007 66
Hardware Requirements 66
Software Requirements 68
Domain Requirements 69
Domain Preparation 70
Server Installation 72
/mode or /m 72
/roles or /r 72
/OrganizationName or /on 73
/TargetDir or /t 73
/SourceDir or /s 73
/UpdatesDir or /u 73
/DomainController or /dc 74
/AnswerFile or /af 74
/DoNotStartTransport 74
/EnableLegacyOutlook 74
/LegacyRoutingServer 74
/EnableErrorReporting 74
/NoSelfSignedCertificate 74
/AdamLdapPort 75
/AdamSslPort 75
/AddUmLanguagePack 75
/RemoveUmLanguagePack 76
Additional Setup Switches Available for Clustered Installs 76
Disaster Recovery 76
Deployment Scenarios 77
Single Server Deployment 78
Standard Deployment 78
Complex Deployments 80
Summary 81
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Chapter 4: Working with User and Group Objects 83
Working with Recipients 84
Recipient Scope in the Exchange Management Shell 84
User and Group Object Types 86
Get-Recipient 87
Get-Mailbox 88
Get-MailContact 89
Get-Group 90
Get-DistributionGroup 91
Get-DynamicDistributionGroup 92
Exchange Server 2007 Recipient Objects 96
Exchange Server 2007 Group Objects 102
Mail-Enabled Universal Distribution Groups 102
Mail-Enabled Universal Security Groups 102
Mail-Enabled Nonuniversal Groups 103
Dynamic Distribution Groups 103
Creating and Modifying User Objects 105
New-Mailbox 106
Set-Mailbox 107
Enable-Mailbox 108
Remove-Mailbox 109
Set-CASMailbox 110
Export-Mailbox 111
Import-Mailbox 112
Creating a User Mailbox 113
Modifying a User Mailbox 119
Creating a Resource Mailbox 122
Modifying a Resource Mailbox 123
Creating a Mail User and Mail Contact 126
Modifying a Mail User and Mail Contact 127
Creating and Modifying Group Objects 128
The Dynamic Distribution Group 129
Bulk Recipient Management 130
Bulk Creating Mailboxes 131
Working with Templates 133
Bulk-Enabling Existing Users 135
Bulk Modifying Mailbox Attributes 136
Bulk Reconnect Mailboxes 136
Summary 137
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Chapter 5: Public Folders 139
Database Administration 140
Installing Public Folders 140
Creating a Public Folder Database 140
Get/Set Public Folder Database Information 142
Removing a Public Folder Database 144
Working with Permissions 144
Client Folder Permissions 145
Client Folder Permissions Scripts 146
Administrative Folder Permissions 146
Top-Level Folders 148
Folder and Content Administration 149
Working with Folders 150
Creating and Removing Folders 150
Removing Public Folders 152
Summary 160
Part II: Working with Server Roles 161
Chapter 6: Configuring the Client Access Server Role 163
User Settings 164
Disabling Outlook Modes 165
Disabling Outlook Versions 166
Enabling POP3/IMAP4 167
Certificates 170
Certificate Types 171
Generating the Certificate 172
Obtaining the Certificate 174
Importing the Certificate 175
Enabling the Certificate 176
Copy the Certificate 176
Autodiscover 177
Proxy and Redirection 181
Outlook Anywhere 183
Working with the Offline Address Book 184
Creating the Offline Address Book 184
Address Book Generation 186
LinkAccess 186
Summary 189
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Chapter 7: Configuring the Hub Transport Role 191
The Transport Server Architecture 192
Configuring the Hub Transport Server 197
Creating and Modifying Connectors 201
New-ReceiveConnector 202
New-SendConnector 203
Configuring Receive Connectors 203
Setting Relay Restrictions and Submit Permissions 206
Configuring Send Connectors 208
Setting Send Connector Permissions and Authentication 210
Linking Connectors 210
Configuring a Routing Group Connector 212
Configuring Foreign Connectors 212
Understanding Accepted Domains and Email Address Policies 213
Accepted Domains 214
Email Address Policies 214
Summary 214
Chapter 8: Configuring the Mailbox Server Role 217
Storage Groups 217
Creating Storage Groups 218
Moving Storage Groups 218
Removing Storage Groups 219
Mailbox Stores 219
Creating Databases 219
Configuring Databases 220
Removing Databases 222
Managing Mailboxes 222
Recovery Storage Groups 225
Create the RSG 226
Create the RSG Database 227
Restore the Database 227
Mount the Database 228
Restore Mail 228
Public Folders 231
Summary 233
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Chapter 9: Configuring the Edge Transport Server Role 235
Overview of the Edge Transport Server Role 237
Message Categorization 238
Active Directory Application Mode 238
Edge Subscription and Synchronization 239
Features Introduced in Exchange Server 2007 SP1 240
Edge Transport Server Configuration 241
New-EdgeSubscription 242
Remove-EdgeSubscription 243
Start-EdgeSynchronization 243
Test-EdgeSynchronization 244
Preparing the Edge Transport Server 245
Preparing the Hub Transport Server 253
Verifying Configuration 257
Edge Cloning 263
Transport Agents 263
Get-TransportAgent 264
Set-TransportAgent 264
Enable-TransportAgent 264
Address Rewrite Agent 266
Edge Rules Agent 266
Anti-Spam Agents 266
Summary 271
Chapter 10: Unified Messaging 273
Creating UMDialPlan, UMIPGateway, and UMMailboxPolicy, and Setting up
the UM Server 275
Setting UM Features using the Set-UM Cmdlets 278
Setting the UM Dial Plan 278
Setting the UM IP Gateway 281
Setting the UM Mailbox Policy 282
Retrieving UM Information using the Get-UM Cmdlets 284
UM User Management 286
AutoAttendants 288
Removing and Disabling UM Features 291
Summary 293
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Part III: Working with PowerShell in a Production
Environment 395
Chapter 11: Exchange Server 2007 Routing 297
Routing Changes in Exchange 298
Basics of Exchange Server 2007 Routing 299
Active Directory Site-Based Routing 300
Active Directory Sites 300
Route Selection Process 301
Next Hop Selection Process 302
Routing Troubleshooting 308
Common Errors 308
Routing Log Viewer 309
Message Tracking 310
Working with Active Directory Sites 313
Determining Site Membership 313
Dedicated Exchange Sites 314
Site Links 314
Working with Hub Sites 316
Coexistence with Exchange 2003 317
Link State Considerations 318
Link State Islands 319
Coexistence Routing 322
Summary 325
Chapter 12: Working with Continuous Replication 327
Understanding Continuous Replication 328
Clustered Continuous Replication 329
Local Continuous Replication 330
Standby Continuous Replication 332
Installing LCR, CCR, SCR 334
Installing Local Continuous Replication (LCR) 334
Installing Clustering Continuous Replication (CCR) 336
Seeding 346
Monitoring 349
Failover Types 353
Failover in Local Cluster Replication 353
Failover in Continuous Cluster Replication 354
Failover in Standby Continuous Replication 357
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Failback 359
Failback in Local Continuous Replication 359
Failback in Cluster Continuous Replication 360
Failback in Standby Continuous Replication 360
Summary 361
Chapter 13: Single Copy Cluster 363
Automating an MSCS Install 364
Hardware Requirements 364
Software Requirements 364
Microsoft Server Cluster Installation 365
Installing Exchange on an SCC Cluster 380
Resource Management 383
Putting It All Together 385
Summary 388
Chapter 14: Troubleshooting Exchange Issues 389
Determining Server Health 390
Determining Exchange System Health 393
Testing the Anti-Spam Functions 395
Test-IPAllowListProvider 395
Test-IPBlockListProvider 396
Test-SenderID 397
Troubleshooting the Client Access Server Role Functions 399
Test-OutlookWebServices 399
Test-ActiveSyncConnectivity 400
Test-OwaConnectivity 402
Testing the Web Services with Test-WebServicesConnectivity 404
Troubleshooting the Mailbox Server Role Functions 405
Troubleshooting MAPI Connectivity 405
Testing Mailflow 406
Testing the Exchange Search Service 408
Troubleshooting Edge Synchronization 409
Troubleshooting Unified Messaging Connectivity 410
Using Get and Set Cmdlets to Gather System and Application Data 411
Using Get-Eventlog 412
Using Get-Message 414
Tracking Messages 417
Working with Event Logging Levels 420
Summary 422
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Part IV: Automating Administration 423
Chapter 15: User, Group, and Public Folder Administration 425
Sample Scripts for Creating New Mailbox-Enabled Users 425
The Simple Script 426
The Improved Script 432
Adding Group Assignments for the New Users 443
Load Balancing User Creation Across Mailbox Servers 449
Creating a Public Folder for the New Users 454
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