The following table lists by category the Exchange components that have at least
some administrative operations that are available only via Exchange Management Shell.
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Category Role Description
ActiveSync Client Access Most operations are available in the console,
while gathering ActiveSync usage information
is only possible using shell cmdlet
Export-ActiveSyncLog .
Autodiscover Client Access Configuration of the Exchange Autodiscover
feature is only possible using shell cmdlets.
Availability Service General Configuration of the Exchange Availability
Service feature is only possible using shell
cmdlets.
CAS Mailbox features Client Access Most operations are available in the console,
while some granular configuration is only
possible using shell cmdlet Set-CASMailbox .
CAS Virtual Directories Client Access Some configuration of features provided by
individual virtual directories is possible through
the console, while granular configuration of the
virtual directories is only available from the shell.
Certificates Client Access Exchange certificates are managed using shell
cmdlets only.
Clustered Mailbox
Server
Mailbox While some management features are available in
the console, most operations are possible using
shell cmdlets only.
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Category Role Description
Edge Transport Edge Operations shared with Hub Transport are
available from the console, while operations
specific to the Edge role granular configuration
are only available using shell cmdlets.
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