AndersonPatricio.ca

Update: Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Shell Help

 The Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Exchange Management Shell Help file helps you use cmdlets in the Exchange Management Shell to perform day-to-day administration of Exchange 2007. You can view help in the Exchange Management Shell by using the Get-Help cmdlet.

Get it here: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=65C12B39-DBCA-4B22-BAA4-5F5D96613574&displaylang=en

Creating Custom Resources for room and equipment mailboxes in Exchange Server 2007

Hello folks,

I've been seeing some doubts about Custom Resources in Exchange Server 2007.. Then... I realize that it is time to write something about it.

By default all Resource mailboxes have a tab called Resource Information, as it follows:

Then, when we click on Add there is nothing, so time to start our own Custom Resources.. We are able to create custom resources using ONLY the Exchange Management Shell.

Visualizing the Custom Resources..

 get-ResourceConfig

 Creating Custom Resources..

$resource = Get-resourceconfig 

$resource.ResourcePropertySchema.Add("Room/TV")

Set-ResourceConfig -Instance $resource

Removing Custom Resources..

$resource = Get-ResourceConfig

$resource.ResourcePropertySchema.Remove("Room/TV")

Note: We can use only Room and Equipment before the "/"

Set-ResourceConfig -Instance $resource

Visualizing Custom Resources...

Visualizing the custom resources created for the Equipment mailboxes

Visualizing the custom resources created for the Room mailboxes 

The same post can be found in Portuguese, at this address: http://www.andersonpatricio.org/Tutoriais/Tutoriais.asp?tut=911

Best Regards,
Anderson Patricio

Microsoft DPM 2007 v2 beta available

Hello folks,

DPM v2 was released last week at Microsoft web site, and now we have more one product allowing PowerShell :). Here are some of the new futures of the product:

• Support SharePoint
• Support Virtual Server SP1
• Windows Vista and Windows XP Desktops
• DPM 2 DPM Disaster Recovery
• System State
• System Center Configuration manager / SMS / SUS
• Uses Windows PowerShell :) and command line to control
• Tape Support
• Bare metal recovery

Specifically for Exchange Server 2007:

• Support for Exchange Server 2003 and 2007
• LCR it does backup of the Active base
• CCR it does backup of the Passive Node
• Near zero data loss for Exchange Server

The RTM version is expected to second quarter of 2007. :)

DPM overview: http://www.microsoft.com/systemcenter/dpm/beta/overview.mspx

DataSheet: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=92499

Get the beta v2 here: https://connect.microsoft.com/programdetails.aspx?ProgramDetailsID=822

More information? http:/www.microsoft.com/DPM

Best Regards,
Anderson Patricio

Managing Active Directory through PowerShell

Hello folks,

Quest (www.quest.com) has released a free tool called ActiveRoles Management Shell for Active Directory that is a set of PowerShell commands (CMDLETs). Inside of this tool we have got some cmdlets to manage the Active Directory environment, here are the list of cmdlets available in the free tool:

• CONNECT-QADSERVICE
• DISCONNECT-QADSERVICE
• GET-QADUSER
• SET-QADUSER
• NEW-QADUSER
• GET-QADGROUP
• NEW-QADGROUP
• GET-QADGROUPMEMBER
• ADD-QADGROUPMEMBER
• REMOVE-QADGROUPMEMBER
• GET-QADCOMPUTER
• GET-QADOBJECT
• SET-QADOBJECT
• NEW-QADOBJECT
• REMOVE-QADOBJECT
• CONVERT-QADATTRIBUTEVALUE

You can get it here: http://www.quest.com/activeroles-server/arms.aspx
Ps.: Registration will be required

Tomorrow, we will be visualizing the new tool called PowerGUI, if you don't like to write cmdlets that will be your perfect tool :)

Best Regards,
Anderson Patricio

New Exchange Server Techcenter

Hello folks,

Yesterday, the new Exchange Server Techcenter was launched, here are the main links

• Exchange Server TechCenter:  http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/exchange/default.aspx
• Library:  http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb124558.aspx
• Community page: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/exchange/bb341336.aspx

Best Regards,
Anderson Patricio

Creating a mailbox usage report using the out-html and out-ie

Hello folks,

We usually see in the MS presentation the guys using a lot of cmdlets and they show the information in the browser directly from the PowerShell.. If you have already seen it, I think you might tried before in your lab without success, right? It occurs because the "out-html" and "out-IE" scripts aren't found in the default installation. These scripts belong to the Exchange Server 2007 Powershell Scriptacular pack  that were developed by (Vivek Sharma and Mihai Jalobeanu).

But why I'm talking about it? Because we are going to use those scripts to generate a report  :)

1. First of all, download the Scriptacular from this site: http://www.viveksharma.com/techlog/2006/12/21/announcing-the-exchange-2007-powershell-scriptacular-demo-pack/
2. Extract all the files in the Scripts folders that are located under Exchange installation drive (the defaul path is c:\program files\microsoft\Exchange Server\Scripts)
3. Run the following cmdlet:
   Get-MailboxStatistics | select DisplayName,TotalDeletedItemSize,TotalItemSize,StorageLimitStatus | out-html | out-ie
4. Now we can see a html report with all mailboxes, TotalDeletedItemSize, TotalItemSize and the status of the Storage Limit settings, as shown in figure below:

If you understand portuguese or you are trying to learn it, you can check out this tutorial at my personal website: http://www.andersonpatricio.org/Tutoriais/Tutoriais.asp?tut=910

Best Regards,
Anderson Patricio

Unified Communications and Collaboration Event Presentation Downloads

 Hello Folks,

I have just read in the Rui Silva's blog, called subject: exchange  an entry about Unified Communications and Collaboration Event presentations, that were presented in Singapore on last May 27.

Download of the documents: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=a10931b2-dceb-4ddc-8c5a-25c4b2c5804c&displaylang=en&tm

Read more at source: http://blogs.msexchange.org/silva/2007/05/21/unified-communications-and-collaboration-event-presentation-downloads/

MSExchange.org Article: Managing Exchange Server 2007 using a Windows XP workstation

 Hello,

I have written an article explaining how to install the Exchange Server 2007 Management tools in a workstation running Windows XP in the MSExchange.org website.

Check it out: http://www.msexchange.org/articles_tutorials/exchange-server-2007/management-administration/managing-exchange-server-2007-using-windows-xp-workstation.html

 Ps.: The last part of the article I show how to install the ExchangeUMTestPhone.

Best Regards,
Anderson Patricio
http://www.andersonpatricio.org

Free PowerShell book

Hello guys,

 I haven't been posting for ages I know that.. but I'm starting again, the reason of this distance was my new job. I left Brazil last month to start to work in Toronto (Canada). Now, I'm getting used to the city and the english language, and I'll be starting my normal Blog operation.. :)

But the objective of this blog is to give information, then let's go..

There is a free book that was written orignally in German. Here is the description of the book "The book gives you a short introduction with many exercises about the interactive part of Windows PowerShell as well as some hints how to use other objects like WMI, .NET or COM objects like Excel or Internet Explorer."

Free PowerShell book: https://profile.microsoft.com/RegSysProfileCenter/wizard.aspx?wizid=adf74b41-ae6a-42f4-8445-db39ecabb8b3&lcid=1033&fu=http://download.microsoft.com/download/a/9/4/a94270c7-ed16-4c72-8280-658c66315719/Windows%20Powershell%20-%20EN.zip

Demos: http://download.microsoft.com/download/a/9/4/a94270c7-ed16-4c72-8280-658c66315719/PowerShell-Demofiles.zip

 More information: https://blogs.technet.com/chitpro-de/archive/2007/05/10/english-version-of-windows-powershell-course-book-available-for-download.aspx

Best Regards,
Anderson Patricio
http://www.andersonpatricio.org