Have you ever thought how many recipient types there are in a Hybrid organization? Probably much more than you used to think. Each of us knows several of them, like MailContact, UserMailbox, RemoteUserMailbox, etc. But how things really are? Get-PExRecipientType The Get-PExRecipientType function from my PowerShell Power-EXCH module is an automated solution for the workaround ..read more

Efficient sizing, planning, and troubleshooting usually starts from collecting data. The first object in an array of Exchange related objects consuming disk space is a mailbox and we have to know how to measure and control its size. The size control we’ll discuss in my upcoming post about mailbox quotas. In this article, we’ll talk ..read more

Every Exchange administrator should be familiar with these two useful EMS cmdlets: Get-Mailbox and Get-RemoteMailbox that intended to retrieve mailboxes. They are powerful cmdlets with plenty of parameters, but in my opinion, both still have serious drawbacks. Allow me to introduce you a Get-PExMailbox function from my PowerShell Power-EXCH module, which does not have these ..read more

Embedded EMS cmdlets, such Get-ExchangeServer and Get-MailboxServer, lack a clear property to indicate the server or product version when used. Get-PExServer The main -Version parameter Reversing search by -Not parameter This code will return all other versions except the target one. Return server names only The second command will succeed, try them by yourself. Please ..read more

This time we’ll focus on just two functions Set-PExMM/Exit-PExMM to handle Exchange Server Maintenance Mode and one auxiliary function Get-PExMM to verify the Maintenance Mode status. Set-PExMaintenanceMode Exit-PExMaintenanceMode Get-PExMaintenanceMode Summary You might also like Azure Automation PowerShell Az-Module Home How to find orphaned VHD files in the Azure Add a data disk to an Azure ..read more