Tag Archives: Exchange Management Console

How to set up your Exchange Server Scripting Environment using PowerShell

How to set up your Exchange Server Scripting Environment using PowerShell Instructor: Mike Pfeiffer, Microsoft Exchange MVP You’re going to spend a lot of time in the Exchange Management Shell (EMS) doing things interactively. For example one‑liners maybe like get-mailbox and sending that down to Set-Mailbox, setting the -Office to Sales etc… Obviously, this isn’t … Continue reading How to set up your Exchange Server Scripting Environment using PowerShell

How to Run the Exchange Management Shell EMS in PowerShell

How to Run the Exchange Management Shell EMS in PowerShell Instructor: Mike Pfeiffer Let’s take a look at a couple of ways that you can use the Exchange Management Shell in a scripting environment. We’ll go beyond just working interactively in the Shell and actually composing real world robust scripts. We’ll use a scripting editor … Continue reading How to Run the Exchange Management Shell EMS in PowerShell

Video – Using PowerShell to automate tasks in Exchange 2010 with the Exchange Scripting Agent

In this DrillBit™ Video, Microsoft MVP Mike Pfeiffer shows how to use PowerShell to automate tasks in Exchange Server. In Exchange 2010, all the graphical tools are built on top of PowerShell commands. Using the Exchange Scripting Agent will allow you to control the execution of your commands in the background to automate tasks in … Continue reading Video – Using PowerShell to automate tasks in Exchange 2010 with the Exchange Scripting Agent

Why are my Exchange Distribution Group Properties Greyed Out in EMC?

If you’ve upgraded from Exchange 2003 to Exchange 2010, you may come across an issue where distribution groups in the Exchange Management Console (EMC) are unmanageable. In other words, your groups might be “greyed out”, and you won’t be able to add or remove users, or change any of the groups properties. Here’s what’s going … Continue reading Why are my Exchange Distribution Group Properties Greyed Out in EMC?

Video – Office 365 Connect to Exchange Online using the Exchange Management Console

Here’s a quick tip for all of you who are using Exchange Online through Office 365. In addition to PowerShell, you can use the Exchange Management Console to connect your Office 365 tenant. Open EMC and right click ‘Microsoft Exchange’ at the top of the console tree and on the left hand side, select Add Exchange … Continue reading Video – Office 365 Connect to Exchange Online using the Exchange Management Console

Learning PowerShell Through the Exchange 2010 Management Console

Just like Exchange 2007, the Exchange 2010 management console (EMC) is completely built on PowerShell. Everything you do in the graphical console, such as viewing the properties of a mailbox, or creating a distribution group, is being carried out in the background by PowerShell commands. Fortunately, EMC exposes most of this information, and you can … Continue reading Learning PowerShell Through the Exchange 2010 Management Console