Microsoft Exchange Server 2016 PowerShell Cookbook

Make the most of PowerShell\'s features to manage all aspects of your Exchange Server 2016 environment.

Key Features

Learn to integrate PowerShell with Exchange Server 2016
Write scripts and functions to run tasks automatically, and generate complex reports with PowerShell
Use these effective recipes to learn all popular and important PowersShell scripts to manage tasks and avoid errors

Book DescriptionWe start with a set of recipes on core PowerShell concepts. This will provide you with a foundation for the examples in the book. Next, you'll see how to implement some of the common exchange management shell tasks, so you can effectively write scripts with this latest release. You will then learn to manage Exchange recipients, automate recipient-related tasks in your environment, manage mailboxes, and understand distribution group management within the Exchange Management Shell. Moving on, we'll work through several scenarios where PowerShell scripting can be used to increase your efficiency when managing databases, which are the most critical resources in your Exchange environment. Towards the end, you'll discover how to achieve Exchange High Availability and how to secure your environment, monitor the health of Exchange, and integrate Exchange with Office Online Server, Skype for Business Server, and Exchange Online (Office 365). By the end of the book, you will be able to perform administrative tasks efficiently. What you will learn

Master the new features and capabilities of PowerShell and Exchange Server 2016
Get to grips with the core PowerShell concepts
Use simple PowerShell scripts and commands to get powerful results
Generate detailed reports, send the output of commands by email , and schedule scripts to run automatically
Import, export, and move mailboxes, and delete messages from mailboxes using the command line
Configure transport server settings such as mail relay, tracking logs, transport rules, delivery reports, and more
Manage mailbox and public folders
Monitor the health of an Exchange environment through built-in cmdlets and other methods
Integrate Exchange with Office Online Server, Skype for Business Server, and Exchange Online (Office 365)

Who this book is forThis book is for messaging professionals who want to build real-world scripts with Windows PowerShell and the Exchange Management Shell. You'll also find it indispensable if you're a network or systems administrator responsible for managing and maintaining Exchange Server 2016.