What this book covers
Chapter 1, PowerShell Key Concepts, introduces several PowerShell core concepts, such as command syntax and parameters, working with the pipeline, loops, and conditional logic. The topics covered in this chapter lay the foundation for the remaining code samples in each chapter.
Chapter 2, Exchange Management Shell Common Tasks, covers day-to-day tasks and general techniques for managing Exchange from the command line. The topics include configuring manual remote shell connections, exporting reports to external files, sending e-mail messages from scripts, and scheduling scripts to run with the Task Scheduler.
Chapter 3, Managing Recipients, demonstrates some of the most common recipient-related management tasks, such as creating mailboxes, distribution groups, and contacts. You’ll also learn how to manage server-side inbox rules, Out of Office settings, and import user photos into Active Directory.
Chapter 4, Managing Mailboxes, shows you how to perform various mailbox management tasks that include moving mailboxes, importing and exporting mailbox data, and the detection and reparation of corrupt mailboxes. In addition, you’ll learn how to delete and restore items from a mailbox and manage the new public folders.
Chapter 5, Distribution Groups and Address Lists, takes you deeper into distribution group management. The topics include distribution group reporting, distribution group naming policies, and allowing end users to manage distribution group membership. You’ll also learn how to create Address Lists and Hierarchal Address Books.
Chapter 6, Mailbox Database Management, shows you how to set database settings and limits. Report generation for mailbox database size, average mailbox size per database, and backup status is also covered in this chapter.
Chapter 7, Managing Client Access, covers the management of ActiveSync, OWA, POP, and IMAP. It also covers the configuration of these components in Exchange 2013. We’ll also take a look at controlling connections from various clients, including ActiveSync devices.
Chapter 8, Managing Transport Servers, explains the various methods used to control the mail flow within your Exchange organization. You’ll learn how to create, send, and receive connectors, allow application servers to relay mail, and manage transport queues.
Chapter 9, High Availability, covers the implementation and management tasks related to Database Availability Groups. The topics include creating DAGs, adding mailbox database copies, and performing maintenance on DAG members. It also covers a new feature called Automatic Reseed.
Chapter 10, Exchange Security, introduces you to the new Role Based Access Control permissions model. You’ll learn how to create custom RBAC roles for administrators and end users, and also how to manage mailbox permissions and implement SSL certificates.
Chapter 11, Compliance and Audit Logging, covers the new compliance and auditing features included in Exchange 2013. Topics such as archiving mailboxes and discovery search are covered here, as well as administrator and mailbox audit logging.
Chapter 12, Scripting with the Exchange Web Services Managed API, introduces you to advanced scripting topics that leverage Exchange Web Services. In this chapter, you’ll learn how to write scripts and functions that go beyond the capabilities of the Exchange Management Shell cmdlets.
Appendix A, Common Shell Information, is a reference for the variables, scripts, and the filtering functions. These references will help you when writing scripts or running interactive scripts.
Appendix B, Query Syntaxes, is a reference for the Advanced Query Syntax. In this section, you will find lots of different examples that can be used in the real world.
