Troubleshooting the Mailbox role

The Exchange Management Shell provides several built-in troubleshooting cmdlets that you can use to diagnose issues when they arise. In this recipe, we'll take a look at how you can use the Test-MapiConnectivity cmdlet to monitor and troubleshoot the mailbox server role.

How to do it...

To verify that a mailbox server can accept logins, you can use the built-in shell Test- MapiConnectivity cmdlet using a number of parameters:

1. Use the -Database parameter to test the ability to log on to a specific database:

   Test-MAPIConnectivity -Database DB1
   

2. Use the -Identity parameter to test the ability to log on to a specific mailbox:

   Test-MAPIConnectivity -Identity administrator
   

3. Use the -Server parameter to test the ability to log on to each system mailbox on a particular mailbox server:

   Test-MAPIConnectivity -Server MBX1
   

4. In addition to the MAPI connectivity tests, one of the most critical services on the Mailbox role is the Mailbox Replication Service. Use the Test-MRSHealth...