Windows PowerShell:- Changing time on a Server
Checking and changing the source time server on a VM or host has never been easier than running a simple command to change it. Many times, VM’s and hosts lose time and you end...
Monthly Archive: Apr 2019
Exchange 2010:- Moving an offline address with PowerShell
Here is a quick tip on how to move a few or a couple of hundred Offline address books with the Exchange Management Shell (EMS) by running a single command: If you had to...
Windows PowerShell:- Shuffle DNS on a Server
In a large environment where you have hundreds of servers, imagine now having to go and manually add in more than 2 DNS servers to each of those? That will take a few days...
Exchange 2010:- Export Mailbox using a date range with PowerShell
Exporting mailboxes is great but what if you only wanted information for a certain period as you need it for whatever reason, legal, manager, etc. Well using the Exchange Management Shell (EMS) you can...
Exchange 2010:- Move requests with a bit more info using PowerShell
When doing mailbox moves on Exchange, you want to know how far they are progressing etc. In the Exchange Management Console (EMC) you can add the Percent Complete column to see the Percentage per...
Windows PowerShell:- Importing modules and adding Roles and features
Importing roles and features on a windows server has never been easier. Lot’s of people prefer the GUI interface but PowerShell makes your life so much easier. Firstly, for PowerShell to understand what you...
Exchange 2010/2013/2016:- Check Mailbox Database Copy status in various ways with PowerShell.
There are many ways in PowerShell to check the mailbox database copy status in Exchange, here are some examples from the Exchange Management Shell (EMS): Blanket check.Per DAG check.Per Server check. Get-MailboxDatabaseCopyStatus * The...
Windows PowerShell:- Get Heartbeat of a HyperV Host
Tip of the day: Need to find out about the integration services of virtual machines running a hyper-v host and filter by heartbeat, you can run this simple command: get-vm -computername Host1 | Get-VMIntegrationService...
Exchange 2010/2013/2016: – Clear export requests
In Exchange you will do loads of Export requests to PST but over time this list grows and when you eventually want to find an export request or remove a server you can’t because...
Windows PowerShell:- Enable RSS on a Network Adapter
RSS abbreviated for Receive Side Scaling has value by being enabled on a Server as it betters performance. By Default, RSS is enabled on Server 2016 and 2019 but cannot be enabled on Windows...
