Chapter 9: Managing Exchange 2007

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Overview

After completing this chapter, you will be able to:

• Understand the Providers included with Exchange 2007

• Use Get-Command to obtain a listing of Exchange 2007 cmdlets

• Configure Exchange 2007 recipient settings

• Configure Exchange 2007 storage settings

• Query, configure, and audit policy

The decision by the Microsoft Exchange Server team to base their management tools on Windows PowerShell is a win for customers who desire to apply the flexibility and configurability of scripting to the management of complex mission-critical networked applications. What this means for Windows PowerShell scripters is that literally everything that can be done using the Graphical User Interface (GUI) can also be done from Windows PowerShell. In some cases, the only way to perform a certain task is through Windows PowerShell. This is the first time that the design of a major application began with the scripting interface in mind, rather than adding the scripting support after the product was completed. All the scripts mentioned in this chapter can be found in the corresponding scripts folder on the CD.