Having transitioned more and more to using PowerShell 5.0, instead of 4.0, I thought I would pass along one tip when using it. Typically when working with Exchange PowerShell and listing object attributes. I like to select a single column of the data and past it into a CSV file or documentation I am making….
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Microsoft Exchange Server
Exchange 2016 CU Upgrade Failure – ‘Database is mandatory on UserMailbox’
Recently I was contacted by one of my customers that their hybrid Exchange 2016 servers failed while upgrading to Cumulative Update 6 (CU6). They were not able to get past the error. Luckily for them, about 99% of the users in their environment were already moved to the cloud, so the end users were not…
Get-Help and Exchange 2016
** Note ** Wanted to make something clear – this is an issue with Windows and PowerShell, Exchange 2016 is not the root cause of this issue. Now on to the article! A few weeks ago I ran a poll on this and it seems that a fair number of you depend on Get-Help for…
Get-Help and Exchange 2016 – Where has the quality gone?
A few weeks ago, I posted a poll concerning PowerShell on Exchange 2016 and the Get-Help cmdlets. Here are the results: As we can see, There is a near 2-1 ration of those who use Get-Help, even occasionally, to those who don’t use it at all. This would seem to indicate that this is a…
Office 365 – Custom Sensitive Information Types
Three years ago I wrote a script to create an XML file to be used for Custom Sensitive Information Types, which you can read HERE. This script could be used to create an XML file for Exchange 2013 or Exchange 2016. For office 365 the XML file was importable into Exchange Online (ExO). Times have…
Exchange Server PowerShell – Get-Help Poll
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A Bridge Too Far…. Exchange 2013 CU15
Final Update As a final note to this saga, Microsoft is now advising that it is OK to update .NET and then Update the CU to handle and bridge CU upgrade issues. This happened earlier this year and I wanted to make sure this was clear at the top of the article: https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/rmilne/2017/03/27/exchange-2013-cu16-and-exchange-2016-cu5-net-framework-requirement/ With the…
Microsoft MVP – Fifth Year!
This morning I received my fifth MVP Award notice and felt elated that Microsoft would award me once again. Getting the award this year seems to mean just a little more than usual. For one, I published my first book Practical PowerShell – Exchange Server 2016 with fellow Office Server and Services MVP Dave Stork….
.NET 4.7 and Exchange Server Support
When it comes to Exchange Server, having WSUS or automatic updates is a rather bad idea. There are many updates that can cause havoc on an Exchange server and are best avoided if possible. Currently the best example of this is .NET Framework for Windows Servers. .NET has had many updates over the past year…
Tasks Retention Tag – PowerShell Only
Migrations from Exchange On-Premises to Exchange Online can be complex if you are new to the process. Knowing what translates and what does not when it comes to the migration process can be extremely helpful. For Example, there are certain items in Exchange that need to be recreated in Exchange Online in order for functionality…
