Tag: Powershell

Azure, Azure Automation

Azure Configuration Management of AWS VMs (DSC) – Part 3

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We’ve now reached the final article in this three part series covering Configuration Management in Azure automation.  In Part 1, I discussed the Inventory tool and how to onboard an AWS EC2 virtual machine to Azure.  Part 2 covered Change tracking and how to monitor changes to various resources on the AWS instance.  In this article, Part 3, I will cover Azure State configuration (DSC) and how to register an AWS VM as a DSC node to apply a desired state.

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Programming

C# Intro for Powershellers

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Let me begin by stating that I am not a programmer or C# expert.  I am a System engineer by trade, who has become proficient in Powershell scripting.  When I first began working in IT, about 13 years ago, the first programming language that I tried to learn was Perl.  At the beginning of that process, I immediately discovered programming is not for me and this relationship will not work.  So I dumped Perl after a few “dates” and never looked back. However, that was then.  Now, after having worked with Powershell to create scripts to automate tasks, I have developed a renewed interest in coding.

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Exchange, Powershell

Powershell Function to Get Messages in Exchange

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If you are an Exchange server administrator, you more than likely spend a fair amount of time searching the Message Tracking logs.  The data provided by these logs can be helpful in finding all messages with a particular subject or sent by a certain user during a specific time frame.  Of course, there are two ways to search the Message logs:  the Exchange Admin Center (EAC) or Exchange Management Shell.  Using the GUI is perfectly fine, if that is your preference.  However, if you are having to perform searches on a regular basis, the EMS is the more efficient option.

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Exchange, Powershell

Exchange Powershell Tip

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Do you want to know how to get the mailbox count per database on a particular server?  Use the following cmdlet to get that information:

Get-Mailbox -Server servername | Group-Object -Property:database | select Name,Count | FT -AutoSize

Remember to change “servername” to the name of your Primary Mailbox server.

Here’s an example of the command output:

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