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

by Richard Burrs2 Comments on C# Intro for Powershellers

                       

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

by Richard Burrs1 Comment on Powershell Function to Get Messages in Exchange

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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