Make the most of PowerShell's features to manage all aspects of your Exchange Server 2016 environment.

About This BookLearn to integrate PowerShell with Exchange Server 2016Write scripts and functions to run tasks automatically, and generate complex reports with PowerShellUse these effective recipes to learn all popular and important PowersShell scripts to manage tasks and avoid errorsWho This Book Is For

This book is for messaging professionals who want to build real-world scripts with Windows PowerShell and the Exchange Management Shell. You'll also find it indispensable if you're a network or systems administrator responsible for managing and maintaining Exchange Server 2016.

What You Will LearnMaster the new features and capabilities of PowerShell and Exchange Server 2016Get to grips with the core PowerShell conceptsUse simple PowerShell scripts and commands to get powerful resultsGenerate detailed reports, send the output of commands by email, and schedule scripts to run automaticallyImport, export, and move mailboxes, and delete messages from mailboxes using the command lineConfigure transport server settings such as mail relay, tracking logs, transport rules, delivery reports, and moreManage mailbox and public foldersMonitor the health of an Exchange environment through built-in cmdlets and other methodsIntegrate Exchange with Office Online Server, Skype for Business Server, and Exchange Online (Office 365)In Detail

We start with a set of recipes on core PowerShell concepts. This will provide you with a foundation for the examples in the book. Next, you'll see how to implement some of the common exchange management shell tasks, so you can effectively write scripts with this latest release. You will then learn to manage Exchange recipients, automate recipient-related tasks in your environment, manage mailboxes, and understand distribution group management within the Exchange Management Shell.

Moving on, we'll work through several scenarios where PowerShell scripting can be used to increase your efficiency when managing databases, which are the most critical resources in your Exchange environment. Towards the end, you'll discover how to achieve Exchange High Availability and how to secure your environment, monitor the health of Exchange, and integrate Exchange with Office Online Server, Skype for Business Server, and Exchange Online (Office 365).

By the end of the book, you will be able to perform administrative tasks efficiently.

Style and approach

This practical guide is packed with handy recipes to help you perform common administration tasks, as well as complex tasks in Exchange Server, without any hassle.

Mike Pfeiffer