5 Shell commands for daily use - Exchange 2007

Below 5 shell commands makes the exchange server administrator work quick and easier in administrating exchange server.

1. To check whether all exchange server related services are running normal?
Test-ServiceHealth or Test-ServiceHealth -Server ServerName

2. To check the Database Mount Status, backup status
Get-MailboxDatabase -Server ServerName -Status | FT Name, Mounted, backupinprogress, lastfullbackup, lastincrementalbackup

3. If High availability configured for Mailbox Server, to check the storage group and mailbox database opy status
Exchange Server 2007 CCR -> Get-StorageGroupCopyStatus -Server ServerName
Exchange Server 2007 SCR -> Get-StorageGroupCopyStatus -Identity MBSRV\SG1 -StandbyMachine Server2

4. To check the Mail queue status
Get-Queue -Server ServerName | FL

5. Testing Mailflow whether mail can be successfully sent from and delivered to the system mailbox on a computer that has the Mailbox server role installed
Test-Mailflow Server1 -TargetMailboxServer Server2
Test-Mailflow Server1 -TargetEmailAddress externalemailaddress
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