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Microsoft Exchange Server Powershell Cookbook (Update)

You're reading from Microsoft Exchange Server Powershell Cookbook (Update) Over 120 recipes to help you manage and administrate Exchange Server 2013 Service Pack 1 with PowerShell 5

Product type Paperback

Published in Jul 2015

Last Updated in Feb 2025

Publisher

ISBN-13 9781785288074

Length 464 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Tools

Exchange Server

Concepts

Configuration Management

Authors (2):

Andersson

Mike Pfeiffer

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Table of Contents (16) Chapters

Preface

1. PowerShell Key Concepts FREE CHAPTER

2. Exchange Management Shell Common Tasks

3. Managing Recipients

4. Managing Mailboxes

5. Distribution Groups and Address Lists

6. Mailbox Database Management

7. Managing Client Access

8. Managing Transport Servers

9. High Availability

10. Exchange Security

11. Compliance and Audit Logging

12. Scripting with the Exchange Web Services Managed API

A. Common Shell Information

B. Query Syntaxes

Index

Configuring the mailbox database limits

The Exchange Management Shell provides cmdlets that allow you to configure the storage limits for mailbox databases. This recipe will show you how to set these limits interactively in the shell or in bulk using an automated script.

How to do it...

To configure the storage limits for a mailbox database, use the Set-MailboxDatabase cmdlet, for example:

Set-MailboxDatabase -Identity DB1 `
-IssueWarningQuota 2gb `
-ProhibitSendQuota 2.5gb `
-ProhibitSendReceiveQuota 3gb

How it works...

In this example, we configured the IssueWarningQuota, ProhibitSendQuota, and ProhibitSendRecieveQuota limits for the DB1 mailbox database. These are the storage limits that will be applied to each mailbox that is stored in this database. Based on the values used with the command, you can see that users will receive a warning once their mailbox reaches 2 GB in size. When their mailbox reaches 2.5 GB, they will be unable to send outbound e-mail messages, and when they hit the...

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Authors (2)

Andersson

Andersson

Jonas Andersson is devoted to constantly developing himself and his skills. He started out in the IT business in 2004 and initially worked in a support center, where he acquired a basic knowledge of the industry. In 2007, he started his career as a Microsoft Infrastructure consultant, and from 2008 onwards his focus has been on Unified Communication. At the start of 2010, he was employed at a large outsourcing company as a messaging specialist, specializing in Microsoft Exchange. His work included designing, implementing, and developing messaging solutions for enterprise customers. In 2014, he joined Microsoft Consulting Services, and from then onward his main focus has been Office 365. His role was of a deployment consultant with Microsoft's Office 365 Global Practice EMEA team. In 2016, he started to work for Swedens largest retail companies with a known brand as a Product Specialist for Office 365, mostly focusing on Skype for Business Online but also on the other workloads. As a reward for his work in the community, he was awarded the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional for the Microsoft Exchange Server product in 2014.

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Mike Pfeiffer

Mike Pfeiffer

Mike Pfeiffer is a 20-year IT industry veteran, published author, and international conference speaker. He's a former architect for Amazon Web Services and engineer for Microsoft. Today, Pfeiffer serves as chief technologist for CloudSkills, a cloud computing training and consulting firm.

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