Applies to: Exchange Server 2013
Topic Last Modified: 2012-07-30
Use the Get-ExchangeServer cmdlet to obtain the attributes of a specified server. If a server isn't specified, the cmdlet obtains the attributes of all the servers in the Exchange organization.
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For information about the parameter sets in the Syntax section below, see Syntax.
Syntax
Get-ExchangeServer -Domain <Fqdn> <COMMON
PARAMETERS>
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Get-ExchangeServer [-Identity <ServerIdParameter>]
<COMMON PARAMETERS>
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COMMON PARAMETERS: [-DomainController <Fqdn>]
[-Status <SwitchParameter>]
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Examples
EXAMPLE 1
This example retrieves the attributes of all the servers in the Exchange organization.
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Get-ExchangeServer | Format-List |
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Detailed Description
To view all the Exchange server attributes that this cmdlet returns, you must pipe the command to the Format-List cmdlet.
The ExchangeVersion attribute returned is the minimum version of Microsoft Exchange that you can use to manage the returned object. This attribute isn't the same as the version of Exchange displayed in the Exchange Administration Center when you select Server Configuration.
You need to be assigned permissions before you can run this cmdlet. Although all parameters for this cmdlet are listed in this topic, you may not have access to some parameters if they're not included in the permissions assigned to you. To see what permissions you need, see the "Shell infrastructure permissions" section in the Exchange and Shell Infrastructure Permissions topic.
Parameters
| Parameter | Required | Type | Description |
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Domain |
Required |
Microsoft.Exchange.Data.Fqdn |
The Domain parameter specifies the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of the domain. If you use this parameter, you can't use the Identity parameter. |
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DomainController |
Optional |
Microsoft.Exchange.Data.Fqdn |
The DomainController parameter specifies the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of the domain controller that retrieves data from Active Directory. |
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Identity |
Optional |
Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.ServerIdParameter |
The Identity parameter specifies the identity of the server. If you use this parameter, you can't use the Domain parameter. |
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Status |
Optional |
System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter |
The Status parameter specifies the status of the server. |
Input Types
To see the input types that this cmdlet accepts, see Cmdlet Input and Output Types. If the Input Type field for a cmdlet is blank, the cmdlet doesn’t accept input data.
Return Types
To see the return types, which are also known as output types, that this cmdlet accepts, see Cmdlet Input and Output Types. If the Output Type field is blank, the cmdlet doesn’t return data.