Applies to: Exchange Server 2007 SP3, Exchange Server 2007 SP2, Exchange Server 2007 SP1, Exchange Server 2007
Topic Last Modified: 2007-01-02

This topic explains how to use the Exchange Management Console or the Exchange Management Shell to view an existing journal rule on a computer that has the Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Hub Transport server role installed.

For more information about the Journaling agent, see Overview of Journaling.

Before You Begin

To perform the following procedures, the account you use must be delegated the following:

  • Exchange View-Only Administrator role

For more information about permissions, delegating roles, and the rights that are required to administer Exchange Server 2007, see Permission Considerations.

Note:
When you view journal rules on a Hub Transport server, you can view any journal rule that is configured in the Exchange 2007 organization.

Using the Exchange Management Console to View Journal Rules

In the Exchange Management Console, you can view journal rules by using the following procedure.

To use the Exchange Management Console to view an existing journal rule

  1. Open the Exchange Management Console on the Hub Transport server.

  2. In the console tree, click Organization Configuration, and then click Hub Transport.

  3. In the result pane, click the Journaling tab, right-click the journal rule that you want to view, and then click Properties.

  4. View the journal rule configuration.

  5. Click Cancel when you are finished and have not made any changes.

Using the Exchange Management Shell to View a Summary List of All Journal Rules

In the Exchange Management Shell, you can view a summary list of all journal rules by using the following syntax:

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Get-JournalRule <GUID or journal rule name>

To use the Exchange Management Shell to view a summary list of all journal rules

  • Run the following command:

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    Get-JournalRule "Brokerage Journal Rule"

Using the Exchange Management Shell to View a Single Journal Rule

To view the detailed configuration of a journal rule, you must pipe the output of the Get-JournalRule command to the Format-List command. In the Exchange Management Shell, you can view journal rules by using the following syntax:

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Get-JournalRule <GUID or journal rule name> | Format-List

For more information about pipelining, see Pipelining.

For more information about how to work with the information that is returned by a command, see Working with Command Output.

To use the Exchange Management Shell to view the detailed configuration of a single journal rule

  • Run the following command:

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    Get-JournalRule "Brokerage Journal Rule" | Format-List

For detailed syntax and parameter information, see Get-JournalRule.