Applies to: Exchange Server 2010 SP3, Exchange Server 2010 SP2

Topic Last Modified: 2012-11-16

Use the Test-OwaConnectivity cmdlet to verify that Microsoft Office Outlook Web App is running as expected. The Test-OwaConnectivity cmdlet can be used to test Outlook Web App connectivity for all Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 virtual directories on a specified Client Access server for all mailboxes on servers running Exchange that are in the same Active Directory site. The Test-OwaConnectivity cmdlet can also be used to test the connectivity for an individual Exchange Outlook Web App URL.

Syntax

Test-OwaConnectivity [-ClientAccessServer <ServerIdParameter>] [-AllowUnsecureAccess <SwitchParameter>] [-Confirm [<SwitchParameter>]] [-DomainController <Fqdn>] [-LightMode <SwitchParameter>] [-MailboxServer <ServerIdParameter>] [-MonitoringContext <SwitchParameter>] [-ResetTestAccountCredentials <SwitchParameter>] [-RSTEndpoint <String>] [-TestType <Internal | External>] [-Timeout <UInt32>] [-TrustAnySSLCertificate <SwitchParameter>] [-VirtualDirectoryName <String>] [-WhatIf [<SwitchParameter>]]
Test-OwaConnectivity -URL <String> -MailboxCredential <PSCredential> [-AllowUnsecureAccess <SwitchParameter>] [-Confirm [<SwitchParameter>]] [-DomainController <Fqdn>] [-LightMode <SwitchParameter>] [-ResetTestAccountCredentials <SwitchParameter>] [-Timeout <UInt32>] [-TrustAnySSLCertificate <SwitchParameter>] [-WhatIf [<SwitchParameter>]]

Detailed Description

The Test-OwaConnectivity cmdlet tests the connectivity of all Exchange Outlook Web App virtual directories on a Client Access server or tests connectivity of a single Exchange Outlook Web App URL.

To test all Exchange Outlook Web App virtual directories on a Client Access server, there must be a test Active Directory account. There must also be a test mailbox in each Active Directory site that hosts mailboxes that can be accessed through the virtual directories being tested. If the test environment wasn't created during the Mailbox server setup, you are prompted to run the script that creates the test mailboxes and test users when you run the Test-OwaConnectivity cmdlet.

If the server hosting the test mailbox isn't available, the Test-OwaConnectivity cmdlet returns an error that might not clearly identify the problem. To avoid this, check that the server that hosts the test mailbox is running and that the mailbox is available before you run the Test-OwaConnectivity cmdlet. You can use the Test-MapiConnectivity cmdlet to do this.

If you run the Test-OwaConnectivity cmdlet on a Client Access server without using either the ClientAccessServer parameter or the URL parameter, the cmdlet tests the server on which you run the cmdlet. To test a specific Client Access server, use the ClientAccessServer parameter.

To test a single URL, run the Test-OwaConnectivity cmdlet with the URL parameter and credentials for an existing Exchange mailbox. If the URL is behind a load balancer, you can't predict which Client Access server the command will test. Because credentials are required as part of the parameters when you use the URL parameter, you can use any account to run the Test-OwaConnectivity cmdlet when you use the URL parameter.

If the command encounters a virtual directory that doesn't require Secure Sockets Layer (SSL), the command skips that directory unless the AllowUnsecureAccess parameter is used. If the AllowUnsecureAccess parameter is used, communications between servers are sent in clear text for purposes of the test.

The Test-OwaConnectivity cmdlet can be run as a one-time interactive task or as a scheduled task under Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007 control. To run the Test-OwaConnectivity cmdlet as a System Center Operations Manager 2007 task, the Client Access test mailbox must be available on the Mailbox servers that the cmdlet tests against.

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 "Outlook Web App virtual directories" entry in the Client Access Permissions topic.

Parameters

Parameter Required Type Description

MailboxCredential

Required

System.Management.Automation.PSCredential

The MailboxCredential parameter specifies the mailbox credential for a single URL test.

The MailboxCredential parameter is required only when using the URL parameter.

URL

Required

System.String

The URL parameter specifies the URL to test. This parameter is required only when you want to test a single Outlook Web App URL.

If this parameter is used, the MailboxCredential parameter is also required.

You can't use the URL parameter with the TestType or ClientAccessServer parameters.

AllowUnsecureAccess

Optional

System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter

The AllowUnsecureAccess parameter specifies whether virtual directories that don't require SSL are tested. If the AllowUnsecureAccess parameter is included, it enables virtual directories that don't require SSL to be tested. If this parameter isn't included, the command skips virtual directories that don't require SSL, and an error is generated.

ClientAccessServer

Optional

Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.ServerIdParameter

The ClientAccessServer parameter specifies the name of the Client Access server to test. If this parameter is included, all Exchange Outlook Web App virtual directories on the Client Access server are tested against all Exchange Mailbox servers in the local Active Directory site.

Don't use this parameter with the URL parameter.

Confirm

Optional

System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter

The Confirm switch causes the command to pause processing and requires you to acknowledge what the command will do before processing continues. You don't have to specify a value with the Confirm switch.

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.

LightMode

Optional

System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter

The LightMode parameter isn't implemented for this diagnostic command. Using this parameter doesn't change the behavior of the command.

Note:
This parameter is implemented for other Exchange diagnostic commands where it's used to run a less intensive version of a command.

MailboxServer

Optional

Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.ServerIdParameter

The MailboxServer parameter specifies the name of the Mailbox server to test. If not specified, all Mailbox servers in the local Active Directory site are tested.

MonitoringContext

Optional

System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter

The MonitoringContext parameter shows you what information is returned to System Center Operations Manager 2007. When Operations Manager 2007 executes the Test-OwaConnectivity cmdlet, it requires additional information to be returned. By setting this parameter to $true, you can see exactly what would be returned to Operations Manager 2007. This parameter is informational only and has no effect on Operations Manager 2007.

ResetTestAccountCredentials

Optional

System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter

The ResetTestAccountCredentials parameter resets the password for the test account used to perform this command. The password for the test account is typically reset every seven days if you're using Microsoft System Center Operations Manager to manage your Exchange environment. Use of this flag forces a password reset at any time if it's required for security reasons.

RSTEndpoint

Optional

System.String

This parameter is reserved for internal Microsoft use.

TestType

Optional

Microsoft.Exchange.Monitoring.OwaConnectivityTestType

The TestType parameter specifies whether the command tests internal or external URLs. Values are Internal and External. You can't use this parameter with the URL parameter. When neither the TestType parameter nor the URL parameter is specified, the default is TestType:Internal.

Timeout

Optional

System.UInt32

The Timeout parameter specifies the amount of time, in seconds, to wait for the test operation to finish. The default value for the Timeout parameter is 30 seconds. You must specify a time-out value greater than 0 seconds and less than 1 hour (3,600 seconds). We recommend that you always configure this parameter with a value of 5 seconds or more.

TrustAnySSLCertificate

Optional

System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter

The TrustAnySSLCertificate parameter specifies whether to check an internal URL without generating an SSL certificate validation error. The TrustAnySSLCertificate parameter allows SSL certificate validation failures to not be reported. This is useful for testing internal URLs because Internet Information Services (IIS) doesn't support assigning multiple certificates for a single virtual directory. If a directory has different URLs for internal and external access and has a certificate, that certificate is usually for the external URL. This parameter lets the task check an internal URL without generating an error when the certificate doesn't match the URL.

VirtualDirectoryName

Optional

System.String

The VirtualDirectoryName parameter specifies the name of the virtual directory to test on a particular Client Access server. If this parameter isn't included, all Exchange Outlook Web App virtual directories that support Exchange mailboxes are tested.

WhatIf

Optional

System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter

The WhatIf switch instructs the command to simulate the actions that it would take on the object. By using the WhatIf switch, you can view what changes would occur without having to apply any of those changes. You don't have to specify a value with the WhatIf switch.

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.

Examples

EXAMPLE 1

This example tests the connectivity for the URL https://mail.contoso.com/owa using the credentials for the user contoso\kweku.

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Test-OwaConnectivity -URL:https://mail.contoso.com/owa -MailboxCredential:(get-credential contoso\kweku)

EXAMPLE 2

This example tests the connectivity of a specific Client Access server Contoso12 and tests all Exchange Outlook Web App virtual directories that support Exchange mailboxes. These include the virtual directories that don't require SSL.

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Test-OwaConnectivity -ClientAccessServer:Contoso12 -AllowUnsecureAccess