Applies to: Exchange Server 2013

Topic Last Modified: 2012-09-13

Use the Get-TransportService cmdlet to view the transport configuration information for the Transport service on Mailbox servers or for Edge Transport servers.

For information about the parameter sets in the Syntax section below, see Syntax.

Syntax

Get-TransportService [-Identity <TransportServerIdParameter>] [-DomainController <Fqdn>]

Examples

Example 1

This example provides different results depending on the server role on which it's run. When you run this command on an Edge Transport server, it provides a configuration summary for the local server. Otherwise, it displays a list of all Mailbox servers in your organization.

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Get-TransportService

Example 2

This example retrieves the detailed transport configuration information for the Transport service on the Mailbox server named Mailbox1.

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Get-TransportService Mailbox1 | Format-List

Detailed Description

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 "Transport service" or "Edge Transport server" entries in the Mail Flow Permissions topic.

Parameters

Parameter Required Type Description

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.

Identity

Optional

Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.TransportServerIdParameter

The Identity parameter specifies the server you want to view. When you use this parameter on a Mailbox server, the parameter returns the transport configuration of the Transport service on the specified server. You can't use this parameter on an Edge Transport 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.