Applies to: Exchange Server 2007
Topic Last Modified: 2007-06-04
Use the Get-MailboxServer cmdlet to return a mailbox server object and all its attributes. If no parameter is specified, a complete list of the mailbox servers in the entire Microsoft Exchange Server organization is returned.
Syntax
Get-MailboxServer [-Identity
<MailboxServerIdParameter>] [-DomainController <Fqdn>]
[-Status <SwitchParameter>]
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Parameters
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Identity |
Optional |
Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.MailboxServerIdParameter |
This parameter specifies the mailbox server. You can use the following values:
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DomainController |
Optional |
Microsoft.Exchange.Data.Fqdn |
To specify the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of the domain controller that retrieves data from the Active Directory directory service, include the DomainController parameter in the command. |
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Status |
Optional |
System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter |
This parameter specifies whether you want to get additional status information, such as locale. You do not need to specify any value with this parameter. If you specify this parameter, you should format the output in such a way that you can view the additional attributes. For example, pipe the output to format-list. |
Detailed Description
To view all the Mailbox server attributes that this cmdlet returns, you must pipe the command to the Format-List cmdlet.
The ExchangeVersion attribute that is returned is the minimum version of Microsoft Exchange that you can use to manage the returned object. This attribute is not the same as the version of Microsoft Exchange that is displayed in the Exchange Management Console when you select Server Configuration.
To run the Get-MailboxServer cmdlet 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.
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Example
The first example retrieves all of the mailbox servers in the organization.
The second example retrieves a specific server instance called Server1.
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Get-MailboxServer Get-MailboxServer -Identity Server1 |
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