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Chapter 17: Using the .NET Framework

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In this example, we haven ’ t made any formatting changes to the table or any attempt to provide an esthet-

ically pleasing interface. You can, however, see how simple it is to work with the data in PowerShell. With

minimal effort you can create runspace and pipeline objects that can be used to retrieve data.

Solving Problems with PowerShell

and the . NET Framework

After you understand the basics of Exchange Server 2007, Windows PowerShell, and how to work with

them from the .NET Framework, a multitude of uses open up. Even though PowerShell scripts can be

created for administrators to use, a web interface can be created for running these commands and to

hold business logic around these tasks.

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One example might be creating a web - based tool to use in the case of a disaster recovery scenario. One of

the tasks in a disaster recovery scenario might be to failover the mailboxes to the standby continuous

replication (SCR) target database. Each of the manual steps can be automated by creating business logic

and creating code.

Another example of adding business logic with the .NET Framework is allowing an administrator to

request ...