
Using Exchange
Management Shell
The Exchange Management Shell is the best tool overall for controlling your Exchange Server 2007
organization. This chapter provides an overview of the management functionality it provides.
This chapter also explains why you should consider learning Exchange Management Shell an
essential part of building your Exchange Server 2007 management skills.
The section “ Shell versus Console ” provides a comparison between the two interfaces in the
context of the Exchange management functions they provide and when to choose the Exchange
Management Shell.
The section “ Working from the Command Line ” provides some basic information for getting
started using Exchange Management Shell. It covers navigation, using aliases and variables with
Exchange cmdlets, and some general tips you ’ ll find useful.
The final section, “ Working with Windows, ” tells how to control services and processes, access the
Windows Registry as a drive, and view Windows event logs.
In this chapter you learn:
Exchange cmdlet sets
Shell navigation
Variables, aliases, and functions
Profiles
Process and service control
Registry control
Event log control
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