Professional Windows® PowerShell for Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1

Part I: PowerShell for Exchange Fundamentals

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The Toolbox node is not a true management element in the sense of the other nodes. It provides

an interface for selecting management tools that run outside of the Exchange Management

Console. These tools include the Exchange Best Practices Analyzer as well as tools for public

folders, disaster recovery, mail flow analysis, and performance troubleshooting.

The Exchange Management Console is a well-thought-out management interface. Because this book is

about Exchange Management Shell it may seem strange to cover the console interface at all. Actually,

understanding the organization of the Exchange Management Console is very helpful for understanding

the organization of Exchange Management Shell cmdlets.

Exchange cmdlets are organized into groups based on how they are used. Exchange Management Shell ’ s

command - line interface lacks a method for providing a visual representation of its command

organization. Because Exchange Management Console is based on Exchange cmdlets, its visual

arrangement of management elements actually represents the underlying cmdlet organization that

cannot be represented in the shell. By learning this structure, you learn the basic organization of

Exchange cmdlets.

Exchange Cmdlet Sets

Exchange Management Shell provides more than 500 cmdlets for administering your Exchange

organization. Because ...