Exchange routine jobs

Exchange Administrator may need to perform the following jobs.

Cmdlets
Get-Queue

Figure 1: Get-Queue

View configuration information for queues on a computer that has the Hub Transport server or Edge Transport server.

Test-ServiceHealth

Figure 2: Test-ServiceHealth

Test whether all the Microsoft Windows services that Exchange requires in a server have started.

Test-Mailflow

Figure 3: Test-Mailflow

Diagnose whether mail can be successfully send from and delivered to the system mailbox on a computer that has the Mailbox server role. 

Test-Mailflow -TargetEmailAddress <external email address>

Diagnose whether mail can be successfully send to external mailbox on a computer that has the Mailbox server role.

Get-Mailbox | Test-MAPIConnectivity | FL

Figure 4: Get-Mailbox | Test-MAPIConnectivity | FL

Test the MAPI connectivity for all mailboxes.

Test-OwaConnectivity -URL:https://<CAS Server>/owa -MailboxCredential:(Get-Credential Domain\User) -TrustAnySSLCertificate

Figure 5: Test-OwaConnectivity

Test Outlook Web App whether to work.

Test-WebServicesConnectivity -MailboxCredential:(Get-Credential Domain\User) -TrustAnySSLCertificate

Figure 6: Test-WebServiceConnectivity

Perform basic operations to verify the functionality of Exchange Web Services on a server running Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 that has the Client Access server role installed.

Test-PopConnectivity -ClientAccessServer:<CAS Server> -MailboxCredential:(Get-Credential Domain\User)

Figure 7: Test-PopConnectivity

Test POP3 service whether to work.

Test-ImapConnectivity -ClientAccessServer:<CAS Server> -MailboxCredential:(Get-Credential Domain\User)

Figure 8: Test-ImapConnectivity

Test IMAP4 service whether to work.

Test-ReplicationHealth

Figure 9: Test-ReplicationHealth

Test DAG replication whether to work.

Remark: Exchange 2010 which was created DAG only.

Using Exchange Remote Connectivity Analyzer

Microsoft provides the web site which is Microsoft Exchange Remote Connectivity Analyzer. It can help you to test the following services at the internet:

Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync Connectivity Tests

Microsoft Exchange Web Services Connectivity Tests

Microsoft Office Outlook Connectivity Tests

Internet E-Mail Test

Figure 10: Microsoft Exchange Remote Connectivity Analyzer

You can create an account for testing.

Web site: https://www.testexchangeconnectivity.com/

Realtime blacklist

I have to check my domains whether it is in the Realtime blacklist.

The following web sites provide the service to check Realtime blacklist:

MXToolBox

http://www.mxtoolbox.com/blacklists.aspx

BarracudaCentral

http://barracudacentral.org/lookups/domain-reputation

Black List Alert

http://www.blacklistalert.org/

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