List Members of a Dynamic DL

This comes courtesy of a site I follow "Anand, The Architect. I like it because after trying several other methods this one was spot on and straight forward. I used this in a Exchange 2010 Environment.

First get the dynamic DL named DL-NorthAmerica and assigned to variable $dl.

$dl = Get-DynamicDistributionGroup “DL-NorthAmerica”

Next run the query and list the recipients and assigned to a variable $allr

$allr = Get-Recipient -RecipientPreviewFilter $dl.RecipientFilter -OrganizationalUnit $dl.RecipientContainer –ResultSize Unlimited

List all the recipients with any other information you want.

$allr | Select-Object Name,PrimarySmtpAddress,Title,Department,city

If you want you can save the results to a CSV file.

$allr | Select-Object Name,PrimarySmtpAddress,Title,Department,city | Export-Csv -Path “$pwd\ShoreTel-GlobalMembers.csv” –NoTypeInformation

Reference Link:
https://anandthearchitect.com/2016/01/30/exchange-list-all-members-for-dynamic-distribution-group/

Connecting to Exchange Online/Azure/Compliance Center Using a Simple Script

Located this after listening to a Webcast sponsored by Dell co-hosted by MVP Chris Goosen. I was working on coming up with something similar earlier today when I ran across this. I was using a manual method by running several cmdlets but this script ties the process into a nice bow:-). The TechNet Gallery Link is below.

https://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/Connect-EXOps1-Connect-to-4d694663

The screenshot below depicts the results of running this command:

 

 

 

After successfully running this command you can execute cmdlets associated with the module that you've imported. 



 

Windows Azure Portal Lab VMs

Below is a Lab I'm in the process of building using Azure. I have created the following: Domain Controller, APP1(Exchange 2016 Server), APP2, SP1(SharePoint Server), and CL1( Windows 10 Workstation). I will be adding a Lync Server over the next few weeks.

I'm on a Pay-As-You-Go Subscription and so far my monthly cost has been around $60 but it will be increasing as I add more compute resources.

Windows Azure Portal Showing VMs in Lab

PowerShell error "Unable to connect to remote server"

Encountered this issue earlier today. I've got several Powershell scripts that I run daily/weekly and I have the script to  sent the finished report to my email address. After doing a bit of research I the found link below. I would post a doc. with the actual screenshots but it's pretty straight forward as to what needs to be done. One note of caution, have a little patience. It took about 10min before it worked successfully.

Server 2008r2 ..The user profile service failed the logon - User Profile cannot be loaded.

Some DC's were upgraded at my DayGig over the weekend and as a result to my surprise I could not logs into some of my mail servers. This worked as a remedy (basically a permission inheritance issue). 

Keep Windows Defender Updated Even After Disabling Windows 8 Automatic Updates

Has this issue been a vexing one for some as it has been for me. I've been trying for months to unlink these updates from windows updates and I found this post today. All credit goes to the author of the post.Click Here For Link

Umano App - The One Sign You Will Be Wealthy

https://umano.me/c/qVWwM/the-one-sign-you-will-be-wealthy

Office 2016 Preview

Installed Office 2016 IT Pro/Developer Preview. The install was interesting as it wasn't packaged as a conventional install and did take about an hour to install. I don't think this was due to my internet connection because other online activity was fine. I'm looking to jump into the Outlook client as soon as possible. I'll post any significant updates/changes I come across.