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Check the status of VSS Writer on multiple servers

Posted on 31 December 2015 by Albert van Boerum Leave a comment

To check the status of VSS writer on multiple server first load the following script. This script converts the output of the non-powershell command to something powershell can use in, for example, out-gridview.

function Get-VssWriters {
<# 
 .Synopsis
  Function to get information about VSS Writers on one or more computers

 .Description
  Function will parse information from VSSAdmin tool and return object containing
  WriterName, StateID, StateDesc, and LastError
  Function will display a progress bar while it retrives information from different
  computers.

 .Parameter ComputerName
  This is the name (not IP address) of the computer. 
  If absent, localhost is assumed.

 .Example
  Get-VssWriters
  This example will return a list of VSS Writers on localhost

 .Example
  # Get VSS Writers on localhost, sort list by WriterName
  $VssWriters = Get-VssWriters | Sort "WriterName" 
  $VssWriters | FT -AutoSize # Displays it on screen
  $VssWriters | Out-GridView # Displays it in GridView
  $VssWriters | Export-CSV ".\myReport.csv" -NoTypeInformation # Exports it to CSV

 .Example
  # Get VSS Writers on the list of $Computers, sort list by ComputerName
  $Computers = "xHost11","notThere","xHost12"
  $VssWriters = Get-VssWriters -ComputerName $Computers -Verbose | Sort "ComputerName" 
  $VssWriters | Out-GridView # Displays it in GridView
  $VssWriters | Export-CSV ".\myReport.csv" -NoTypeInformation # Exports it to CSV

 .Example
  # Reports any errors on VSS Writers on the computers listed in MyComputerList.txt, sorts list by ComputerName
  $Computers = Get-Content ".\MyComputerList.txt"
  $VssWriters = Get-VssWriters $Computers -Verbose | 
    Where { $_.StateDesc -ne 'Stable' } | Sort "ComputerName" 
  $VssWriters | Out-GridView # Displays it in GridView
  $VssWriters | Export-CSV ".\myReport.csv" -NoTypeInformation # Exports it to CSV 
 
 .Example
  # Get VSS Writers on all computers in current AD domain, sort list by ComputerName
  $Computers = (Get-ADComputer -Filter *).Name
  $VssWriters = Get-VssWriters $Computers -Verbose | Sort "ComputerName" 
  $VssWriters | Out-GridView # Displays it in GridView
  $VssWriters | Export-CSV ".\myReport.csv" -NoTypeInformation # Exports it to CSV

 .Example
  # Get VSS Writers on all Hyper-V hosts in current AD domain, sort list by ComputerName
  $FilteredComputerList = $null
  $Computers = (Get-ADComputer -Filter *).Name 
  Foreach ($Computer in $Computers) {
      if (Get-WindowsFeature -ComputerName $Computer -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | 
        where { $_.Name -eq "Hyper-V" -and $_.InstallState -eq "Installed"}) {
          $FilteredComputerList += $Computer
      }
  }
  $VssWriters = Get-VssWriters $FilteredComputerList -Verbose | Sort "ComputerName" 
  $VssWriters | Out-GridView # Displays it in GridView
  $VssWriters | Export-CSV ".\myReport.csv" -NoTypeInformation # Exports it to CSV

 .OUTPUT
  Scripts returns a PS Object with the following properties:
    ComputerName                                                                                                                                                                           
    WriterName  
    StateID                                                                                                                                                                                
    StateDesc                                                                                                                                                                              
    LastError                                                                                                                                                                              

 .Link
  https://superwidgets.wordpress.com/category/powershell/

 .Notes
  Function by Sam Boutros
  v1.0 - 09/17/2014

#>

    [CmdletBinding(SupportsShouldProcess=$true,ConfirmImpact='Low')] 
    Param(
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$false,
                   ValueFromPipeLine=$true,
                   ValueFromPipeLineByPropertyName=$true,
                   Position=0)]
            [ValidateNotNullorEmpty()]
            [String[]]$ComputerName = $env:COMPUTERNAME
    )
    
    $Writers = @()
    $k = 0
    foreach ($Computer in $ComputerName) {
        try {
            Write-Verbose "Getting VssWriter information from computer $Computer"
            $k++
            $Progress = "{0:N0}" -f ($k*100/$ComputerName.count)
            Write-Progress -Activity "Processing computer $Computer ... $k out of $($ComputerName.count) computers" `
                -PercentComplete $Progress -Status "Please wait" -CurrentOperation "$Progress% complete"

            $RawWriters = Invoke-Command -ComputerName $Computer -ErrorAction Stop -ScriptBlock { 
                return (VssAdmin List Writers)
            } 

            for ($i=0; $i -lt ($RawWriters.Count-3)/6; $i++) {
                $Writer = New-Object -TypeName psobject
                $Writer| Add-Member "ComputerName" $Computer
                $Writer| Add-Member "WriterName" $RawWriters[($i*6)+3].Split("'")[1]
                $Writer| Add-Member "StateID" $RawWriters[($i*6)+6].SubString(11,1)
                $Writer| Add-Member "StateDesc" $RawWriters[($i*6)+6].SubString(14,$RawWriters[($i*6)+6].Length - 14)
                $Writer| Add-Member "LastError" $RawWriters[($i*6)+7].SubString(15,$RawWriters[($i*6)+7].Length - 15)
                $Writers += $Writer 
            }

            Write-Debug "Done"
        } catch {
            Write-Warning "Computer $Computer is offline, does not exist, or cannot be contacted"
        }
    }
    return $Writers
}

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function Get-VssWriters {

.Synopsis

Function to get information about VSS Writers on one or more computers

.Description

Function will parse information from VSSAdmin tool and return object containing

WriterName, StateID, StateDesc, and LastError

Function will display a progress bar while it retrives information from different

computers.

.Parameter ComputerName

This is the name (not IP address) of the computer.

If absent, localhost is assumed.

.Example

Get-VssWriters

This example will return a list of VSS Writers on localhost

.Example

# Get VSS Writers on localhost, sort list by WriterName

$VssWriters = Get-VssWriters | Sort "WriterName"

$VssWriters | FT -AutoSize # Displays it on screen

$VssWriters | Out-GridView # Displays it in GridView

$VssWriters | Export-CSV ".\myReport.csv" -NoTypeInformation # Exports it to CSV

.Example

# Get VSS Writers on the list of $Computers, sort list by ComputerName

$Computers = "xHost11","notThere","xHost12"

$VssWriters = Get-VssWriters -ComputerName $Computers -Verbose | Sort "ComputerName"

$VssWriters | Out-GridView # Displays it in GridView

$VssWriters | Export-CSV ".\myReport.csv" -NoTypeInformation # Exports it to CSV

.Example

# Reports any errors on VSS Writers on the computers listed in MyComputerList.txt, sorts list by ComputerName

$Computers = Get-Content ".\MyComputerList.txt"

$VssWriters = Get-VssWriters $Computers -Verbose |

Where { $_.StateDesc -ne 'Stable' } | Sort "ComputerName"

$VssWriters | Out-GridView # Displays it in GridView

$VssWriters | Export-CSV ".\myReport.csv" -NoTypeInformation # Exports it to CSV

.Example

# Get VSS Writers on all computers in current AD domain, sort list by ComputerName

$Computers = (Get-ADComputer -Filter *).Name

$VssWriters = Get-VssWriters $Computers -Verbose | Sort "ComputerName"

$VssWriters | Out-GridView # Displays it in GridView

$VssWriters | Export-CSV ".\myReport.csv" -NoTypeInformation # Exports it to CSV

.Example

# Get VSS Writers on all Hyper-V hosts in current AD domain, sort list by ComputerName

$FilteredComputerList = $null

$Computers = (Get-ADComputer -Filter *).Name

Foreach ($Computer in $Computers) {

if (Get-WindowsFeature -ComputerName $Computer -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue |

where { $_.Name -eq "Hyper-V" -and $_.InstallState -eq "Installed"}) {

$FilteredComputerList += $Computer

}

$VssWriters = Get-VssWriters $FilteredComputerList -Verbose | Sort "ComputerName"

$VssWriters | Out-GridView # Displays it in GridView

$VssWriters | Export-CSV ".\myReport.csv" -NoTypeInformation # Exports it to CSV

.OUTPUT

Scripts returns a PS Object with the following properties:

ComputerName

WriterName

StateID

StateDesc

LastError

.Link

https://superwidgets.wordpress.com/category/powershell/

.Notes

Function by Sam Boutros

v1.0 - 09/17/2014

[CmdletBinding(SupportsShouldProcess=$true,ConfirmImpact='Low')]

Param(

[Parameter(Mandatory=$false,

ValueFromPipeLine=$true,

ValueFromPipeLineByPropertyName=$true,

Position=0)]

[ValidateNotNullorEmpty()]

[String[]]$ComputerName = $env:COMPUTERNAME

)

$Writers = @()

$k = 0

foreach ($Computer in $ComputerName) {

try {

Write-Verbose "Getting VssWriter information from computer $Computer"

$k++

$Progress = "{0:N0}" -f ($k*100/$ComputerName.count)

Write-Progress -Activity "Processing computer $Computer ... $k out of $($ComputerName.count) computers" `

-PercentComplete $Progress -Status "Please wait" -CurrentOperation "$Progress% complete"

$RawWriters = Invoke-Command -ComputerName $Computer -ErrorAction Stop -ScriptBlock {

return (VssAdmin List Writers)

}

for ($i=0; $i -lt ($RawWriters.Count-3)/6; $i++) {

$Writer = New-Object -TypeName psobject

$Writer| Add-Member "ComputerName" $Computer

$Writer| Add-Member "WriterName" $RawWriters[($i*6)+3].Split("'")[1]

$Writer| Add-Member "StateID" $RawWriters[($i*6)+6].SubString(11,1)

$Writer| Add-Member "StateDesc" $RawWriters[($i*6)+6].SubString(14,$RawWriters[($i*6)+6].Length - 14)

$Writer| Add-Member "LastError" $RawWriters[($i*6)+7].SubString(15,$RawWriters[($i*6)+7].Length - 15)

$Writers += $Writer

}

Write-Debug "Done"

} catch {

Write-Warning "Computer $Computer is offline, does not exist, or cannot be contacted"

}

return $Writers

}

Next, run this function against multiple servers

Get-VssWriters server1,server2,server3 | Out-GridView

1	Get-VssWriters server1,server2,server3 \| Out-GridView

Posted in Server management

Checking folder for new content

Posted on 27 November 2015 by Albert van Boerum Leave a comment

# Check if a folder is populated the last hour

$folders = 'folder1','folder2'

foreach ($folder in $folders)
{
    $check = Get-ChildItem C:\map\$folder -File | Where-Object { $_.lastwritetime -gt (get-date).AddHours(-1) }   #ok

    if ($check.Count -eq 0)
        {
        Send-MailMessage -to "<user@company.com>" -From "<sender@company.com>" -Subject "Do stuff on folder $folder" -SmtpServer "mail.server.com" 
        }
        else
        {
        #ok    
        } 

}

# Check if a folder is populated the last hour

$folders = 'folder1','folder2'

foreach ($folder in $folders)

{

$check = Get-ChildItem C:\map\$folder -File | Where-Object { $_.lastwritetime -gt (get-date).AddHours(-1) } #ok

if ($check.Count -eq 0)

{

Send-MailMessage -to "<user@company.com>" -From "<sender@company.com>" -Subject "Do stuff on folder $folder" -SmtpServer "mail.server.com"

}

else

{

#ok

}

Posted in File management

Working with VHD files and converting them

Posted on 16 November 2015 by Albert van Boerum Leave a comment

To get VHD file type information from hyper-v machines you can use this oneliner. It lists vhd and vhdx files within a folder structure and lists if the disk is Fixed or dynamic in size.

Get-ChildItem *.vhd* -Recurse | get-vhd | select path,vhdtype | ft -AutoSize

1	Get-ChildItem .vhd -Recurse \| get-vhd \| select path,vhdtype \| ft -AutoSize

To convert the files from a fixed format to a dynamic format, use the information from the last command.

Get-ChildItem "*.vhd*" -Recurse | ForEach-Object {Convert-VHD -path $_.fullname -vhdtype Dynamic -DestinationPath ($_.DirectoryName + "\Dyn-" + $_.BaseName + $_.Extension) | Optimize-VHD -path $_.fullname}

1	Get-ChildItem ".vhd" -Recurse \| ForEach-Object {Convert-VHD -path $_.fullname -vhdtype Dynamic -DestinationPath ($_.DirectoryName + "\Dyn-" + $_.BaseName + $_.Extension) \| Optimize-VHD -path $_.fullname}

I use the same file and folder name as the original but add an text before.

I use this for servers that are decommissioned but I do not want to delete. This way, they use not a lot of storage space.

Posted in File management, Hyper-V

Remote manage a non-domain server in servermanager

Posted on 16 October 2015 by Albert van Boerum Leave a comment

By default you cannot remote manage a non-domain server in servermanager, to which you are not authenticated. This happens for example when your computer is a member of a domain and the server you wish to manage is not a member of that same domain. That server is in a workgroup or a member of an other domain with no trust relationship.

To manage that computer you can add it to the trusted hosts list with a powershell command.

Set-Item wsman:/localhost\Client\TrustedHosts servername.domain.com -Concatenate -Force

1	Set-Item wsman:/localhost\Client\TrustedHosts servername.domain.com -Concatenate -Force

The concatenate switch is used to add the server to the list of trusted hosts. If you do not add this switch the current list will be overwritten.

Posted in 70-410, Server management

Move transport database and roles in Exchange 2013

Posted on 1 October 2015 by Albert van Boerum Leave a comment

When designing an Exchange 2013 environment I always recommend using an additional disk to store the Transport Database and accompanying transaction log files to a separate disk. When things with SMTP get out-of-control and the Queue database grows too much your boot- and system disk do not fill up.

The Exchange Transport Configuration is stored in a CONFIG file called EdgeTransport.exe.config which is stored in the C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\V15\Bin directory.

When you open this file with Notepad and scroll down you’ll find something like:

These are the location where you will find the Transport Queue database and the IpFilter database files and their corresponding transaction log files.

You can changes these directories to for example D:\TransportRoles\data\… and after you restart the Transport service the new location is used. The problem is that the ‘old’ Queue database is not moved. When the Transport service is restarted a new Queue database is created in the new location. If you have any (SMTP) mail in the old queue this gets lost.

Microsoft has created a scripts called Move-TransportDatabase.ps1 (located in the $ExScripts directory) which changes the location, moves the Queue Database and restarts the Transport service automatically. The Move-TransportDatabase.ps1 script takes the following parameters:

queueDatabasePath
queueDatabaseLoggingPath
iPFilterDatabasePath
iPFilterDatabaseLoggingPath
temporaryStoragePath

Resulting in a command like this:

.\Move-TransportDatabase.ps1 -queueDatabasePath 'Q:\TransportRoles\data\Queue' 
-queueDatabaseLoggingPath 'Q:\TransportRoles\data\Queue' 
-iPFilterDatabasePath 'Q:\TransportRoles\data\IpFilter' 
-iPFilterDatabaseLoggingPath 'Q:\TransportRoles\data\IpFilter' 
-temporaryStoragePath 'Q:\TransportRoles\data\Temp'

.\Move-TransportDatabase.ps1 -queueDatabasePath 'Q:\TransportRoles\data\Queue'

-queueDatabaseLoggingPath 'Q:\TransportRoles\data\Queue'

-iPFilterDatabasePath 'Q:\TransportRoles\data\IpFilter'

-iPFilterDatabaseLoggingPath 'Q:\TransportRoles\data\IpFilter'

-temporaryStoragePath 'Q:\TransportRoles\data\Temp'

Note: take care about the ‘ character in the different values!

When you run this command you’ll see some requirement information, creation of the new directories, moving the databases and restarting the Transport service

Posted in Exchange

Get folder permissions recursive

Posted on 24 September 2015 by Albert van Boerum Leave a comment

To view which user or group has access to a folder structure you must check this per folder.

Fortunately powershell has (ofcourse) the option to recursive check a folder structure and display the result in a nice textfile. The oneliner for this is:

Get-ChildItem -Recurse | where-object {($_.PsIsContainer)} | get-acl | format-list path,accesstostring > c:\permissions.txt

1	Get-ChildItem -Recurse \| where-object {($_.PsIsContainer)} \| get-acl \| format-list path,accesstostring > c:\permissions.txt

You can use the get-acl command to display the effective permissions on a folder. This commandlet does not have the option to recursive go trough the entire folderstructure. Get-Childitem has this option and when you pipe it trough get-acl you get the list you want.

The where-object {($_.PsIsContainer)} is used to only display folders and not files.

Posted in File management, User Management

Create a share on a fileserver

Posted on 16 September 2015 by Albert van Boerum Leave a comment

In this post I’ll explain how to create a share on a fileserver, set permissions and other options for the share.

Prepare the server

To create a share on a fileserver, first make sure the the File Server role is installed on the server. This feature is installed by default.

Get-WindowsFeature fs-fileserver

1	Get-WindowsFeature fs-fileserver

Get the current shares

C:\Windows\system32> Get-SmbShare

1	C:\Windows\system32> Get-SmbShare

Create a new share

Fist make sure you have a folder on the server. Next create the share.

New-SMBShare -Path c:\marketing -Name Marketing -Readaccess Everyone -FullAccess Administrator

1	New-SMBShare -Path c:\marketing -Name Marketing -Readaccess Everyone -FullAccess Administrator

to remotely create the share add the -cimsession option to the command.

New-SMBShare -CimSession Fileserver1 -Path c:\marketing -Name Marketing -Readaccess Everyone -FullAccess Administrat

1	New-SMBShare -CimSession Fileserver1 -Path c:\marketing -Name Marketing -Readaccess Everyone -FullAccess Administrat

Change permissions on a share

You want to keep the share permissions as simple as possible. To grant more detailed permissions you can use NTFS permissions on the folder or files. Bare in mind that Deny rights overrule the Allow rights.

To view the current permissions on a share:

Get-SMBShareAccess -Name Marketing

1	Get-SMBShareAccess -Name Marketing

To add permissions to a share

Grant-SmbShareAccess -Name test -AccessRight Change -AccountName company\marketing

1	Grant-SmbShareAccess -Name test -AccessRight Change -AccountName company\marketing

To remove permissions from a share

Revoke-SmbShareAccess -Name Marketing -AccountName company\sales

1	Revoke-SmbShareAccess -Name Marketing -AccountName company\sales

Configure Access-based Enumeration

You can hide folders from users that have no access to them. This is called Access-based enumeration. To enable this on a share disables users to view the folders where they do not have at least read access:

Set-SmbShare -Name Marketing -FolderEnumerationMode AccessBased

1	Set-SmbShare -Name Marketing -FolderEnumerationMode AccessBased

Posted in 70-410, File management, Server management

Enumerate Group Membership

Posted on 11 September 2015 by Albert van Boerum Leave a comment

With powershell you can get an insight about the nested group in the AD and enumerate group membership.

Which users are members of the Domain Admins group?

Get-ADGroupMember "Domain Admins" | ft name

1	Get-ADGroupMember "Domain Admins" \| ft name

In which groups is an user a member?

Get-ADPrincipalGroupMembership user | ft name

1	Get-ADPrincipalGroupMembership user \| ft name

Is a user a nested member of the Domains Admins group?

Get-ADUser -Filter 'memberof -recursivematch "cn=domain admins,cn=users,dc=test,dc=internal"' | ft name

1	Get-ADUser -Filter 'memberof -recursivematch "cn=domain admins,cn=users,dc=test,dc=internal"' \| ft name

Posted in 70-410, AD

Reset or change the active directory services restore password

Posted on 11 September 2015 by Albert van Boerum Leave a comment

To reset or change the active directory services restore password you must use the ntdsutil command. This command lets you access and change settings in the ADS.

PS C:\> ntdsutil
C:\Windows\system32\ntdsutil.exe: set dsrm password
Reset DSRM Administrator Password:_

PS C:\> ntdsutil

C:\Windows\system32\ntdsutil.exe: set dsrm password

Reset DSRM Administrator Password:_

Posted in 70-410, AD

Make a server a Domain Controller

Posted on 11 September 2015 by Albert van Boerum Leave a comment

New domain and forest.

To make a windows server a DC (domain controller) you must first install the feature. I first use the get-WindowsFeature to see if the correct feature is targeted.

get-WindowsFeature ad-domain-services | Install-WindowsFeature –IncludeManagementTools

1	get-WindowsFeature ad-domain-services \| Install-WindowsFeature –IncludeManagementTools

After the feature is installed, load the correct module and install the servers as a Domain controller for a new domain and forrest.

Import-Module ADDSDeployment

Install-ADDSForest `
 -CreateDnsDelegation:$false `
 -DatabasePath "C:\Windows\NTDS" `
 -DomainMode "Win2012R2" `
 -DomainName "test.internal" `
 -DomainNetbiosName "TEST" `
 -ForestMode "Win2012R2" `
 -InstallDns:$true `
 -LogPath "C:\Windows\NTDS" `
 -NoRebootOnCompletion:$false `
 -SysvolPath "C:\Windows\SYSVOL" `
 -Force:$true

Import-Module ADDSDeployment

Install-ADDSForest `

-CreateDnsDelegation:$false `

-DatabasePath "C:\Windows\NTDS" `

-DomainMode "Win2012R2" `

-DomainName "test.internal" `

-DomainNetbiosName "TEST" `

-ForestMode "Win2012R2" `

-InstallDns:$true `

-LogPath "C:\Windows\NTDS" `

-NoRebootOnCompletion:$false `

-SysvolPath "C:\Windows\SYSVOL" `

-Force:$true

Existing domain and forest.

I you have already a domain and forest up and running you must add a server to this domain.

Install-WindowsFeature -Name ad-domain-services
Install-ADDSDOmainController -DomainName test.internal -Credential (Get-Credential test\administrator)

1 2	Install-WindowsFeature -Name ad-domain-services Install-ADDSDOmainController -DomainName test.internal -Credential (Get-Credential test\administrator)

Demote a server.

To remove the domain controller function from a server use.

uninstall-ADDSDomainController

1	uninstall-ADDSDomainController

Use the get-help with this cmdlet to see the options you can use.

Posted in 70-410, AD, Server management

Access offline files (.wim, .vhd or .vhdx) using DISM

Posted on 11 September 2015 by Albert van Boerum Leave a comment

On the installation DVD of a Windows installation you find a file called install.wim. This file contains the complete installation of a new windows installation.

If you want to alter this installation you must use the DISM command. Deployment Image Servicing and Management (DISM.exe) is a command-line tool that can be used to service a Windows image or to prepare a Windows Preinstallation Environment (Windows PE) image. DISM can be used to service a Windows image (.wim) or a virtual hard disk (.vhd or .vhdx).

The steps for altering a file, in this case the install.wim file, follow these steps.

Posted in 70-410, Hyper-V, Server management

Change Windows GUI to CORE and back

Posted on 11 August 2015 by Albert van Boerum Leave a comment

If you want to change a Windows server with a GUI to a Windows CORE server use this command.

remove-windowsfeature server-gui-shell,server-gui-mngt-infra

1	remove-windowsfeature server-gui-shell,server-gui-mngt-infra

To get the gui back:

install-windowsfeature server-gui-shell

1	install-windowsfeature server-gui-shell

Posted in Server management

Get the size of files in a folder structure recursively

Posted on 20 July 2015 by Albert van Boerum Leave a comment

To get the size of specific files in a folder structure, for example log files, use the measure-object command, based on a selection you make.

First set the servers you want to check

$servers = 'server1','server2'

1	$servers = 'server1','server2'

Next, set the location on those servers

$FromPath = "\\$server\c$\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\V15\Logging"

1	$FromPath = "\\$server\c$\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\V15\Logging"

Next, get the files, in this case older then 15 days, and only the logfiles. The recurse option lets you find files in the entire folder structure.

Get-ChildItem $FromPath *.log -File -Recurse| Where-Object { $_.lastwritetime -lt (get-date).Adddays(-15) }

1	Get-ChildItem $FromPath *.log -File -Recurse\| Where-Object { $_.lastwritetime -lt (get-date).Adddays(-15) }

Next, measure the result by adding the measure-command commandlet.

Get-ChildItem $FromPath *.log -File -Recurse| Where-Object { $_.lastwritetime -lt (get-date).Adddays(-15) } | Measure-Object -Property length -Sum

1	Get-ChildItem $FromPath *.log -File -Recurse\| Where-Object { $_.lastwritetime -lt (get-date).Adddays(-15) } \| Measure-Object -Property length -Sum

The output can be something like this:

Count    : 11271
Average  : 
Sum      : 795737267
Maximum  : 
Minimum  : 
Property : Length

Count : 11271

Average :

Sum : 795737267

Maximum :

Minimum :

Property : Length

If you want, you can do several thing with the output, like deleting old logfiles. The complete code for this would be:

$servers = 'server1','server2'
foreach ($server in $servers) {
    $FromPath = "\\$server\c$\inetpub\logs\LogFiles\W3SVC1"
    Get-ChildItem $FromPath -File| Where-Object { $_.lastwritetime -lt (get-date).Adddays(-60) } | Remove-Item -Force

    $FromPath = "\\$server\c$\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\V15\Logging"
    Get-ChildItem $FromPath *.log -File -Recurse| Where-Object { $_.lastwritetime -lt (get-date).Adddays(-15)} | Remove-Item -Force 
}

$servers = 'server1','server2'

foreach ($server in $servers) {

$FromPath = "\\$server\c$\inetpub\logs\LogFiles\W3SVC1"

Get-ChildItem $FromPath -File| Where-Object { $_.lastwritetime -lt (get-date).Adddays(-60) } | Remove-Item -Force

$FromPath = "\\$server\c$\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\V15\Logging"

Get-ChildItem $FromPath *.log -File -Recurse| Where-Object { $_.lastwritetime -lt (get-date).Adddays(-15)} | Remove-Item -Force

}

Posted in File management

A quick way to display a computers free diskspace

Posted on 4 June 2015 by Albert van Boerum Leave a comment

A quick way to display a computers free diskspace.

Get-CimInstance -ComputerName NameOfTheComputerwin32_logicaldisk | where caption -eq "C:" | foreach-object {write " $($_.caption) $('{0:N2}' -f ($_.Size/1gb)) GB total, $('{0:N2}' -f ($_.FreeSpace/1gb)) GB free "}

1	Get-CimInstance -ComputerName NameOfTheComputerwin32_logicaldisk \| where caption -eq "C:" \| foreach-object {write " $($_.caption) $('{0:N2}' -f ($_.Size/1gb)) GB total, $('{0:N2}' -f ($_.FreeSpace/1gb)) GB free "}

Posted in File management, Server management

Workflow to create a new AD group and add a user to the group

Posted on 4 June 2015 by Albert van Boerum Leave a comment

Here are the commands for a workflow to create a new AD group and add a user to the group.

Nothing fancy but saves you the time to find the command next time.. 🙂

New-ADGroup -GroupCategory Security -GroupScope Global -Name "Name of the group" -PassThru -path "OU=Security Groups,OU=Groups,OU=company,DC=company,DC=nl"
Add-ADGroupMember -Identity "Name of the group" -members UserToAdd
get-aduser UserToCheck -Properties memberof

New-ADGroup -GroupCategory Security -GroupScope Global -Name "Name of the group" -PassThru -path "OU=Security Groups,OU=Groups,OU=company,DC=company,DC=nl"

Add-ADGroupMember -Identity "Name of the group" -members UserToAdd

get-aduser UserToCheck -Properties memberof

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