Resource
MSFT_xExchActiveSyncVirtualDirectory
MSFT_xExchAutodiscoverVirtualDirectory
MSFT_xExchClientAccessServer
MSFT_xExchDatabaseAvailabilityGroup
MSFT_xExchDatabaseAvailabilityGroupMember
MSFT_xExchDatabaseAvailabilityGroupNetwork
MSFT_xExchEcpVirtualDirectory
MSFT_xExchExchangeCertificate
MSFT_xExchExchangeServer
MSFT_xExchImapSettings
MSFT_xExchMailboxDatabase
MSFT_xExchMailboxDatabaseCopy
MSFT_xExchMapiVirtualDirectory
MSFT_xExchOabVirtualDirectory
MSFT_xExchOutlookAnywhere
MSFT_xExchOwaVirtualDirectory
MSFT_xExchPopSettings
MSFT_xExchPowershellVirtualDirectory
MSFT_xExchReceiveConnector
MSFT_xExchUMCallRouterSettings
MSFT_xExchUMService
MSFT_xExchWebServicesVirtualDirectory
Associated Exchange Cmdlet(s) Category
Set-ActiveSyncVirtualDirectory Client Access Server
Set-AutodiscoverVirtualDirectory Client Access Server
Set-ClientAccessServer Client Access Server
New/Set-DatabaseAvailabilityGroup Database Availability Group
Add-DatabaseAvailabilityGroupServer Database Availability Group
New/Remove/Set-DatabaseAvailabilityGroupNetwork Database Availability Group
Set-EcpVirtualDirectory Client Access Server
Enable/Import/Remove-ExchangeCertificate Exchange Server
Set-ExchangeServer Exchange Server
Set-ImapSettings Client Access Server
New/Set-MailboxDatabase Mailbox Server/Database
Add/Set-MailboxDatabaseCopy Mailbox Server/Database
Set-MapiVirtualDirectory Client Access Server
Set-OabVirtualDirectory Client Access Server
Set-OutlookAnywhere Client Access Server
Set-OwaVirtualDirectory Client Access Server
Set-PopSettings Client Access Server
Set-PowershellVirtualDirectory Client Access Server
New/Remove/Set-ReceiveConnector Transport Server
Set-UMCallRouterSettings Unified Messaging Server
Set-UMService Unified Messaging Server
Set-WebServicesVirtualDirectory Client Access Server

Resource Category
MSFT_xExchAutoMountPoint Mailbox Server/Database
MSFT_xExchInstall Deployment
MSFT_xExchJetstress Pre-Deployment
MSFT_xExchJetstressCleanup Pre-Deployment

Resource Category
MSFT_xExchWaitForADPrep Deployment
MSFT_xExchWaitForDAG Database Availability Group
MSFT_xExchWaitForMailboxDatabase Mailbox Server/Database

xExchOwaVirtualDirectory OWAVdir
{
Identity = "SERVERNAME\owa (Default Web Site)"
Credential = $ShellCreds
BasicAuthentication = $false
FormsAuthentication = $false
WindowsAuthentication = $true
}

Set-OwaVirtualDirectory -Identity "SERVERNAME\owa (Default Web Site)" -

BasicAuthentication $false -FormsAuthentication $false -
WindowsAuthentication $true

xExchMailboxDatabase DB1
{
Server = "SERVERNAME"
Name = "DB1"
Credential = $ShellCreds
EdbFilePath = "C:\ExchangeDatabases\DB1\DB1.db\DB1.edb"
LogFolderPath = "C:\ExchangeDatabases\DB1\DB1.log"
CircularLoggingEnabled = $true
DatabaseCopyCount = 4
}

New-MailboxDatabase -Server "SERVERNAME" -Name "DB1" -EdbFilePath

C:\ExchangeDatabases\DB1\DB1.db\DB1.edb -LogFolderPath C:\ExchangeDatabases\DB1\DB1.log

(Once 4 copies are present for the database)

Set-MailboxDatabase -Identity "DB1" -CircularLoggingEnabled $true

Cmdlet
Set-ActiveSyncVirtualDirectory
Set-AutoDiscoverVirtualDirectory
Set-PowerShellVirtualDirectory
Set-WebServicesVirtualDirectory
Parameters
CompressionEnabled
WSSecurityAuthentication
BasicAuthentication, WindowsAthentication, InternalUrl, ExternalUrl
WSSecurityAuthentication, WindowsAuthentication, OAuthAuthentication

https://www.powershellgallery.com/packages/xExchange/



https://github.com/PowerShell/xExchange

https://github.com/PowerShell/DscResources/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md











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Configuration QuickStartTemplate @{
{ AllNodes = @(
param @{
(
NodeName = '*'
[PSCredential]$ShellCreds
)
CertificateFile = 'C:\publickey.cer'
Import-DscResource -Module xExchange
Thumbprint = '39bef4b2e82599233154465323ebf96a12b60673'
Node $AllNodes.NodeName }
{
LocalConfigurationManager @{
{ NodeName = 'e15-1'
CertificateId = $Node.Thumbprint
}
}
}
} @{
NodeName = 'e15-2'
if ($ShellCreds -eq $null) }
{ );
$ShellCreds = Get-Credential -Message 'Enter credentials for Remote PowerShell' }
}

QuickStartTemplate -ConfigurationData $PSScriptRoot\QuickStartTemplate-Config.psd1 -

ShellCreds $ShellCreds

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PowerShell provider MSFT_xExchMailboxDatabase failed to execute Set-TargetResource functionality with error
message: Failed to run Mount-Database with: Failed to mount database DBNAME. Error: An Active Manager
operation failed. Error: Couldnt find the specified mailbox database with GUID GUID. [Database: DBNAME, Server:
SERVERFQDN]



PowerShell provider MSFT_xExchClientAccessServer failed to execute Test-TargetResource functionality
with error message: Exception of type 'System.OutOfMemoryException' was thrown.

http://blogs.technet.com/b/askperf/archive/2008/09/16/memory-and-handle-quotas-in-the-wmi-provider-
service.aspx


The WS-Management service cannot process the request. The WMI service or the WMI provider returned
an unknown error: HRESULT 0x80076be

https://www.powershellgallery.com/packages/xExchange/

http://blogs.technet.com/b/mhendric/archive/2014/10/17/managing-exchange-2013-with-dsc-part-1-introducing-xexchange.aspx

http://blogs.technet.com/b/mhendric/archive/2014/10/17/managing-exchange-2013-with-dsc-part-2-the-quickstart-template.aspx

http://blogs.technet.com/b/mhendric/archive/2014/10/27/managing-exchange-2013-with-dsc-part-3-automating-mount-point-setup-
and-maintenance-for-autoreseed.aspx

http://blogs.technet.com/b/mhendric/archive/2014/11/10/managing-exchange-2013-with-dsc-part-4-using-a-dsc-pull-server-to-deploy-
the-xexchange-module.aspx

http://blogs.technet.com/b/mhendric/archive/2014/12/16/installing-exchange-using-dsc-managing-exchange-2013-with-dsc-part-5.aspx
https://www.powershellgallery.com/packages

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn249918.aspx

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn249925.aspx

http://blogs.technet.com/b/privatecloud/archive/2014/04/25/desired-state-configuration-blog-series-part-1-learning-about-dsc.aspx

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/powershell/archive/2014/01/31/want-to-secure-credentials-in-windows-powershell-desired-state-configuration.aspx

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/powershell/archive/2014/02/11/dsc-diagnostics-module-analyze-dsc-logs-instantly-now.aspx

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/powershell/archive/2014/01/03/using-event-logs-to-diagnose-errors-in-desired-state-configuration.aspx


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