An update to the PowerShell script (Set-ReceiveConnectorIpAddress) to add or remove remote IP address ranges to/from Exchange Server receive connectors is available.
A new parameter to provide a comment on why an IP address is added or removed has been added to the script.
# EXAMPLE .\Set-ReceiveConnectorIpAddress.ps1 -ConnectorName MyConnector -IpAddress 10.10.10.1 -Action Remove -ViewEntireForest $true -Comment 'Personal request of upper management'
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This script adds or removes IP addresses or IP address ranges to/from existing Receive Connectors.
The input file can contain more than one IP address (range), one entry per line. The IP address parameter can be used to add a single IP address.
The script creates a new sub directory beneath the current location of the script. The script utilizes the directory as a log directory to store the current remote IP address ranges prior modification.
A log is written to the \log subfolder utilitzing the GlobalFunctions Logger object.
# Example 1 # Add all IP addresses stored in D:\Scripts\ip.txt to a receive connector named RelayConnector .\Set-ReceiveConnectorIpAddress.ps1 -ConnectorName RelayConnector -FileName D:\Scripts\ip.txt -Action Add
# Example 2 # Remove IP address 10.10.10.1 from a receive connector nameds MyConnector from all Exchange Servers in the forest .\Set-ReceiveConnectorIpAddress.ps1 -ConnectorName MyConnector -IpAddress 10.10.10.1 -Action Remove -ViewEntireForest $true
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The PowerShell script to purge Exchange Server and IIS log files has been updated to version 2.1.
The function Copy-LogFiles has been slightly rewritten and there has been a change in the cmdlet parameters.
When using ArchiveMode CopyAndZip or CopyZipAndDelete all copied log files in the EXCHANGESERVER\LOGS folder are added to a compressed archive. The script creates a separate archive for IIS and Exchange logs.
Code updated
function Copy-LogFiles { [CmdletBinding()] param( [string]$SourceServer, [string]$SourcePath, $FilesToMove, [string]$ArchivePrefix = '' ) if($SourceServer -ne '') { # path per SERVER for zipped archives $ServerRepositoryPath = Join-Path -Path $RepositoryRootPath -ChildPath $SourceServer # subfolder used as target for copying source folders and files $ServerRepositoryLogsPath = Join-Path -Path $ServerRepositoryPath -ChildPath $LogSubfolderName $ServerRepositoryPath = Join-Path -Path $RepositoryRootPath -ChildPath $SourceServer if(!(Test-Path -Path $ServerRepositoryPath)) { # Create new target directory for server, if does not exist $null = New-Item -Path $ServerRepositoryPath -ItemType Directory -Force -Confirm:$false } foreach ($File in $FilesToMove) { # target directory $targetDir = $File.DirectoryName.Replace($TargetServerFolder, $ServerRepositoryLogsPath) # target file path $targetFile = $File.FullName.Replace($TargetServerFolder, $ServerRepositoryLogsPath) # create target directory, if not exists if(!(Test-Path -Path $targetDir)) {$null = mkdir -Path $targetDir} # copy file to target $null = Copy-Item -Path $File.FullName -Destination $targetFile -Recurse -Force -Confirm:$false -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue } if($ZipArchive) { # zip copied log files $Archive = Join-Path -Path $ServerRepositoryPath -ChildPath ('{0}-{1}' -f $ArchivePrefix, $ArchiveFileName) $logger.Write(('Zip copied files to {0}' -f $ArchiveFileName)) # delete archive file, if already exists if(Test-Path -Path $Archive) {Remove-Item -Path $Archive -Force -Confirm:$false} try { # create zipped asrchive Add-Type -AssemblyName 'System.IO.Compression.FileSystem' [IO.Compression.ZipFile]::CreateFromDirectory($ServerRepositoryLogsPath,$Archive) } catch { $logger.Write(('Error compressing files from {0} to {1}' -f $ServerRepositoryLogsPath, $Archive),3) } finally { # cleanup, if compression was successful if($DeleteZippedFiles) { $logger.Write(('Deleting folder {0}' -f $ServerRepositoryLogsPath)) $null = Remove-Item -Path $ServerRepositoryLogsPath -Recurse -Force -Confirm:$false -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue } } } } }
When you run the following cmdlet to prepare Active Directory for the installation of an Exchange Server Cumulative Update (in this case CU17) you might encounter a System.UnauthorizedAccessException.
D:\tmp\Cu17>setup.exe /PrepareAD /IAcceptExchangeServerLicenseTerms Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 Cumulative Update 17 Unattended Setup Unhandled Exception: System.UnauthorizedAccessException: Access to the path 'C:\ Windows\Temp\ExchangeSetup\ExSetup.exe' is denied. at System.IO.__Error.WinIOError(Int32 errorCode, String maybeFullPath) at System.IO.File.SetAttributes(String path, FileAttributes fileAttributes) at Microsoft.Exchange.Setup.CommonBase.SetupHelper.DeleteDirectory(String pat h) at Microsoft.Exchange.Bootstrapper.Setup.BootstrapperBase.CopySetupBootstrapp erFiles() at Microsoft.Exchange.Bootstrapper.Setup.Setup.Run() at Microsoft.Exchange.Bootstrapper.Setup.BootstrapperBase.MainCore[T](String[ ] args) at Microsoft.Exchange.Bootstrapper.Setup.Setup.Main(String[] args)
There is a simple reason for the the System.UnauthorizedAccessException:
The required .NET Framework 4.6.2 had been installed just minutes before executing setup.exe. Preparation of the Active Directory schema ran without any issues. But when the /PrepareSchema call finished, the temporary folder in C:\Windows\Temp\ExchangeSetup could not be fully cleaned up, as mscorsvw.exe had an open file handle on ExSetup.exe.
Additionally, when you run Setup.exe and the folder C:\Windows\Temp\ExchangeSetup exists, the setup will not try to copy required installation files. Regardless if the folder files exists in the folder or not.
D:\tmp\Cu17>setup.exe /PrepareAD /IAcceptExchangeServerLicenseTerms Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 Cumulative Update 17 Unattended Setup Copying Files... File copy complete. Setup will now collect additional information needed for installation. Performing Microsoft Exchange Server Prerequisite Check Prerequisite Analysis COMPLETED Configuring Microsoft Exchange Server Organization Preparation COMPLETED The Exchange Server setup operation completed successfully.
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