I frequently find that I have to do repetitive tasks in Exchange that is facilitated by using the EMC. For instance today I needed to rebuild the Offline Address Book and Global Address List for a client Exchange server.
For an Exchange 2013 server:
PowerShell
get-globaladdresslist | update-globaladdresslist
get-offlineaddressbook | update-offlineaddressbook
Elevated DOS Prompt:
net stop MSExchangeMailboxAssistants && net start MSExchangeMailboxAssistants
issreset
For an Exchange 2010 Server:
PowerShell
get-globaladdresslist | update-globaladdresslist
get-offlineaddressbook | update-offlineaddressbook
Elevated DOS Prompt:
net stop MSExchangeMailboxAssistants && net start MSExchangeMailboxAssistants
net stop BITS && net start BITS
net stop MSExchangeFDS && net stop MSExchangeFDS
issreset
Having to look these commands up every time is a pain in the ass so this is my cheat-sheet for common tasks.
Also scripting these common tasks is generally a good idea. I usually create a root folder (C:EXCHSCRIPTS) and populate with scripts with logical names. This script I would name rebuildaddresslists.ps1.
Moving forward I will add more commands and scripts I use.
