Exchange Analyzer is a great tool for every Exchange Admin

Exchange Analyzer is a PowerShell tool that scans an Exchange Server 2013 or 2016 organization and reports on compliance with best practices.

Exchange Analyzer is a community project, and is currently a beta release seeking feedback and results from real world environments.

To read the latest information about Exchange Analyzer click here to visit the project’s ReadMe on Github. More information can also be found in the Exchange Analyzer Wiki.

Installation Instructions

1. Download the latest Zip file

2. Extract or copy the following files and folders to a computer that has the Exchange 2013 or 2016 management shell installed. For example, place all of the files and folders in a C:\Scripts\ExchangeAnalyzer folder.

    • Run-ExchangeAnalyzer.ps1
    • \Data
    • \Modules
    • \Tests

    3. Copy the folders in the \Modules folder to C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\Modules\

    4. Open a new Exchange Management Shell

    Important Note: if you are updating your copy of Exchange Analyzer please make sure you copy the updated module in step 3.

    Running Exchange Analyzer

    To run the Exchange Analyzer open an Exchange management shell, navigate to the folder with the script files (e.g. C:\Scripts\ExchangeAnalyzer) and run:

    Interpreting Results

    Exchange Analyzer produces a HTML report with a simple “Passed/Failed” indicator and a list of passed and/or failed objects. Links to more info are provided to assist you with further interpretation of the report.

    Feedback and Questions

    Before submitting feedback or questions please review the Exchange Analyzer FAQ.

    You can help with bug fixes by submitting issues on Github. If you would like to contribute fixes or other code please review theExchange Analyzer Wiki.

    You can also send email to feedback@exchangeanalyzer.com.

    Change Log

    14/01/2016 – v0.1.0-Beta.1

    • First public beta release

    28/01/2016 – v0.1.1-Beta.2

    • Second beta release. Details of changes are here.

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    MS16-010: Security update in Microsoft Exchange Server to address spoofing: January 12, 2016

    This security update resolves a vulnerability in Microsoft Exchange Server that could allow information disclosure if Outlook Web Access (OWA) doesn’t handle web requests, sanitize user input and email content correctly.

    To learn more about the vulnerability, see Microsoft Security Bulletin MS16-010.

    Download:
    Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 Service Pack 1 (3124557)

    Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 Cumulative Update 10 (3124557)

    Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 Cumulative Update 11 (3124557)

    Microsoft Exchange Server 2016 (3124557)

    Install Exchange 2016 Prerequisites with Install-Exchange2016MailboxPrerequisites.ps1

    This script will install the needed prerequisites for the Mailbox Role of Exchange 2016 “Preview” on Server 2012 R2 .

    It will install the following:
    – Windows Componets
    .NET Framework 4.5.2
    Microsoft Unified Communications Managed API 4.0, Core Runtime 64-bit

    You can download the script here:
    https://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/scriptcenter/Exchange-2016-prerequisites-9a0b5e17

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