Practice 1

Objectives

• Configure Exchange Server with PowerShell
• Create and manage mailboxes
• Configure transport rules
• Implement high availability

Prerequisites

• An installed Exchange Server 2019 server
• A functioning domain controller
• Exchange administrator rights

Exercises

1. Initial configuration

# Créer une base de données de boîtes aux lettres
New-MailboxDatabase -Name "DB01" -EdbFilePath "C:\Exchange\DB01\DB01.edb" -LogFolderPath "C:\Exchange\DB01\Logs"
Mount-Database -Identity "DB01"

# Créer des boîtes aux lettres utilisateurs
$Users = @(
    @{Name="John Doe"; Alias="john.doe"; Email="john.doe@lab.lan"},
    @{Name="Jane Smith"; Alias="jane.smith"; Email="jane.smith@lab.lan"},
    @{Name="Bob Wilson"; Alias="bob.wilson"; Email="bob.wilson@lab.lan"}
)

foreach ($User in $Users) {
    New-Mailbox -UserPrincipalName $User.Email -Alias $User.Alias -Database "DB01" -Name $User.Name -FirstName $User.Name.Split(" ")[0] -LastName $User.Name.Split(" ")[1] -DisplayName $User.Name -Password (ConvertTo-SecureString "P@ssw0rd" -AsPlainText -Force)
}