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==Overview== |
==Overview== |
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| − | Some settings of Exchange Online are still only manageable through PowerShell. |
+ | Some settings of Exchange Online are still only manageable through PowerShell. Our Exchange server instance can be managed by PowerShell through a remote connection. |
==Pre-requisites== |
==Pre-requisites== |
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''Note: These instructions are likely to change frequently as PowerShell continues to be upgraded. '' |
''Note: These instructions are likely to change frequently as PowerShell continues to be upgraded. '' |
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| − | * To connect to Exchange Online via PowerShell, the EXO V2 (as of 2021-03-29) PowerShell module is required. This module contains the cmdlets necessary for Exchange administration tasks. |
+ | * To connect to Exchange Online via PowerShell, the EXO V2 (as of 2021-03-29) PowerShell module is required. This module contains the cmdlets necessary for Exchange administration tasks. This can be obtained here |
| + | [https://www.powershellgallery.com/packages/ExchangeOnlineManagement/ EXO V2] |
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* EXO V2 is supported in PowerShell v7. This is currently a few versions newer than the PowerShell built-in to Windows, so the new version has to be downloaded from Microsoft's GitHub: |
* EXO V2 is supported in PowerShell v7. This is currently a few versions newer than the PowerShell built-in to Windows, so the new version has to be downloaded from Microsoft's GitHub: |
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[https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/tree/v7.1.3 PowerShell GitHub] |
[https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/tree/v7.1.3 PowerShell GitHub] |
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| + | ==Documentation== |
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| + | How to connect to Exchange Online and other instructions are best learned through Microsoft's docs: [https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/exchange/exchange-online-powershell?view=exchange-ps Exchange Online PowerShell]. |
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==Notes== |
==Notes== |
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| − | EAC has a shell feature |
+ | EAC has a web shell feature (Azure Cloud Shell), but to use this requires Azure Cloud Storage (and the small cost associated with creating a storage blob to store whatever Cloud Shell needs to store). For reference, its location in EAC is shown here: |
:[[File:2021-03-29 11_44_27-Exchange admin center.png|200px]] |
:[[File:2021-03-29 11_44_27-Exchange admin center.png|200px]] |
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Revision as of 11:57, 29 March 2021
Overview
Some settings of Exchange Online are still only manageable through PowerShell. Our Exchange server instance can be managed by PowerShell through a remote connection.
Pre-requisites
Note: These instructions are likely to change frequently as PowerShell continues to be upgraded.
- To connect to Exchange Online via PowerShell, the EXO V2 (as of 2021-03-29) PowerShell module is required. This module contains the cmdlets necessary for Exchange administration tasks. This can be obtained here
- EXO V2 is supported in PowerShell v7. This is currently a few versions newer than the PowerShell built-in to Windows, so the new version has to be downloaded from Microsoft's GitHub:
Documentation
How to connect to Exchange Online and other instructions are best learned through Microsoft's docs: Exchange Online PowerShell.
Notes
EAC has a web shell feature (Azure Cloud Shell), but to use this requires Azure Cloud Storage (and the small cost associated with creating a storage blob to store whatever Cloud Shell needs to store). For reference, its location in EAC is shown here:
