What Modules are available for install in Powershell
Get-module -listavailable
Finding Failed Lync Replication
Get-CsManagementStoreReplicationStatus | Where-Object {$_.uptodate -like “false”}
Large files in directory
Get-ChildItem -Recurse | select -Property name, length, directory| sort-object length -Descending
Powershell onto remote server and run commands directly from that server
Enter-PSSession -ComputerName server1
Run a series of commands on against remote computers
Invoke-Command -ComputerName server1,server2,server3 {Get-CsWindowsService}
Short name for the above command is
Icm Server1,server2,server3
Shorthand for “WHERE OBJECT”
Get-csnetworksubnet | where NetworkSiteID – like “some site”
Compare two objects (http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee156812.aspx)
Compare-object $dhcp $subnet
Quickly find all ILO interfaces (this assumes the ILO interface has a DHCP address)
Get-DhcpServerv4Scope | get-dhcpserverv4lease | Where-Object {$_.hostname -like “ilo*”}
Find Number of EV Enabled users on a particular pool
(Get-Csuser | Where-Object {$_.registrarpool -like “NIAID-fepool-*” -and $_.EnterpriseVoice -eq “$true”}).count
Find Version of Powershell Running on Server
$PSVersionTable.PSVersion
Find Lync Routing Group
get-csuserpoolinfo -identity sip:joe.lync@domain.com
Mapping SID to AD Object
$SID = “somesid”
Get-ADObject -Server “someDomainController” -Filter “objectSid -eq ‘$sid'”
Enable Call Forwarding for Common Area Phones
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Lync Server 2013\ResKit>SEFAUtil.exe /server:somepool@domain.com sip:somecommonareaphone@domain.com /verbose /callanswerwaittime:20 /setfwddestination:sip:someothercommonareaphone@domain.com /enablefwdnoanswer
Query for DHCP Optoins for VOIP subnets
$ScopeIDs = Get-DhcpServerv4Scope -ComputerName somedhcpserver| ? {$_.name -like “*VOIP*” -or $_.name -like “*911*” -or $_.name -like “*AV*”}
foreach ($SCOPEID in $SCOPEIDs)
{
Get-DhcpServerv4OptionValue -ComputerName somedhcpsever -ScopeId $scopeID.scopeid.IPAddressToString | Format-table -AutoSize
}
Query DHCP Leases for Mac address (in this case CX5500 MAC)
Get-DhcpServerv4Scope | Get-DhcpServerv4Lease | ? {$_.ClientID -like “00-E0-DB-41*”}
Query for files in directory and move to another
$PATH = “\\someserver\e$\Polycom\”
$MovePath = “\\someserver\e$\Polycom\test”
Get-ChildItem -Path $PATH | ? {$_.name -like “*-app.log” -and – $_.length -eq 0} | Move-Item -Destination $movepath
Add multiple filters
get-csuser -Filter {(registrarpool -eq “somepool”) -and (ConferencingPolicy -eq “someconfpolicy”)}
Import Lync Phone Edition Firmware
Import-CsDeviceUpdate -Identity service:webserver:somelyncpool -FileName C:\lync\ucupdates.cab
Dumping Data for Lync User
debug-csaddressbookreplication –user lync.test –domaincontroller dc01.contoso.com | fl
Or
dbanalyze /sqlserver:localhost\rtclocal /report:user /user:soinso@contoso.com > sometxtfile.txt
CMS Replication Master
Get-CsmanagementStoreReplicationStatus -CentralManagementStoreStatus
Bulk DNS Update
<#
Must be ran from 2K12 Server or Windows 10
Required Headers in CSV File
IP, Name
example:
IP Name
10.140.13.212 Server1
10.140.13.213 Server2
#>
$IPS = $NULL
$IPS = import-csv -Path C:\dns\1.csv
$ZONE = “someDNSZone”
$DNSSERVER = “somednsserver.domain.com”
Foreach ($IP in $IPS)
{
Add-DnsServerResourceRecordA -ComputerName $DNSSERVER -Name $IP.name -zone $Zone -IPv4Address $IP.Ip -CreatePtr -Verbose
}
Create DHCP Server Policy
Set-DhcpServerv4Policy -MacAddress EQ,somemac1,somemac2-ComputerName somedhcpserver -Name “Some DHCP Policy” -Condition Or
Find Phrase in files
get-childitem C:\capture\syslog -Recurse -Filter * | Select-String “some string”
Convert lastlogontimestamp or pwdlastset to human time
Get-ADComputer -SearchBase “DC=Blah,DC=Blah” -filter * -Properties lastlogontimestamp,pwdlastset,operatingsystem | select SamAccountname,operatingsystem, `
@{Name=”LastLogonTimeStamp”;Expression={([datetime]::FromFileTime($_.LastLogonTimeStamp))}},`
@{Name=”pwdLastSet”;Expression={([datetime]::FromFileTime($_.pwdLastSet))}}
