Test-SystemHealth

This cmdlet is available only in Exchange Server 2010.

Use the Test-SystemHealth cmdlet to gather data about your Microsoft Exchange system and to analyze the data according to best practices.

For information about the parameter sets in the Syntax section below, see Exchange cmdlet syntax.

Syntax

Test-SystemHealth
    [-ADCredentials <PSCredential>]
    [-Analyze]
    [-Collect]
    [-ConfigurationData <Byte[]>]
    [-ConfigurationFileLocation <LongPath>]
    [-Confirm]
    [-Description <String>]
    [-DomainController <Fqdn>]
    [-DownloadConfigurationUpdates]
    [-ExchangeCredentials <PSCredential>]
    [-Export]
    [-GenerateEvents]
    [-GenerateSQMData]
    [-MaxThreads <Int32>]
    [-MergeFileLocation <LongPath>]
    [-OutData]
    [-OutFileLocation <LongPath>]
    [-Roles <String[]>]
    [-ScanType <String>]
    [-ServerList <String[]>]
    [-Timeout <EnhancedTimeSpan>]
    [-WhatIf]
    [<CommonParameters>]

Description

You need to be assigned permissions before you can run this cmdlet. Although this topic lists all parameters for the cmdlet, you may not have access to some parameters if they're not included in the permissions assigned to you. To find the permissions required to run any cmdlet or parameter in your organization, see Find the permissions required to run any Exchange cmdlet.

Examples

Example 1

Test-SystemHealth

This example gathers data about your Exchange system.

Example 2

$SysHealth = Test-SystemHealth -OutData

[System.IO.File]::WriteAllBytes('D:\temp\SystemHealthOutData.xml', $SysHealth.FileData)

This example saves the output data as a byte stream to the variable named $SysHealth. The content is then written to the SystemHealthOutData.xml file in the D:\temp folder.

Parameters

-ADCredentials

The ADCredentials parameter specifies the username and password that's used to access Active Directory. Typically, you use this parameter in scripts or when you need to provide different credentials that have the required permissions.

A value for this parameter requires the Get-Credential cmdlet. To pause this command and receive a prompt for credentials, use the value (Get-Credential). Or, before you run this command, store the credentials in a variable (for example, $cred = Get-Credential) and then use the variable name ($cred) for this parameter. For more information, see Get-Credential.

Type:PSCredential
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False
Applies to:Exchange Server 2010

-Analyze

The Analyze switch enables analysis on the data gathered. You don't need to specify a value with this switch.

Type:SwitchParameter
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False
Applies to:Exchange Server 2010

-Collect

The Collect switch enables data collection. You don't need to specify a value with this switch.

Type:SwitchParameter
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False
Applies to:Exchange Server 2010

-ConfigurationData

This parameter is reserved for internal Microsoft use.

Type:Byte[]
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False
Applies to:Exchange Server 2010

-ConfigurationFileLocation

This parameter is reserved for internal Microsoft use.

Type:LongPath
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False
Applies to:Exchange Server 2010

-Confirm

The Confirm switch specifies whether to show or hide the confirmation prompt. How this switch affects the cmdlet depends on if the cmdlet requires confirmation before proceeding.

  • Destructive cmdlets (for example, Remove-* cmdlets) have a built-in pause that forces you to acknowledge the command before proceeding. For these cmdlets, you can skip the confirmation prompt by using this exact syntax: -Confirm:$false.
  • Most other cmdlets (for example, New-* and Set-* cmdlets) don't have a built-in pause. For these cmdlets, specifying the Confirm switch without a value introduces a pause that forces you acknowledge the command before proceeding.
Type:SwitchParameter
Aliases:cf
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False
Applies to:Exchange Server 2010

-Description

The Description parameter specifies a descriptive label for the scan.

Type:String
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False
Applies to:Exchange Server 2010

-DomainController

The DomainController parameter specifies the domain controller that's used by this cmdlet to read data from or write data to Active Directory. You identify the domain controller by its fully qualified domain name (FQDN). For example, dc01.contoso.com.

Type:Fqdn
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False
Applies to:Exchange Server 2010

-DownloadConfigurationUpdates

The DownloadConfigurationUpdates switch checks for and downloads newer versions of the configuration file. You don't need to specify a value with this switch.

Type:SwitchParameter
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False
Applies to:Exchange Server 2010

-ExchangeCredentials

The ExchangeCredentials parameter specifies the username and password that's used to access Exchange servers. Typically, you use this parameter in scripts or when you need to provide different credentials that have the required permissions.

A value for this parameter requires the Get-Credential cmdlet. To pause this command and receive a prompt for credentials, use the value (Get-Credential). Or, before you run this command, store the credentials in a variable (for example, $cred = Get-Credential) and then use the variable name ($cred) for this parameter. For more information, see Get-Credential.

Type:PSCredential
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False
Applies to:Exchange Server 2010

-Export

The Export switch causes sensitive data to be removed from the output file specified. You don't need to specify a value with this switch.

Type:SwitchParameter
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False
Applies to:Exchange Server 2010

-GenerateEvents

This parameter is reserved for internal Microsoft use.

Type:SwitchParameter
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False
Applies to:Exchange Server 2010

-GenerateSQMData

This parameter is reserved for internal Microsoft use.

Type:SwitchParameter
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False
Applies to:Exchange Server 2010

-MaxThreads

This parameter is reserved for internal Microsoft use.

Type:Int32
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False
Applies to:Exchange Server 2010

-MergeFileLocation

This parameter is reserved for internal Microsoft use.

Type:LongPath
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False
Applies to:Exchange Server 2010

-OutData

The OutData switch specifies whether the output data is sent as a byte stream. You don't need to specify a value with this switch.

For example, if you run the command: $temp = Test-SystemHealth -OutData, $temp contains the byte stream of the output data, and you can covert it back to xml by using the Set-Content command. For a code sample, see "Example 2" in this topic.

Type:SwitchParameter
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False
Applies to:Exchange Server 2010

-OutFileLocation

The OutFileLocation parameter identifies the name and path to the data file to generate.

Type:LongPath
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False
Applies to:Exchange Server 2010

-Roles

This parameter is reserved for internal Microsoft use.

Type:String[]
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False
Applies to:Exchange Server 2010

-ScanType

This parameter is reserved for internal Microsoft use.

Type:String
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False
Applies to:Exchange Server 2010

-ServerList

This parameter is reserved for internal Microsoft use.

Type:String[]
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False
Applies to:Exchange Server 2010

-Timeout

The Timeout parameter specifies the number of seconds before the operation times out. The default value is 300 seconds (5 minutes).

Type:EnhancedTimeSpan
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False
Applies to:Exchange Server 2010

-WhatIf

The WhatIf switch simulates the actions of the command. You can use this switch to view the changes that would occur without actually applying those changes. You don't need to specify a value with this switch.

Type:SwitchParameter
Aliases:wi
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False
Applies to:Exchange Server 2010

Inputs

Input types

To see the input types that this cmdlet accepts, see Cmdlet Input and Output Types. If the Input Type field for a cmdlet is blank, the cmdlet doesn't accept input data.

Outputs

Output types

To see the return types, which are also known as output types, that this cmdlet accepts, see Cmdlet Input and Output Types. If the Output Type field is blank, the cmdlet doesn't return data.