Browse by Category

Browse By Category

All (or at least most) of the articles on the Lync Server PowerShell blog, organized by topic.

General Lync Server 2010 PowerShell

General Windows PowerShell

Role-Based Access Control

User Management

General Lync Server 2010 PowerShell

Getting Started

· Lync Server PowerShell Reference

· 21 Reasons to Use Windows PowerShell to Manage Microsoft Lync Server 2010

· FAQ

Data Types

· Creating Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Objects

· Listing All the Values in a Multi-Valued Property

· PSListModifiers

· Setting Property Values

· Working with TimeSpans and DateTimes

· Counting Retrieved Data

Help

· Field Guide to Microsoft Lync Server Cmdlets

· Getting Help for the Microsoft Lync Server Cmdlets

· How to Find That Setting

· Listing the Lync Server Cmdlets

Management Console

· Changing the Management Shell’s Default Folder

Parameters

· %$#@ Special Characters! Part 1

· %$#@ Special Characters! Part 2

· All About Identities

· Filter vs. Where-Object

· Make This a Priority

· Scopes and Filters

· When Do I Have to Put Double Quotes Around Parameter Values?

· When is a Boolean Not a Boolean?

· Why Are Display Names Allowed as User Identities?

Policies

· Are Unused Settings Applied From the Global Scope?

· Assigning Policies

· Copying Lync Server Policies

· The Difference Between Grant-Cs* Cmdlets and Set-Cs* Cmdlets

· Getting Rid of Policies You Thought You Already Got Rid Of

· Looking Up the Default Values for a Policy

· Policy Default Values and Inheritance

· Removing Policies and Other Objects

· Resetting a Policy

· Retrieve All Global Lync Server Policies

· Unassigning a Policy

· Yes, No … Suspend?

Reference

· Cmdlet Descriptions

· Counting Retrieved Data

· Lync Server Administrator’s Guide: PowerShell Supplement

· Lync Server Cmdlet Mind Maps

· Working with Lync Registry Settings

General Windows PowerShell

Getting Started

· Getting Started with Windows PowerShell

· Piping and the Pipeline

· Windows PowerShell Aliases

· Windows PowerShell Profiles

PowerShell Basics

· PowerShell Overview: Aliases and Functions

· PowerShell Overview: Format-Table vs. Select-Object

· PowerShell Overview: Selecting Non-Existent Properties

Management Console

· Customizing the Console

· Shortcut Keys

· Tab Expansion

Output

· Export to Excel

Parameters

· %$#@ Special Characters! Part 1

· %$#@ Special Characters! Part 2

· Why Didn't You Tell Me That Isn't a Valid Property?

Remoting

· Windows PowerShell Remoting

Scripting

· Introduction to Windows PowerShell Scripting

Client Management

· 21 Myths, Legends, and Superstitions About Client Policies Debunked!

· Collect Logs in Microsoft Lync

· How To Export Lync Contacts to Excel

· In-Band Provisioning and Microsoft Lync Server 2010

· Limiting the Number of Contacts a User Can Have

· Retrieve Available Contacts

· Send an Instant Message from a Script

Conferencing

· No Conferencing Policy is an Island: Per-Organizer Settings vs. Per-User Settings

Enterprise Voice

· The 411 on Private Lines

· Active Directory Phone Numbers and Line URIs: Together at Last!

· Announcing ... Unassigned Numbers

· Enabling a User for Microsoft Lync Server 2010 and Enterprise Voice: A Comprehensive Lync Server Walkthrough

· Enabling a User for Microsoft Lync Server 2010 and Enterprise Voice: A “Barebones” Lync Server Walkthrough

· Set the Forward To Number in Lync Server

Interoperability

· Enabling User Accounts in Lync Server vs. Exchange Server

Monitoring

· How Do We Love Performance Counters? Let Us Count the Ways

Output

· Combine Output With Add-Member

· Dealing with Information Overload, Part 1

· Export to Excel

· How To Export Lync Contacts to Excel

· So What's the Deal With the Three Dots?

Remoting

· Quick Start: Managing Lync Server 2010 Using Remote PowerShell

Response Group

· Creating Your First Response Group Using Lync Server Management Shell

· Holiday Sets and the Workflows that Love Them

· Listing the Names of the Agent Groups Assigned to a Response Group Queue

Role-Based Access Control

· A Brief Introduction to Role-Based Access Control – Part 1

User Management

· 21 User Information Commands to Run Before You Die

· Combine Output With Add-Member

· Enabling a User for Lync Server 2010

· Enabling a User for Microsoft Lync Server 2010 and Enterprise Voice: A Comprehensive Lync Server Walkthrough

· Enabling a User for Microsoft Lync Server 2010 and Enterprise Voice: A “Barebones” Communications Server Walkthrough

· Enabling User Accounts in Lync Server vs. Exchange Server

· Enable Users from an Excel File

· Get-CsUser: The Real Story

· Get-CsUser Filter Parameter and Enabled Attribute

· Get-CsUser and Get-CsAdUser: When to Use Where-Object vs. Filter or LdapFilter

· Granting Policies to Users

· How Can I Configure the Telephony Options for a User?

· If I Run Disable-CsUser Against a User Who Only Has a SIP Address Will That Delete the SIP Address?

· Limiting the Number of Contacts a User Can Have

· The Mystery of Get-CsUser and Get-CsAdUser

· Properties Returned By Get-CsUser and Get-CsAdUser

· Retrieving Active Directory and Lync Server User Accounts

· Retrieving Users with the Active Directory Name Attribute

· Simultaneously Assigning a Policy to Multiple Users

· Warning Before Disabling a User in Lync Server

· What Happens if You are Enabling a User for Lync Server, and You Make a Typo When Entering the SIP Domain?

· Why Are Display Names Allowed as User Identities?

Lync PowerShell

Browse by Category