Test-ServiceHealth (RTM)
Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 will reach end of support on April 11, 2017. To stay supported, you will need to upgrade. For more information, see Resources to help you upgrade your Office 2007 servers and clients.
Applies to: Exchange Server 2007
Use the Test-ServiceHealth cmdlet to test whether all the required services that are configured to start automatically on a server have started. The Test-ServiceHealth cmdlet returns an error for any service that is required by a configured role and is set to start automatically but is not currently running.
Syntax
Test-ServiceHealth [-Server <ServerIdParameter>] [-ActiveDirectoryTimeout <Int32>] [-DomainController <Fqdn>] [-MonitoringContext <$true | $false>]
Detailed Description
To run the Test-ServiceHealth cmdlet, the account you use must be delegated the following:
- Exchange Server Administrator role and local Administrators group for the target server
For more information about permissions, delegating roles, and the rights that are required to administer Exchange Server 2007, see Permission Considerations.
To run the Test-ServiceHealth cmdlet on a computer that has the Edge Transport server role installed, you must log on by using an account that is a member of the local Administrators group on that computer.
Parameters
| Parameter | Required | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
ActiveDirectoryTimeout |
Optional |
System.Int32 |
The ActiveDirectoryTimeout parameter specifies the amount of time, in seconds, allowed for each Active Directory directory service operation to complete before the operation times out. The default value is 15 seconds. |
DomainController |
Optional |
Microsoft.Exchange.Data.Fqdn |
To specify the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of the domain controller that retrieves data from the Active Directory directory service, include the DomainController parameter in the command. |
MonitoringContext |
Optional |
System.Boolean |
The MonitoringContext parameter specifies whether the results of the command will include monitoring events and performance counters. The two possible values for this parameter are $true or $false. If you specify $true, the results will include monitoring events and performance counters in addition to the information about services. |
Server |
Optional |
Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.ServerIdParameter |
The Server parameter specifies the server on which you will check that the required services are running. If you do not specify this parameter, the command will check the services on the local server. |
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Example
In this example, the Test-ServiceHealth command is used without parameters to test the services on the local server.
Test-ServiceHealth