Dear All, I have tried to automate the health check with Exchange server 2007: Test-SystemHealth -Roles:ClientAccess -DownloadConfigurationUpdates:$false -serverlist:server But it seems that the output cannot redirect to a text file by using: 1) 2>&1 2) | out-file Any suggestions for this command ? Thanks, Tommy

Hi, To direct the output to a text file use the switch -OutFileLocation . See the command below Test-SystemHealth -Roles:ClientAccess -DownloadConfigurationUpdates:$false -serverlist:server -OutfileLocation "C:\Output.txt" Hope this helps Mahendra

This here works with Exchange 2010 SP1. Just tested it, but I have no access to Exchange 2007. $temp=Test-SystemHealth -Roles:ClientAccess -DownloadConfigurationUpdates:$false -OutData Set-Content -Value $temp.FileData -Path c:\temp\SystemHealthOutData.xml -Encoding Byte Test-SystemHealth http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa998598.aspx MCTS: Messaging | MCSE: S+M

Dear All, Thanks for your help. The output file format is xml format and it's difficult to understand the result. Is it possible to output text file ?

Not to my knowledge. Without the The OutData switch, the $temp variable is empty. The OutData specifies whether the output data is sent as a byte stream. When you run $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. I have found no other way to convert it. And I agree, the screen output makes a lot more sense. But why not schedule Exchange Best Practices Analyzer scans? Thereby you can automate health checks. How to Schedule an Exchange BPA Scan in Exchange Server 2010 http://exchangeserverpro.com/how-to-schedule-an-exchange-bpa-scan-in-exchange-server-2010MCTS: Messaging | MCSE: S+M

That's a good idea. I will try to schedule Exchange Best Practices Analyzer. I just focus on the command only :) Thanks all of your help.