Get-Logs.ps1

Copy IIS or transport protocol log files from Exchange 2013/2016/2019 Servers to a single location for better log file analysis.

Description

This script copies IIS log or other selected Exchange log files from all Exchange servers to a single target root folder creating subfolders for each source server.

The log files need to have the same root folder across all Exchange 2013/2016/2019 servers.

The script is intended to run from within an active Exchange 2013/2016/2019 Management Shell session.

Requirements

• Windows Server Windows Server 2012 R2+
• Exchange Server 2013/2016/2019 Management Shell
• Utilizes global functions library

Parameters

DaysToFetch

Number of days IIS log files should be gatheredretained, default is 1 day

LogFileRoot

Local IIS log file root to store copied log files, default E:\GatheredLogs

CleanFolder

Switch to delete per Exchange Server subfolders and creating new folders

IIS

Switch to gather IIS log files from all Exchange 2013/2016/2019 servers. Creates a subfolder named 'IIS'.

HubTransport

Switch to gather Hub transport SMTP protocol logs from all Exchange 2013/2016/2019 servers. Creates a subfolder named 'Hub'.

FrontendTransport

Switch to gather Frontend transport SMTP protocol logs from all Exchange 2013/2016/2019 servers. Creates a subfolder names 'Frontend'.

EWS

Switch to gather EWS protocol logs from all Exchange 2013/2016/2019 servers. Creates a subfolder names 'EWS'.

Examples

.\Get-Logs.ps1 -IIS

Copy IIS Frontend and Backend W3SVC log files

.\Get-Logs.ps1 -CleanFolders -IIS

Delete local subfolders and copy IIS log files

.\Get-Logs.ps1 -CleanFolders -FrontendTransport -DaysToFetch 5

Delete local subfolders and copy frontend transport logs for the last 5 days

Note

THIS CODE IS MADE AVAILABLE AS IS, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. THE ENTIRE RISK OF THE USE OR THE RESULTS FROM THE USE OF THIS CODE REMAINS WITH THE USER.

Credits

Written by: Thomas Stensitzki

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