Scheduling scripts to run at a later time
One of the most common tasks that Exchange administrators perform is scheduling scripts to run at a later time. This can be useful when performing maintenance after hours or running monitoring scripts on a regular basis. In this recipe, you'll learn how to schedule your PowerShell scripts to run with the Windows Task Scheduler.
How to do it...
To create a scheduled task that runs from one of your Exchange servers use the following steps:
- Open the Windows Task Scheduler by clicking on Start | All Programs | Accessories, click on the
System Tools
folder, and then click on the Task Scheduler shortcut. - From the Action menu, click on Create Basic Task.
- Give your task a name and description, and click on Next.
- On ...
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