Exam 70-662 MCTS: Microsoft Exchange Server 2010, Configuring

70-662 is the first of two exams required to obtain the MCITP: Enterprise Messaging on Exchange 2010.

As the title states, the focus of the exam is configuring Exchange 2010.  The exam topics cover all aspects from installation to granular configuration scenarios.  One noted absence is Unified Messaging.

The exam itself was quite challenging and one needs to know all covered topic very well since they are all equally weighted for the most part.

Trainsignal videos and TechNet were my primary sources of study.  I also setup a lab environment with multiple Exchange servers to get hands on experience.

My recommendations for this exam is to read through TechNet documentation, spend significant time in the Exchange Management Console and Exchange Control Panel and finally know the PowerShell command-lets very well.

On to 70-663.

Update Exchange 2010 Transport Rule From Text File Using Powershell

Here's a short script that reads the contents of a text file and updates the signature of all outgoing email with the contents of the text file.  Useful for delegating the task of maintaining corporate signatures to non-admins.

if (test-path C:\sig.txt )
{
 $signature = Get-Content "C:\sig.txt"
 set-TransportRule -Identity 'External Email Disclaimer' -Name 'External Email Disclaimer' -Comments 'Appends disclaimer to all email that is sent externally.' -ApplyHtmlDisclaimerLocation 'Append' -ApplyHtmlDisclaimerText $signature -ApplyHtmlDisclaimerFallbackAction 'Wrap'
}
else
{
 write-eventlog -logname Application -source MSExchangeTransport -eventID 999 -entrytype Error -message "The signature script failed to run" -category 1 -rawdata 10,20
}