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Get-ServerHealth

Module:
Exchange PowerShell

This cmdlet is available only in on-premises Exchange.

Use the Get-ServerHealth cmdlet to return health information related to the server you specify.

For information about the parameter sets in the Syntax section below, see Exchange cmdlet syntax.

Syntax

Default (Default) 

Get-ServerHealth
    [-Identity] <ServerIdParameter>
    [-HaImpactingOnly]
    [-HealthSet <String>]
    [<CommonParameters>]

Description

You need to be assigned permissions before you can run this cmdlet. Although this article lists all parameters for the cmdlet, you might not have access to some parameters if they aren't included in the permissions assigned to you. To find the permissions required to run any cmdlet or parameter in your organization, see Find the permissions required to run any Exchange cmdlet.

The cmdlet returns health values that you can use to determine the state of the server. See Server health and performance in Exchange Server for related information.

The cmdlet also returns an alert value that provides the specific state of your server. The following values might be returned:

  • Degraded
  • Unhealthy
  • Repairing
  • Disabled
  • Unavailable
  • UnInitialized

Examples

Example 1

Get-ServerHealth -Identity Server01

This example returns the server health for server Server01.

Parameters

-HaImpactingOnly

Applicable: Exchange Server 2013, Exchange Server 2016, Exchange Server 2019, Exchange Server SE

The HaImpactingOnly switch specifies whether the cmdlet must roll up only the monitors that have HaImpacting set to True. You don't need to specify a value with this switch.

Parameter properties

Type:SwitchParameter
Default value:None
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False

Parameter sets

(All)
Position:Named
Mandatory:False
Value from pipeline:False
Value from pipeline by property name:False
Value from remaining arguments:False

-HealthSet

Applicable: Exchange Server 2013, Exchange Server 2016, Exchange Server 2019, Exchange Server SE

The HealthSet parameter returns the health state of a group of monitors. Monitors that are similar or are tied to a component's architecture are grouped to form a health set. You can determine the collection of monitors (and associated probes and responders) in a given health set by using the Get-MonitoringItemIdentity cmdlet.

Parameter properties

Type:String
Default value:None
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False

Parameter sets

(All)
Position:Named
Mandatory:False
Value from pipeline:False
Value from pipeline by property name:False
Value from remaining arguments:False

-Identity

Applicable: Exchange Server 2013, Exchange Server 2016, Exchange Server 2019, Exchange Server SE

The Identity parameter specifies the Exchange server where you want to run this command. You can use any value that uniquely identifies the server. For example:

  • Name
  • FQDN
  • Distinguished name (DN)
  • Exchange Legacy DN

Parameter properties

Type:ServerIdParameter
Default value:None
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False

Parameter sets

(All)
Position:1
Mandatory:True
Value from pipeline:True
Value from pipeline by property name:True
Value from remaining arguments:False

CommonParameters

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutBuffer, -OutVariable, -PipelineVariable, -ProgressAction, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.

Inputs

Input types

To see the input types that this cmdlet accepts, see Cmdlet Input and Output Types. If the Input Type field for a cmdlet is blank, the cmdlet doesn't accept input data.

Outputs

Output types

To see the return types, which are also known as output types, that this cmdlet accepts, see Cmdlet Input and Output Types. If the Output Type field is blank, the cmdlet doesn't return data.