Exchange

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Docusnap offers one module for inventorying Microsoft Exchange:

Discovery-Exchange.exe (from version 2013 onwards)

To ensure that the Exchange inventory contains all recordable data, it is necessary to execute the Discovery-Exchange.exe module with local administrator rights and, depending on the data to be collected, with additional authorizations for Active Directory and Exchange.

The Discovery-Exchange.exe module can be executed either by double-clicking or through the command line of the Exchange server. After the inventorying is completed, a DSI file is created in the folder where the Discovery-Exchange.exe is located, which contains all the information.

C:\Discovery-Exchange.exe

Optionally, the Exchange Inventory Option Scope determines which information should be inventoried. A detailed description, including examples, is available in the console help.

Exchange specific Options:
     -dc <domaincontroller>
           Description: Defines the domain controller to be used for Active Directory queries during            
           the scan.
            
           Example: C:\Discovery-Exchange.exe -dc dospdc03.docusnapsports.com
 
     -threads <count>
           Description: Specifies the number of concurrent PowerShell threads allowed during                   
           execution. Valid options are 1 to 4, with the default set to 4.
 
Exchange Inventory Options Scope:
 
To modify Exchange scan defaults, explicitly set each parameter to 'true' or 'false'. 
Failure to specify these may lead to default values being used, potentially resulting 
in unexpected inventory results. 
 
     -dg:   Retrieves distribution group data, on by default
     -ext:  Off by default, retrieves permissions for all objects in 'Recipient Configuration' 
     -mct:  Retrieves mail contact information, on by default
     -misc:  Retrieves additional config data like certificates and OWA, on by default
     -mb:   Retrieves information on all mailbox types, on by default
     -mbf:  Retrieves mailbox folders and their access permissions, on by default
     -mbp:  Retrieves mailbox permissions, on by default
     -mbsp:  Retrieves mailbox delegation permissions, on by default
     -pf:   Retrieves public folder information, on by default
     -pfp:  Retrieves public folder structure and access permissions, on by default
     
           Example of executing with default settings:
            C:\Discovery-Exchange.exe -dg true -ext false -mct true -misc true -mb true 
            -mbf true -mbp true -mbsp true -pf true -pfp true
 
           Example of executing without inventorying Mailbox and Public Folder permissions:
            C:\Discovery-Exchange.exe -dg true -ext false -mct true -misc true -mb true -mbf false               
            -mbp false -mbsp false -pf true -pfp false

Subsequently, this file can be imported into Docusnap through the File Import wizard.