Andrew Watt [MVP]

Guy,

I just asked a question about this in a TechEd webcast on Exchange
2007. Apparently, the MSH > PowerShell transition didn't make the cut
for Exchange 2007 Beta 2.

It will happen in some later build.

Andrew Watt MVP

On Fri, 9 Jun 2006 15:33:37 +0100, "Guy Thomas"
<guy@computerperformance.co.uk> wrote:

>Dear Andrew
>
>Not only was your answer clear, but also it was just what I wanted to hear.
>
>Thank you
>
>Guy
>
>"Andrew Watt [MVP]" <SVGDeveloper@aol.com> wrote in message
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>> Guy,
>>
>> The following is my surmise from various fragments of information but
>> I think it's close to the truth.
>>
>> Exchange Beta 2 will have made the switch from "Monad" terminology and
>> filenaming to the PowerShell equivalent by the time that Beta 2 is
>> released. So, once Exchange 2007 has caught up "everybody" will use
>> PowerShell terminology etc.
>>
>> What you are seeing is simply a transitional phase where the
>> now-6-or-so-months-old Exchange Beta 1 was created before "core"
>> PowerShell transitioned from Monad.
>>
>> In addition, as became clear from the Exchange 2007 webcasts a few
>> weeks back, there are still significant changes being made in the
>> Exchange-specific cmdlets.
>>
>> As far as I am aware, you shouldn't expect the hybrid PowerShell/Monad
>> setup to work. In an unspecified time period when Exchange 2007 Beta 2
>> is released you should be in a PowerShell world where (hopefully)
>> everything plays nicely together.
>>
>> I hope that helps.
>>
>> Andrew Watt MVP
>>
>> On Fri, 9 Jun 2006 14:24:15 +0100, "Guy Thomas"
>> <guy@computerperformance.co.uk> wrote:
>>
>>>Monad / PowerShell / Exchange 2007
>>>
>>>In Exchange 2007 beta, if I replace Monad with PowerShell, then the
>>>Exchange
>>>specific commands don't appear to work.
>>>
>>>Eg Get-Mailbox. (get-service works fine)
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>My question is: have I missed a step?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Supplementary question, if this behaviour is 'by design' what will be the
>>>future? Will Monad and PowerShell diverge rather than converge?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Guy Thomas