Which 2008 clustered node is active via script

I need to be able to code a script in PowerShell, VBS or Perl to learn which
node is active. I have been unsuccessful so far in learning how to do this
on a Windows Server 2008 64 bit server, running Exchange 2007.

I have found references for pre-2008 and 2008-R2 looks like it will have
some nice cmdlets in it, but unfortunately that is in the future and I need
to learn how to do now.

Any references or code is appreciated.


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Paul Bergson [MVP-DS] wrote:
> I need to be able to code a script in PowerShell, VBS or Perl to learn
> which node is active. I have been unsuccessful so far in learning how
> to do this on a Windows Server 2008 64 bit server, running Exchange 2007.
>
> I have found references for pre-2008 and 2008-R2 looks like it will have
> some nice cmdlets in it, but unfortunately that is in the future and I
> need to learn how to do now.
>
> Any references or code is appreciated.
>
>

I don't know how to set the reply-to so this only continues in one
particular group.

You need to run this locally (COM or even WMI) or remotely (WMI)?

I might be able to check this tomorrow if nobody else does before then.

Marco

Locally. Everything I have tried so far has been stopped because I run on
server 2008.



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"Marco Shaw [MVP]" <marco.shaw@NO_SPAMgmail.com> wrote in message
news:...
> Paul Bergson [MVP-DS] wrote:
>> I need to be able to code a script in PowerShell, VBS or Perl to learn
>> which node is active. I have been unsuccessful so far in learning how to
>> do this on a Windows Server 2008 64 bit server, running Exchange 2007.
>>
>> I have found references for pre-2008 and 2008-R2 looks like it will have
>> some nice cmdlets in it, but unfortunately that is in the future and I
>> need to learn how to do now.
>>
>> Any references or code is appreciated.
>>
>>
>
> I don't know how to set the reply-to so this only continues in one
> particular group.
>
> You need to run this locally (COM or even WMI) or remotely (WMI)?
>
> I might be able to check this tomorrow if nobody else does before then.
>
> Marco

(follow-ups set to m.p.e.clustering)

Have you done a Get-MailboxDatabase -status | fl yet? I don't have an
exchange 2007 server around right this second, but there may well be an
attribute in the results that will give you the information you want.

Missy

"Paul Bergson [MVP-DS]" <pbbergs@nopspam_msn.com> wrote in message
news:EE8367FB-C1D3-49AB-839A-...
>I need to be able to code a script in PowerShell, VBS or Perl to learn
>which node is active. I have been unsuccessful so far in learning how to
>do this on a Windows Server 2008 64 bit server, running Exchange 2007.
>
> I have found references for pre-2008 and 2008-R2 looks like it will have
> some nice cmdlets in it, but unfortunately that is in the future and I
> need to learn how to do now.
>
> Any references or code is appreciated.
>
>
> --
> Paul Bergson
> MVP - Directory Services
> MCTS, MCT, MCSE, MCSA, Security+, BS CSci
> 2008, 2003, 2000 (Early Achiever), NT4
>
> http://www.pbbergs.com
>
> Please no e-mails, any questions should be posted in the NewsGroup This
> posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
>
>

Try cluster.exe

PS > CLUSTER <clusterName> GROUP <groupName> /STATUS


Listing status for resource group 'groupName':

Group Node Status
-------------------- --------------- ------
groupName nodeName Online



Or using WMI, this will get all groups active nodes:

PS> Get-WMIObject MSCluster_ResourceGroup -ComputerName clusterName -Namespace
root\mscluster | Format-Table Name,__Server


To filter a specific group name:

PS> Get-WMIObject MSCluster_ResourceGroup -ComputerName clusterName -Namespace
root\mscluster -filter "name='groupName'"| Format-Table Name,__Server



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P> I need to be able to code a script in PowerShell, VBS or Perl to
P> learn which node is active. I have been unsuccessful so far in
P> learning how to do this on a Windows Server 2008 64 bit server,
P> running Exchange 2007.
P>
P> I have found references for pre-2008 and 2008-R2 looks like it will
P> have some nice cmdlets in it, but unfortunately that is in the future
P> and I need to learn how to do now.
P>
P> Any references or code is appreciated.
P>
P> http://www.pbbergs.com
P>
P> Please no e-mails, any questions should be posted in the NewsGroup
P> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
P> rights.
P>

This will do it:

(Get-ClusteredMailboxServerStatus -Identity <CMS_Name>).OperationalMachines
| ForEach-Object {If ($_.Contains("Active")) {$ActiveNode = $_.Substring(0,
$_.IndexOf(" "))}}

$ActiveNode will have the name of the active node.
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"There are seldom good technological solutions to behavioral problems."
..

"Paul Bergson [MVP-DS]" <pbbergs@nopspam_msn.com> wrote in message
news:EE8367FB-C1D3-49AB-839A-...
>I need to be able to code a script in PowerShell, VBS or Perl to learn
>which node is active. I have been unsuccessful so far in learning how to
>do this on a Windows Server 2008 64 bit server, running Exchange 2007.
>
> I have found references for pre-2008 and 2008-R2 looks like it will have
> some nice cmdlets in it, but unfortunately that is in the future and I
> need to learn how to do now.
>
> Any references or code is appreciated.
>
>
> --
> Paul Bergson
> MVP - Directory Services
> MCTS, MCT, MCSE, MCSA, Security+, BS CSci
> 2008, 2003, 2000 (Early Achiever), NT4
>
> http://www.pbbergs.com
>
> Please no e-mails, any questions should be posted in the NewsGroup This
> posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
>
>

Spot on!!! Works perfectly.

Thanks!!!

--
Paul Bergson
MVP - Directory Services
MCTS, MCT, MCSE, MCSA, Security+, BS CSci
2008, 2003, 2000 (Early Achiever), NT4

http://www.pbbergs.com

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"Ed Crowley [MVP]" <> wrote in message
news:...
> This will do it:
>
> (Get-ClusteredMailboxServerStatus -Identity
> <CMS_Name>).OperationalMachines | ForEach-Object {If
> ($_.Contains("Active")) {$ActiveNode = $_.Substring(0, $_.IndexOf(" "))}}
>
> $ActiveNode will have the name of the active node.
> --
> Ed Crowley MVP
> "There are seldom good technological solutions to behavioral problems."
> .
>
> "Paul Bergson [MVP-DS]" <pbbergs@nopspam_msn.com> wrote in message
> news:EE8367FB-C1D3-49AB-839A-...
>>I need to be able to code a script in PowerShell, VBS or Perl to learn
>>which node is active. I have been unsuccessful so far in learning how to
>>do this on a Windows Server 2008 64 bit server, running Exchange 2007.
>>
>> I have found references for pre-2008 and 2008-R2 looks like it will have
>> some nice cmdlets in it, but unfortunately that is in the future and I
>> need to learn how to do now.
>>
>> Any references or code is appreciated.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Paul Bergson
>> MVP - Directory Services
>> MCTS, MCT, MCSE, MCSA, Security+, BS CSci
>> 2008, 2003, 2000 (Early Achiever), NT4
>>
>> http://www.pbbergs.com
>>
>> Please no e-mails, any questions should be posted in the NewsGroup This
>> posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
>>
>>
>