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Cleanup some Exchange Sevrer logs.
#requires -Version 2.0
<#
.SYNOPSIS
Exchange Server Logs Cleanup
.DESCRIPTION
Cleanup some Exchange Sevrer logs.
.EXAMPLE
PS C:\> .\CleanupExchangeLogs.ps1
.NOTES
Version: 1.0.1
GUID: bc2b3de9-4a03-481f-94af-c1b7d9f363f0
Author: Joerg Hochwald
Companyname: Alright-IT GmbH
Copyright: Copyright (c) 2019, Alright IT GmbH - All rights reserved.
License: https://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause
Releasenotes:
1.0.1 2019-07-08: Move the delete process to the dedicated Invoke-CleanupOldFiles function
1.0.0 2019-02-04: Internal Release
THIS CODE IS MADE AVAILABLE AS IS, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. THE ENTIRE RISK OF THE USE OR THE RESULTS FROM THE USE OF THIS CODE REMAINS WITH THE USER.
.LINK
https://www.alright-it.com
.LINK
Invoke-CleanupOldFiles
#>
[CmdletBinding(ConfirmImpact = 'Low')]
param ()
begin {
# You can change the number of days here
$days = 30
#region PowerShell2WorkArounds
<#
The following stuff is a workaround to make everything compatible to PowerShell 2.0
Old, but some still have the old crap on the Exchaneg server runnning, sorry!
#>
#region RequiredModuleWorkAround
if (Get-Module -Name webadministration -ListAvailable -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)
{
try
{
$null = (Import-Module -Name webadministration -Force -ErrorAction Stop)
}
catch
{
#region ErrorHandler
# get error record
[Management.Automation.ErrorRecord]$e = $_
# retrieve information about runtime error
$info = @{
Exception = $e.Exception.Message
Reason = $e.CategoryInfo.Reason
Target = $e.CategoryInfo.TargetName
Script = $e.InvocationInfo.ScriptName
Line = $e.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber
Column = $e.InvocationInfo.OffsetInLine
}
Write-Verbose -Message $info
Write-Error -Message ($info.Exception) -ErrorAction Stop
# Only here to catch a global ErrorAction overwrite
break
#endregion ErrorHandler
}
}
else
{
#region ErrorHandler
$paramWriteError = @{
Message = 'The required Module (webadministration) is missing!'
Category = 'ObjectNotFound'
ErrorAction = 'Stop'
}
Write-Error @paramWriteError
# Only here to catch a global ErrorAction overwrite
break
#endregion ErrorHandler
}
#endregion RequiredModuleWorkAround
#region RunAsAdministrator
function Test-Administrator
{
<#
.SYNOPSIS
Check if this is an elevated shell
.DESCRIPTION
Check if this is an elevated shell.
In Powershell 4.0 it can be replaced with:
#Requires -RunAsAdministrator
.EXAMPLE
PS C:\> Test-Administrator
.NOTES
In Powershell 4.0 it can be replaced with: Requires -RunAsAdministrator
License: Public Domain
#>
[CmdletBinding(ConfirmImpact = 'None')]
[OutputType([bool])]
param ()
process
{
$user = [Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent()
(New-Object -TypeName Security.Principal.WindowsPrincipal -ArgumentList $user).IsInRole([Security.Principal.WindowsBuiltinRole]::Administrator)
}
}
if ((Test-Administrator) -ne $true)
{
#region ErrorHandler
Write-Error -Message 'The current Windows PowerShell session is not running as Administrator. Start Windows PowerShell by using the Run as Administrator option, and then try running the script again.' -Category NotEnabled -ErrorAction Stop
# Only here to catch a global ErrorAction overwrite
break
#endregion ErrorHandler
}
#endregion RunAsAdministrator
#endregion PowerShell2WorkArounds
# Cleanup
$LogDirList = $null
# Create a new List
$LogDirList = (New-Object -TypeName System.Collections.Generic.List[System.Object])
# Add static Directories to the new list
if ($env:ExchangeInstallPath)
{
$LogDirList.Add($env:ExchangeInstallPath + 'Logging\')
# Another possible Directory
#$LogDirList.Add($env:ExchangeInstallPath + 'Bin\Search\Ceres\Diagnostics\Logs\')
}
else
{
Write-Warning -Message 'This is not a Exchange Server!'
}
# Get a list of all IIS Websites and add to the new list
$AllIISSites = (Get-Website)
if ($AllIISSites)
{
# Loop over the IIS Site list
foreach ($SingleWebSite in $AllIISSites)
{
# Cleanup
$IISLogDirectory = $null
# Get the Log-Directory from the IIS Info
$IISLogDirectory = ($SingleWebSite.logfile.directory)
<#
Replace the returned %SystemDrive% with your Systemdrive.
This is your BOOT Drive!!! Usualy it is C:
#>
if ($IISLogDirectory -match '%SystemDrive%')
{
Write-Verbose -Message 'Mangle the SystemDrive within the variable...'
$IISLogDirectory = ($IISLogDirectory -replace '%SystemDrive%', 'C:')
}
# Add the log Directory to the List
$LogDirList.Add($IISLogDirectory)
}
}
else
{
Write-Warning -Message 'No IIS Log-Directory found!'
}
# Make all entries in the List unique
$LogDirList = ($LogDirList | Sort-Object | Get-Unique)
#region Invoke-CleanupOldFiles
function Invoke-CleanupOldFiles
{
<#
.SYNOPSIS
Remove files older then a given number of days
.DESCRIPTION
Remove files older then a given number of days.
Mostly used within cleanup Tasks.
.PARAMETER Path
Path to search.
.PARAMETER Age
Age of files to remove, in days.
Defaults to 30
.EXAMPLE
PS C:\> Invoke-CleanupoldFiles -Path 'C:\inetpub\logs\LogFiles'
.EXAMPLE
PS C:\> Invoke-CleanupoldFiles -Path 'C:\inetpub\logs\LogFiles' -Age 14
.NOTES
Version: 1.0.1
GUID: d79b3ac3-6d3a-475d-9825-1649720eeb69
Author: Joerg Hochwald
Companyname: Alright-IT GmbH
Copyright: Copyright (c) 2019, Alright IT GmbH - All rights reserved.
License: https://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause
Releasenotes:
1.0.1 2019-07-08: Rework and splatting
1.0.0 2019-02-04: Internal Release
THIS CODE IS MADE AVAILABLE AS IS, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. THE ENTIRE RISK OF THE USE OR THE RESULTS FROM THE USE OF THIS CODE REMAINS WITH THE USER.
.LINK
https://www.alright-it.com
.LINK
Get-ChildItem
.LINK
Test-Path
.LINK
Get-Date
#>
[CmdletBinding(ConfirmImpact = 'Low')]
param
(
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true,
ValueFromPipeline = $true,
ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName = $true,
Position = 0,
HelpMessage = 'Path to search.')]
[ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]
[Alias('TargetFolder')]
[string]
$Path,
[Parameter(ValueFromPipeline = $true,
ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName = $true,
Position = 1)]
[ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]
[Alias('Days')]
[int]
$Age = 30
)
process
{
if (Test-Path -Path $Path)
{
# Save the date to use it for the compare
$Now = (Get-Date)
# Today minus given days
$LastWrite = $Now.AddDays(-$days)
# Splatting the parameters
$paramGetChildItem = @{
Path = $Path
Include = '*.log', '*.blg'
Recurse = $true
}
# Find all Files to Delete (e.g. older then the given value)
$Files = (Get-ChildItem @paramGetChildItem | Where-Object -FilterScript {
(-not ($_.PSIsContainer)) -and ($_.LastWriteTime -le $LastWrite)
} | Select-Object -ExpandProperty fullname)
# Loop over the list of Files
foreach ($File in $Files)
{
# Support for WhatIf and Verbose
if ($pscmdlet.ShouldProcess($File, 'Remove'))
{
# Splatting the parameters
$paramRemoveItem = @{
Path = $File
ErrorAction = 'SilentlyContinue'
Force = $true
WhatIf = $false
}
# Remove the files that we found
$null = (Remove-Item @paramRemoveItem)
}
}
}
else
{
#region ErrorHandler
# get error record
[Management.Automation.ErrorRecord]$e = $_
# retrieve information about runtime error
$info = @{
Exception = $e.Exception.Message
Reason = $e.CategoryInfo.Reason
Target = $e.CategoryInfo.TargetName
Script = $e.InvocationInfo.ScriptName
Line = $e.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber
Column = $e.InvocationInfo.OffsetInLine
}
Write-Verbose -Message $info
Write-Error -Message ($info.Exception) -ErrorAction Stop
# Only here to catch a global ErrorAction overwrite
break
#endregion ErrorHandler
}
}
}
#endregion Invoke-CleanupOldFiles
}
process {
# Do we have a lif of directories?
if ($LogDirList)
{
# Loop over the List of Directories
foreach ($LogDir in $LogDirList)
{
Write-Verbose -Message "Removing logs from $LogDir older then $days days"
try
{
# Do we have a DAY value
if ($days)
{
# Splatting the parameters
$paramInvokeCleanupoldFiles = @{
Path = $LogDir
Age = $days
ErrorAction = 'Stop'
verbose = $true
}
}
else
{
# Splatting the parameters
$paramInvokeCleanupoldFiles = @{
Path = $LogDir
ErrorAction = 'Stop'
verbose = $true
}
}
# Invoke the internal Fun
Invoke-CleanupOldFiles @paramInvokeCleanupoldFiles
}
catch
{
#region ErrorHandler
# get error record
[Management.Automation.ErrorRecord]$e = $_
# retrieve information about runtime error
$info = @{
Exception = $e.Exception.Message
Reason = $e.CategoryInfo.Reason
Target = $e.CategoryInfo.TargetName
Script = $e.InvocationInfo.ScriptName
Line = $e.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber
Column = $e.InvocationInfo.OffsetInLine
}
Write-Verbose -Message $info
Write-Error -Message ($info.Exception) -ErrorAction Stop
# Only here to catch a global ErrorAction overwrite
break
#endregion ErrorHandler
}
}
}
else
{
#region ErrorHandler
$paramWriteError = @{
Message = 'No directories found to cleanup'
Category = 'ObjectNotFound'
ErrorAction = 'Stop'
}
Write-Error @paramWriteError
# Only here to catch a global ErrorAction overwrite
break
#endregion ErrorHandler
}
}
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