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M365 Migration | Exchange Inventory

Alex ter Neuzen 9 min read
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Every company is dealing with it. Every company that is planning to do a migration needs a good prepare. Preparing the information to migrate and of course preparing the users. Let’s focus on the information from Exchange.

Current situation#

A good migration starts with a good inventory. Which mailboxes are present, which resource mailboxes are we using, which send connectors are in play, which domains are accepted, who has what permissions on which mailbox etcetera etcetera.

This information is of course possible to write down from the portal. Just login to https://admin.exchange.microsoft.com or https://[exchangeserver]/ecp and you will be able to see all that information. Copy/Paste to Excel and you have an inventory. Most parts also possible to download from the web portal with a lot of information you don’t want.

Doing an inventory manually is a lot of work. So let’s automate that.

What do we need?#

We would like to know the following information:

Connection#

In a previous post, M365 Migration | Exchange Unattended App Registration, we created an App registration for Exchange Online to use unattended. For the connection we are going to use that information.

powershell
$connectionFile = "C:\Temp\connection-details.xml"
$ConnectionDetails = Import-CliXML $connectionFile

Connect-ExchangeOnline -AppId $Connectiondetails.clientId -CertificateThumbprint $Connectiondetails.thumbprint -Organization $connectionDetails.tenant

User/Shared/Resource mailboxes#

When the connection is made, we will retrieve all mailboxes from Exchange Online

powershell
# getting all the mailboxes
$Mailboxes = Get-Mailbox -Resultsize Unlimited

$Mailusers = Get-MailUser -Resultsize Unlimited
$Mailcontacts = Get-Contact -Resultsize Unlimited

# creating a table to combine information
$MailboxesResult = @()

# processing all the mailboxes
ForEach ($Mailbox in $Mailboxes){
    # getting statistics
    $mailboxStatistics = Get-MailboxStatistics $Mailbox.Alias

    # getting permissions
    $permissions = Get-MailboxPermission -Identity $Mailbox.PrimarySMTPAddress | ? { ($_.IsInherited -eq $False) -and -not ($_.User -Like "NT AUTHORITY*") }
    $fullAccess = $permissions | Where-Object { $permissions.AccessRights -eq "FullAccess" }
    $permissions = Get-RecipientPermission -Identity $mailbox.PrimarySMTPAddress | ? { ($_.IsInherited -eq $False) -and -not ($_.Trustee -Like "NT AUTHORITY*") }
    $SendAs = $permissions | Where-Object { $permissions.AccessRights -eq "SendAs" }

    # combine eveything in a PSCustomObject
    $item = [PSCustomObject]@{
        Migrate                       = " "
        Name                          = $mailbox.DisplayName
        Type                          = $mailbox.RecipientTypeDetails
        Enabled                       = $mailbox.isMailboxEnabled
        usageLocation                 = $mailbox.usageLocation
        PrimarySMTPAddress            = $mailbox.PrimarySMTPAddress
        legacyExchangeDN              = $mailbox.LegacyExchangeDN
        EmailAddresses                = $mailbox.EmailAddresses -join ","
        UserPrincipalName             = $mailbox.UserPrincipalName
        RetentionPolicy               = $mailbox.RetentionPolicy
        ForwardingAddress             = $mailbox.ForwardingAddress
        ForwardingSMTPAddress         = $mailbox.ForwardingSMTPAddress
        MailboxItems                  = $mailboxStatistics.ItemCount
        DeletedItemsCount             = $mailboxStatistics.DeletedItemsCount
        MailboxSize                   = $mailboxStatistics.TotalItemSize
        UseDatabaseQuotaDefaults      = $mailbox.UseDatabaseQuotaDefaults
        IssueWarningQuota             = $mailbox.IssueWarningQuota
        RulesQuota                    = $mailbox.RulesQuota
        ExchangeGUID                  = $mailbox.ExchangeGUID
        ArchiveQuota                  = $mailbox.ArchiveQuota
        ArchiveWarningQuota           = $mailbox.ArchiveWarningQuota
        ArchiveGuid                   = $mailbox.ArchiveGuid
        ProhibitSendQuota             = $mailbox.ProhibitSendQuota
        ProhibitSendReceiveQuota      = $mailbox.ProhibitSendReceiveQuota
        RecoverableItemsQuota         = $mailbox.RecoverableItemsQuota
        RecoverableItemsWarningQuota  = $mailbox.RecoverableItemsWarningQuota
        CalendarLoggingQuota          = $mailbox.CalendarLoggingQuota
        HiddenFromAddressListsEnabled = $mailbox.HiddenFromAddressListsEnabled
        FullAccess                    = $($fullAccess.User) -join (",")
        SendAs                        = $($sendas.Trustee) -join (",")
    }
    $MailboxesResult += $item
}

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Mailusers#

We are going to add Mailusers to the same table so the export will contain Mailboxes, Mailusers and Mailcontacts.

powershell
ForEach ($mailUser in $mailUsers) {
    # licenses

    # combine everything in a PSCustomObject
    $item = [PSCustomObject]@{
        Migrate                       = " "
        Name                          = $mailuser.DisplayName
        Type                          = $mailuser.RecipientTypeDetails
        Enabled                       = if ($Mailuser.AccountDisabled -eq $false) { "TRUE" } else { "FALSE" }
        usageLocation                 = $mailuser.usageLocation
        PrimarySMTPAddress            = $mailuser.PrimarySMTPAddress
        legacyExchangeDN              = $mailuser.LegacyExchangeDN
        EmailAddresses                = $mailuser.EmailAddresses -join ","
        UserPrincipalName             = $mailuser.UserPrincipalName
        RetentionPolicy               = $mailuser.RetentionPolicy
        ForwardingAddress             = $mailuser.ForwardingAddress
        UseDatabaseQuotaDefaults      = $mailuser.UseDatabaseQuotaDefaults
        IssueWarningQuota             = $mailUser.IssueWarningQuota
        RulesQuota                    = $mailuser.RulesQuota
        ExchangeGUID                  = $mailuser.ExchangeGUID
        ArchiveQuota                  = $mailUser.ArchiveQuota
        ArchiveWarningQuota           = $mailUser.ArchiveWarningQuota
        ArchiveGuid                   = $mailUser.ArchiveGuid
        ProhibitSendQuota             = $mailUser.ProhibitSendQuota
        ProhibitSendReceiveQuota      = $mailUser.ProhibitSendReceiveQuota
        RecoverableItemsQuota         = $mailuser.RecoverableItemsQuota
        RecoverableItemsWarningQuota  = $mailuser.RecoverableItemsWarningQuota
        HiddenFromAddressListsEnabled = $mailuser.HiddenFromAddressListsEnabled
  
    }
    $MailboxesResult += $item
}

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Mailcontacts#

Mailcontacts are common used in environments to add external addresses to the Global Address List. It’s easier to find a contact in the Global Address Lists without having to know their email address. Users rely on these contacts often, so it is necessary to export them to be able to recreate them in the new environment

powershell
ForEach ($mailContact in $mailContacts) {
    $item = [PSCustomObject]@{
        Migrate            = " "
        Name               = $mailContact.DisplayName
        Type               = $mailContact.RecipientTypeDetails
        PrimarySMTPAddress = $mailContact.WindowsEmailAddress
        ForwardingAddress  = $mailContact.ForwardingAddress
        HiddenFromAddressListsEnabled = $mailContact.HiddenFromAddressListsEnabled
    }
    $MailboxesResult += $item
}

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Groups#

powershell
# getting all type of groups
$unifiedGroups = Get-UnifiedGroup -Resultsize Unlimited
$distributionGroups = Get-DistributionGroup -ResultSize Unlimited

Unified groups#

Unified groups are often related to SharePoint sites or Teams. They are used for collaboration. They will always have an associated team site, no matter where or how they are created.

powershell
# creating a table for export
$GroupResults= @()

# processing all groups
ForEach ($Group in $unifiedGroups) {
    $members = $null
    $members = Get-UnifiedGroupLinks -Linktype Members -identity $Group.PrimarySMTPAddress
    $item = [PSCustomObject]@{
        AccessType                           = $group.Accesstype
        Group                                = "Unified"
        DisplayName                          = $Group.DisplayName
        Description                          = $group.Description
        PrimarySMTPAddress                   = $group.PrimarySmtpAddress
        EmailAddresses                       = $group.EmailAddresses -join ","
        GroupTYpe                            = $Group.GroupType
        RecipientType                        = $group.RecipientType
        RecipientTypeDetails                 = $group.RecipientTypeDetails
        GroupMemberCount                     = $group.GroupMemberCount
        GroupExternalMemberCount             = $group.GroupExternalMemberCount
        AllowAddGuests                       = $group.AllowAddGuests
        HiddenFromExchangeClientsEnabled     = $group.HiddenFromExchangeClientsEnabled
        ManagedBy                            = $group.ManagedBy -join ","
        AuditLogAgeLimit                     = $group.AuditLogAgeLimit
        ModeratedBy                          = $group.ModeratedBy
        ModerationEnabled                    = $group.ModerationEnabled
        SendModerationNotifications          = $gorup.SendModerationNotifications
        BypassModerationFromSendersOrMembers = $group.BypassModerationFromSendersOrMembers -join ","
        SharePointSiteUrl                    = $group.SharePointSiteUrl
        Language                             = $group.Language
        SubscriptionEnabled                  = $group.SubscriptionEnabled
        WelcomeMessageEnabled                = $group.WelcomeMessageEnabled
        ConnectorsEnabled                    = $group.ConnectorsEnabled
        IsMembershipDynamic                  = $group.IsMembershipDynamic
        ResourceBehaviorOptions              = $group.ResourceBehaviorOptions -join ","
        Members                              = $members.Displayname -join ","
    }
    $GroupResults += $item
}

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Distribution lists#

Oldskool groups with members internal and external. Used to send email to a group of users without sending it multiple times. The group can have settings like not everybody is allowed to sent to these groups. You can set that individually on each group.

powershell
ForEach ($Group in $distributionGroups) {
    $members = $null
    $Members = Get-DistributionGroupMember -Identity $Group.DisplayName
    $item = [PSCustomObject]
        AccessType                           = $group.Accesstype
        Group                                = "Distribution"
        DisplayName                          = $Group.DisplayName
        Description                          = $group.Description
        PrimarySMTPAddress                   = $group.PrimarySmtpAddress
        EmailAddresses                       = $group.EmailAddresses -join ","
        GroupTYpe                            = $Group.GroupType
        RecipientType                        = $group.RecipientType
        RecipientTypeDetails                 = $group.RecipientTypeDetails
        GroupMemberCount                     = $group.GroupMemberCount
        GroupExternalMemberCount             = $group.GroupExternalMemberCount
        AllowAddGuests                       = $group.AllowAddGuests
        HiddenFromExchangeClientsEnabled     = $group.HiddenFromExchangeClientsEnabled
        ManagedBy                            = $group.ManagedBy -join ","
        AuditLogAgeLimit                     = $group.AuditLogAgeLimit
        ModeratedBy                          = $group.ModeratedBy
        ModerationEnabled                    = $group.ModerationEnabled
        SendModerationNotifications          = $gorup.SendModerationNotifications
        BypassModerationFromSendersOrMembers = $group.BypassModerationFromSendersOrMembers -join ","
        SharePointSiteUrl                    = $group.SharePointSiteUrl
        Language                             = $group.Language
        SubscriptionEnabled                  = $group.SubscriptionEnabled
        WelcomeMessageEnabled                = $group.WelcomeMessageEnabled
        ConnectorsEnabled                    = $group.ConnectorsEnabled
        IsMembershipDynamic                  = $group.IsMembershipDynamic
        ResourceBehaviorOptions              = $group.ResourceBehaviorOptions -join ","
        Members                              = $Members.DisplayName -join ","
    }
    $groupInventory += $item
}

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Accepted domains#

Often, a company does not have only one domain as SMTP domain. Every domain has his own specific group users often, or are legacy from rebranding. Because the domain is still accepted and paid for, old senders are maybe still using these domains to sent email to a user.

powershell
# getting all accepted domains
$Accepteddomains = Get-AcceptedDomain

# table for export with combined information
$DomainsResult = @()

# processing each domain
ForEach ($Domain in $AcceptedDomains) {
    $mxRecords = Resolve-DnsName -Name $domain.name -Type mx -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
    $spfRecords = Resolve-DnsName -Name $domain.name -Type TXT -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Where-Object { $_.Strings -like "v=spf*" }

    # creating object for in table
    $item = [PSCustomObject]@{
        Name         = $Domain.DomainName
        Type         = $Domain.DomainType
        Default      = $domain.Default
        Record       = "TXT"
        Priority     = ""
        Recordname   = ""
        NameExchange = ""
        TTL          = ""
        SPF          = $spfRecords.strings -join " "
    }

    forEach ($record in $mxRecords) {
            $item.Record  = $record.Type
            $item.Priority = $record.preference
            $item.Recordname = $Record.name
            $item.NameExchange = $record.NameExchange
            $item.TTL = $Record.TTL

    }
    $DomainsResult += $item
}

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Inbound Connectors#

Inbound connectors accept email messages from remote domains that require specific configuration options.

powershell
$InboundConnectors = $null
[array]$InboundConnectors = Get-InboundConnector | Select Identity,Name, Enabled, ConnectorType, Comment, SenderIpAddresses, SenderDomains, RequireTls, RestrictDomainsToIpAddresses, RestrictDomainsToCertificate, CloudServiceMailEnabled, TreatMessagesAsInternal, TlsSenderCertificateName
$InboundConnectorsOutput = @()

##Output rules to variable
foreach ($InboundConnector in $InboundConnectors) {
    $InboundConnectorsOutput += $InboundConnector
}

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Organization Relationships#

An organization relationship is a one-to-one relationship between businesses to allow users in each organization to view calendar availability information. When you set up the organization relationship, you’re responsible for setting up your side of the relationship.

powershell
# getting organization relationships
$Relationships = $null
[array]$Relationships = Get-OrganizationRelationship | Select Name, Identity, DomainNames, Enabled,ArchiveAccessEnabled, FreeBusyAccessEnabled, FreebusyAccessLevel,FreeBusyAccessScope,MailboxMoveEnabled,MailboxMoveCapability,MailboxMovePublishedScopes, IdentityMoveEnabled,whenCreated

$RelationshipsOutput = @()

##Output rules to variable
foreach ($Relationship in $Relationships) {

    $RelationshipsOutput += $Relationship

}

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Transport rules#

Transport rules are similar to the Inbox rules that are available in Outlook and Outlook on the web. The main difference is mail flow rules take action on messages while they’re in transit, not after the message is delivered to the mailbox.

powershell
# Transport rules
$Rules = $null
[array]$Rules = Get-TransportRule -ResultSize unlimited | select name, state, mode, priority, description, comments
$RulesOutput = @()

##Output rules to variable
foreach ($Rule in $Rules) {
    $RulesOutput += $Rule
}

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Retention policies#

In Exchange Online, you can use retention policies to manage email lifecycle. Retention policies are applied by creating retention tags, adding them to a retention policy, and applying the policy to mailbox users

powershell
# retention policies
$policies = $null
$policyTags = $null
[array]$policies = Get-RetentionPolicy | Select Name, Identity, IsDefault, IsDefaultArbitrationMailbox, RetentionId, RetentionPolicyTagLinks
[array]$policyTags = Get-RetentionPolicyTag | Select Name, identity, Type, RetentionEnabled, Description, RetentionAction, AgeLimitForRetention, MoveToDestinationFolder, TriggerForRetention, JournalingEnabled, AddressForJournaling

$RetentionPolicies = @()
foreach ($policy in $policies) {
    $item = [PSCustomObject]@{
        Name = $policy.Name
        Identity = $policy.identity
        isDefault = $policy.isDefault
        isDefaultArbitrationMailbox = $policy.isDefaultArbitrationMailbox
        RetentionId = $policy.RetentionId
        RetentionPolicyTagLinks = $policy.RetentionPolicyTagLinks -Join ";"
    }

    $RetentionPolicies += $item
}

Retention policy tags#

powershell
$RetentionPolicyTags = @()
foreach ($tag in $policyTags) {
    $RetentionPolicyTags += $tag
}

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Export to Excel#

Getting all the information with PowerShell is done, let’s combine it a single XSLX file

powershell
# installing the module for Excel
Import-Module ImportExcel -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
$GetImportExcel = Import-Module ImportExcel
if (!($GetImportExcel)) {
    Try {
        Install-Module ImportExcel -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
    }
    Catch {
        $InstallError = $_
        Write-Output "ERROR: Cannot install ImportExcel module"
        Write-Output "ERROR: $($InstallError.Exception)"
        break
    }
    Write-Output "INFO: ImportExcel module installed ..."
}
else {
    Write-Output "INFO: ImportExcel module already installed ..."
}
powershell
# setting export location
$tenant = (Get-OrganizationConfig).OrganizationalUnitRoot
$filename = "C:\temp\$(Get-Date -Format "yyyymmdd")-EXO-Inventory-$($tenant).xlsx"

# exporting and sorting objects to worksheets and xlsx file
$mailboxInventory |  Sort-Object -Property "Name" |Export-Excel -Path $filename -WorksheetName "Identitys" -AutoSize -AutoFilter -FreezeTopRow -BoldTopRow
$groupInventory | Sort-Object -Property "DisplayName" | Export-Excel -Path $filename -WorksheetName "Groups" -AutoSize -AutoFilter -FreezeTopRow -BoldTopRow
$InboundConnectorsOutput |  Export-Excel -Path $filename -WorksheetName "InboundConnectors" -AutoSize -AutoFilter -FreezeTopRow -BoldTopRow
$DomainsResult |  Export-Excel -Path $filename -WorksheetName "Accepted Domains" -AutoSize -AutoFilter -FreezeTopRow -BoldTopRow
$RelationshipsOutput | Export-Excel -Path $filename -WorksheetName "Organization Relationship" -AutoSize -AutoFilter -FreezeTopRow -BoldTopRow
$RulesOutput | Sort-Object -Property "Priority" |  Export-Excel -Path $filename -WorksheetName "Transport Rules" -AutoSize -AutoFilter -FreezeTopRow -BoldTopRow
$RetentionPolicies | Sort-Object -Property "Name" | Export-Excel -Path $filename -WorksheetName "RetentionPolicies" -AutoSize -AutoFilter -FreezeTopRow -BoldTopRow
$retentionPolicyTags | Sort-Object -Property "Name" | Export-Excel -Path $filename -WorksheetName "RetentionPolicyTags" -AutoSize -AutoFilter -FreezeTopRow -BoldTopRow