{"id":105,"date":"2014-06-24T15:17:06","date_gmt":"2014-06-24T19:17:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.metcorp.org\/?p=105"},"modified":"2014-06-09T21:52:53","modified_gmt":"2014-06-10T01:52:53","slug":"powershell-using-a-hashtable-to-identify-active-directory-schema-exchange-version","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adsecurity.org\/?p=105","title":{"rendered":"PowerShell: Using a HashTable to Identify Active Directory Schema & Exchange Version"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s easy to get the Active Directory schema version as well as the installed Exchange (schema) version by using the Active Directory PowerShell cmdlet, Get-ADObject. This script leverages a built-out HashTable to perform a lookup against the version numbers.<\/p>\n

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\n###################################
\n# Create Schema Version Hashtable # 20140606-14
\n###################################
\nWrite-Verbose \"Create Schema Version HashTable `r \"
\n$SchemaVersionTable =
\n@{
\n\"13\" = \"Windows 2000 Active Directory Schema\" ;
\n\"30\" = \"Windows 2003 Active Directory Schema\";
\n\"31\" = \"Windows 2003 R2 Active Directory Schema\" ;
\n\"44\" = \"Windows 2008 Active Directory Schema\" ;
\n\"47\" = \"Windows 2008 R2 Active Directory Schema\" ;
\n\"51\" = \"Windows Server 8 BETA Active Directory Schema\" ;
\n\"56\" = \"Windows 2012 Active Directory Schema\" ;
\n\"69\" = \"Windows 2012 R2 Active Directory Schema \" ;
\n\"4397\" = \"Exchange 2000 RTM Schema\" ;
\n\"4406\" = \"Exchange 2000 SP3 Schema\" ;
\n\"6870\" = \"Exchange 2003 RTM Schema\" ;
\n\"6936\" = \"Exchange 2003 SP3 Schema\" ;
\n\"10637\" = \"Exchange 2007 RTM Schema\" ;
\n\"11116\" = \"Exchange 2007 RTM Schema\" ;
\n\"14622\" = \"Exchange 2007 SP2 & Exchange 2010 RTM Schema\" ;
\n\"14625\" = \"Exchange 2007 SP3\" ;
\n\"14726\" = \"Exchange 2010 SP1 Schema\" ;
\n\"14732\" = \"Exchange 2010 SP2 Schema\" ;
\n\"14734\" = \"Exchange 2010 SP3 Schema\" ;
\n\"15137\" = \"Exchange 2013 RTM Schema\" ;
\n\"15254\" = \"Exchange 2013 CU1 Schema\" ;
\n\"15281\" = \"Exchange 2013 CU2 Schema\" ;
\n\"15283\" = \"Exchange 2013 CU3 Schema\" ;
\n\"15292\" = \"Exchange 2013 SP1 Schema\" ;
\n\"15300\" = \"Exchange 2013 CU5 Schema\" <\/code><\/p>\n

}
\n################################
\n# Get AD Schema Version Number # 20111029-14
\n################################
\nImport-Module ActiveDirectory
\nWrite-Output “Checking Schema version on the PDC Emulator ($ADDomainPDCEmulator) `r ”
\n$ADSchemaConfigurationDistinguishedName = (Get-ADRootDSE).schemaNamingContext
\n$ADSchemaVersion = (Get-ADObject $ADSchemaConfigurationDistinguishedName -Property objectVersion).objectVersion
\n$ADSchemaVersionName = $SchemaVersionTable.Get_Item(“$ADSchemaVersion”)
\nWrite-Output “The current AD Schema Version is $ADSchemaVersion which is $ADSchemaVersionName `r ”
\n######################################
\n# Get Exchange Schema Version Number #
\n######################################
\nWrite-Output “Checking Exchange Schema version `r ”
\n$ExchangeSchemaConfigurationDistinguishedName = ‘cn=ms-exch-schema-version-pt,’ + $ADSchemaConfigurationDistinguishedName
\n$ExchangeSchemaVersion = (Get-ADObject $ExchangeSchemaConfigurationDistinguishedName -Property rangeUpper).rangeUpper
\n$ExchangeSchemaVersionName = $SchemaVersionTable.Get_Item(“$ExchangeSchemaVersion”)
\nWrite-Output “The current Exchange Schema Version is $ExchangeSchemaVersion which is $ExchangeSchemaVersionName `r “<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It’s easy to get the Active Directory schema version as well as the installed Exchange (schema) version by using the Active Directory PowerShell cmdlet, Get-ADObject. This script leverages a built-out HashTable to perform a lookup against the version numbers. ################################### # Create Schema Version Hashtable # 20140606-14 ################################### Write-Verbose “Create Schema Version HashTable `r ” … <\/p>\n

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