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New-EcpVirtualDirectory

Exchange Online ExchangeOnlineManagement New-*

Create Exchange Control Panel (ECP) virtual directories that are used in Internet Information Services (IIS) on Microsoft Exchange servers. This is a command that Microsoft Exchange Server Setup runs when you install Exchange in your organization. The ECP virtual directory manages the Exchange admin center. The ECP web management interface was introduced in Exchange Server 2010. In Exchange Server 2013 and Exchange Server 2016, the EAC virtual directories and the corresponding management cmdlets still use ECP in the name. You can use these cmdlets to manage ECP virtual directories on Exchange

Quick start script

# New-EcpVirtualDirectory — quick start (serv365.ai)
# 1. Connect (app-only shown; interactive: omit the certificate parameters)
Connect-ExchangeOnline -CertificateThumbprint $thumb -AppId $appId -Organization $org

# 2. Capture the current state first — you cannot roll back what you never recorded
$before = Get-EcpVirtualDirectory
$before | Format-List

# 3. Make the change (dry run first)
New-EcpVirtualDirectory  -WhatIf
New-EcpVirtualDirectory

# 4. Verify and diff
$after = Get-EcpVirtualDirectory
Compare-Object ($before | Out-String) ($after | Out-String)

Syntax

New-EcpVirtualDirectory [-AppPoolId <String>]
 [-Confirm]
 [-DomainController <Fqdn>]
 [-ExtendedProtectionFlags <MultiValuedProperty>]
 [-ExtendedProtectionSPNList <MultiValuedProperty>]
 [-ExtendedProtectionTokenChecking <ExtendedProtectionTokenCheckingMode>]
 [-ExternalUrl <Uri>]
 [-InternalUrl <Uri>]
 [-Path <String>]
 [-Role <VirtualDirectoryRole>]
 [-Server <ServerIdParameter>]
 [-WebSiteName <String>]
 [-WhatIf]
 [<CommonParameters>]

Parameters (13)

Parameter	Type	What it controls
-AppPoolId	String	The AppPoolId parameter sets the IIS application pool where the ECP virtual directory runs. We recommend that you leave this parameter at its default setting.
-Confirm	SwitchParameter	The Confirm switch specifies whether to show or hide the confirmation prompt. How this switch affects the cmdlet depends on whether the cmdlet requires confirmation before proceeding.
-DomainController	Fqdn	The DomainController parameter specifies the domain controller that's used by this cmdlet to read data from or write data to Active Directory. You identify the domain controller by its fully qualified domain name...
-ExtendedProtectionFlags	MultiValuedProperty	The ExtendedProtectionFlags parameter specifies custom settings for Extended Protection for Authentication on the virtual directory. Valid values are:
-ExtendedProtectionSPNList	MultiValuedProperty	The ExtendedProtectionSPNList parameter specifies a list of valid Service Principal Names (SPNs) if you're using Extended Protection for Authentication on the virtual directory. Valid values are:
-ExtendedProtectionTokenChecking	ExtendedProtectionTokenCheckingMode	The ExtendedProtectionTokenChecking parameter specifies whether Extended Protection for Authentication is used for client connections to the virtual directory. Valid values are:
-ExternalUrl	Uri	The ExternalURL parameter specifies the URL that connects to the virtual directory from outside the firewall.
-InternalUrl	Uri	The InternalURL parameter specifies the URL that connects to the virtual directory from inside the firewall.
-Path	String	The Path parameter sets the file system path of the ECP virtual directory. This parameter should be used with care and only when you must use a different file system path than the default.
-Role	VirtualDirectoryRole	The Role parameter species the configuration for the virtual directory. Valid values are:
-Server	ServerIdParameter	The Server parameter specifies the Exchange server that hosts the virtual directory. You can use any value that uniquely identifies the server. For example:
-WebSiteName	String	The WebSiteName parameter specifies the name of the IIS website where the ECP virtual directory is created.
-WhatIf	SwitchParameter	The WhatIf switch shows what the command does without making any changes. You don't need to specify a value with this switch.

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