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Set-AvailabilityReportOutage

Exchange Online ExchangeOnlineManagement Set-*

Set the outages that contribute to the overall reported availability for the day.

Quick start script

# Set-AvailabilityReportOutage — 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-AvailabilityReportOutage
$before | Format-List

# 3. Make the change (dry run first)
Set-AvailabilityReportOutage -Identity <AvailabilityReportOutageIdParameter> -Comment <String> -ReportDate <ExDateTime> -WhatIf
Set-AvailabilityReportOutage -Identity <AvailabilityReportOutageIdParameter> -Comment <String> -ReportDate <ExDateTime>

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

Syntax — 2 parameter sets

Identity (Default)

Set-AvailabilityReportOutage [-Identity] <AvailabilityReportOutageIdParameter> -Comment <String> -ReportDate <ExDateTime>
 [-DowntimeMinutes <Double>]
 [-Confirm]
 [-Force]
 [-ReportingDatabase <String>]
 [-ReportingServer <Fqdn>]
 [-WhatIf]
 [<CommonParameters>]

ResetToOriginal

Set-AvailabilityReportOutage [-Identity] <AvailabilityReportOutageIdParameter> -ReportDate <ExDateTime>
 [-ResetToOriginal]
 [-Confirm]
 [-Force]
 [-ReportingDatabase <String>]
 [-ReportingServer <Fqdn>]
 [-WhatIf]
 [<CommonParameters>]

Parameters (10)

Parameter	Type	Required	What it controls
-Identity	AvailabilityReportOutageIdParameter	yes	The Identity parameter specifies the outage to add to the outage reporting.
-Comment	String	yes	The Comment parameter describes the outage that was inserted.
-ReportDate	ExDateTime	yes	The ReportDate parameter specifies the date to query for the outage report.
-ResetToOriginal	SwitchParameter	yes	The ResetToOriginal switch resets the previously selected outage value to the default value. You don't need to specify a value with this switch.
-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.
-DowntimeMinutes	Double		The DowntimeMinutes parameter specifies the number of minutes of downtime to insert into the outage report.
-Force	SwitchParameter		The Force switch hides warning or confirmation messages. You don't need to specify a value with this switch.
-ReportingDatabase	String		The ReportingDatabase parameter specifies the name of the database on the reporting server.
-ReportingServer	Fqdn		The ReportingServer parameter specifies the name of the reporting database server to connect to.
-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.

Reference facts derived from Microsoft documentation, © Microsoft, licensed CC BY 4.0; restructured with original guidance by serv365.ai.