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Test-IPBlockListProvider

Exchange Online ExchangeOnlineManagement Test-*

This cmdlet is available or effective only on Edge Transport servers in on-premises Exchange. Use the Test-IPBlockListProvider cmdlet to test IP Block list providers on Edge Transport servers.

Quick start script

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

# 2. Run and inspect
Test-IPBlockListProvider -Identity <IPBlockListProviderIdParameter> -IPAddress <IPAddress> | Format-List

# 3. Export for evidence / drift tracking
Test-IPBlockListProvider | Export-Clixml .\IPBlockListProvider-$(Get-Date -Format yyyyMMdd).xml

Syntax

Test-IPBlockListProvider [-Identity] <IPBlockListProviderIdParameter> -IPAddress <IPAddress>
 [-Confirm]
 [-DomainController <Fqdn>]
 [-Server <ServerIdParameter>]
 [-WhatIf]
 [<CommonParameters>]

Parameters (6)

Parameter	Type	Required	What it controls
-Identity	IPBlockListProviderIdParameter	yes	The Identity parameter specifies the IP Block list provider that you want to test. You can use any value that uniquely identifies the IP Block list provider. For example:
-IPAddress	IPAddress	yes	The IPAddress parameter specifies an IP address to be used in testing the IP Block list provider. You need to use a known blocked IP address.
-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...
-Server	ServerIdParameter		The Server parameter specifies the Exchange server where you want to run this command. You can use any value that uniquely identifies the server. For example:
-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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