New-UMDialPlan Exchange cmdlet issued (25251) how to monitor with email alert

[bob]

That event, the one with ID 25251, pops up in Windows Server Event Viewer when someone runs the New-UMDialPlan cmdlet in Exchange. It means a new Unified Messaging dial plan just got created. You see, this cmdlet sets up how voice messages route through your phone system tied to email. I remember spotting it first time on a client's server. It logs under the MSExchange Unified Messaging category. Details show who issued it, like the user account, and the exact time it happened. Sometimes it includes the dial plan name they picked. If you're admin, this flags changes to your messaging setup. Without it, you might miss tweaks that mess with calls or voicemails. I check these logs weekly. You should too, especially if your team's fiddling with Exchange often.

Monitoring this? Easy peasy with Event Viewer. Open it up on your server. Filter for event ID 25251 in the logs. Right-click that custom view you make. Set up a task for when it triggers. I do this all the time. Choose to run a program that sends an email. Pick your alert script or tool. Schedule it to watch constantly. Test it by forcing the event if you can. You'll get notified right away. No more surprises from rogue dial plans.

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Note, the PowerShell email alert code was moved to this post.