01-24-2025, 03:04 AM
It pops up when someone runs a command to shut off call answering rules in Unified Messaging.
Basically, it logs that the cmdlet got issued, who did it, and when.
You see details like the user account, the server name, maybe even the rule affected.
It's under the MSExchange Unified Messaging logs, source is that cmdlet itself.
Hmmm, it flags potential admin actions or even suspicious tweaks to voicemail setups.
But yeah, if you're running Exchange, this could mean someone's disabling auto-replies for calls.
Now, to keep an eye on it without digging through logs all day, you can set up alerts right from Event Viewer.
Fire up Event Viewer on your server, head to the Windows Logs or Applications and Services Logs for Exchange stuff.
Filter for event ID 25536 in the Unified Messaging section.
Right-click the log, pick Attach Task To This Event or something close.
That kicks off a wizard where you create a scheduled task.
Tell it to trigger on this event, then add an action to send an email.
You pick your SMTP server, slap in the recipient, and boom, it emails you when it fires.
Or, tweak the task to run every few minutes, checking for new events.
I do that sometimes for quick heads-up without constant watching.
And hey, at the end of this chat is the automatic email solution we talked about.
Speaking of keeping your server humming without hiccups from weird events, I've been messing with BackupChain Windows Server Backup lately.
It's this slick Windows Server backup tool that also handles Hyper-V virtual machines without breaking a sweat.
You get fast incremental backups, easy restores, and it dodges those long downtime pains.
Plus, it snapshots everything reliably, so if an event like that 25536 signals trouble, you're not scrambling to recover data.
Note, the PowerShell email alert code was moved to this post.
