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$AvailableHTServer = @(Get-ExchangeServer | where {$_.ServerRole -like "*HubTransport*" -and $_.ServerRole -notlike "*Mailbox*"})
$AvailableHTServerCount = $AvailableHTServer.Count
 
$DAGName = Read-Host "Enter a name for your DAG"
Write-Host " "
 
if ($AvailableHTServerCount -gt "0")
{	
	$AvailableHTServerName = $AvailableHTServer[0].Name
 
	Write-Host "Would you like to use $AvailableHTServerName as a witness server?"
	Write-Host "1) Yes"
	Write-Host "2) No"
	Write-Host " "
	[int]$HTQuestion = Read-Host "Enter number to select an option"
	Write-Host " "
 
	if ($HTQuestion -eq "1")
	{
		$WitnessServer = $AvailableHTServerName
	}
	else
	{
		$WitnessServer = Read-Host "Enter witness server name (like $AvailableHTServerName)"
	}
}
else
{
	Write-Warning "There are no suitable Hub Transport servers as a witness server."
	Write-Warning "You should enter a witness server which has no Mailbox role on it."
	Write-Warning "Make sure that the group Exchange Trusted Subsystem is added to the local administrators of the server that will be the witness server."
	Write-Host " "
	$WitnessServer = Read-Host "Enter witness server name"
}

$AvailableHTServer = @(Get-ExchangeServer | where {$_.ServerRole -like "*HubTransport*" -and $_.ServerRole -notlike "*Mailbox*"}) $AvailableHTServerCount = $AvailableHTServer.Count $DAGName = Read-Host "Enter a name for your DAG" Write-Host " " if ($AvailableHTServerCount -gt "0") { $AvailableHTServerName = $AvailableHTServer[0].Name Write-Host "Would you like to use $AvailableHTServerName as a witness server?" Write-Host "1) Yes" Write-Host "2) No" Write-Host " " [int]$HTQuestion = Read-Host "Enter number to select an option" Write-Host " " if ($HTQuestion -eq "1") { $WitnessServer = $AvailableHTServerName } else { $WitnessServer = Read-Host "Enter witness server name (like $AvailableHTServerName)" } } else { Write-Warning "There are no suitable Hub Transport servers as a witness server." Write-Warning "You should enter a witness server which has no Mailbox role on it." Write-Warning "Make sure that the group Exchange Trusted Subsystem is added to the local administrators of the server that will be the witness server." Write-Host " " $WitnessServer = Read-Host "Enter witness server name" }