Extracting specific entries from vssadmin output


powershell 2.0

looking extract exchanges-specific entries output of running "vssadmin list writers" command, gives results vss writers on system , doesn't let filter writer name. best way extract these specific lines output? want writer name, state, , last error. end goal compile these entries each mailbox server can check vss state in case of issues backups.

writer name: 'microsoft exchange writer'
   writer id: {**guid**}
   writer instance id: {**guid**}
   state: [1] stable
   last error: no error

writer name: 'microsoft exchange replica writer'
   writer id: {**guid**}
   writer instance id: {**guid**}
   state: [1] stable
   last error: no error

(vssadmin list writers | {$_.trim()}) -split "`r`n" | foreach { 	if ($_.startswith("writer name")){ 		$ht=@{} 	} 	$key,$val=$_ -split ": " 	$ht.add($key,$val) 	if ($_.startswith("last error")){ 		new-object psobject -property $ht 	} } | select "writer name",state,"last error" 



Windows Server  >  Windows PowerShell



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