Issue with running powershell script in pssessions

Hi Everyone,
I am trying to run powershell script from remote machine using below commands
C:\Users\user>"C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"
-command "$s= New-PSSession -ConfigurationName Microsoft.Exchange -ConnectionUri
http://Exchservername/PowerShell/ -Authentication Kerberos ; Import-PSsession $s; "C:\Failback.ps1"
and Below is the failback.ps1.
$mbxs = Get-MailboxDatabase | Sort Name
ForEach($mbx in $mbxs)
$MBdb=$mbx.Name $ServerHosting=$mbx.Server.Name
if($mbx.activationPreference.value -eq 1)
If ($ServerHosting -ne $ActivationPreference.Key.Name) 
Move-ActiveMailboxDatabase $MBdb -ActivateOnServer $ActivationPreference.Key.Name -confirm:$False 
Below is what i am getting.

What is your question?  Are you pointing out the yellow text?  This is normal, and appears every time EMS is opened.
I should also point out that Microsoft provides a script to re-balance databases, if that's what you're trying to accomplish:
You can use the RedistributeActiveDatabases.ps1 script to balance the active mailbox databases copies across a DAG. This script moves databases between their copies in an attempt to have an equal number of mounted databases on each server in DAG. If required,
the script also attempts to balance active databases across sites.
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd335158(v=exchg.141).aspx
Mike Crowley | MVP
My Blog --
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