Why is the connectionUri different in WSManConnectionInfo object for exchange and windows?

Question

For exchange the connection uri used is : 
'http://machineName/powershell'
The WSManConnectionInfo object is created in the following way:
 WSManConnectionInfo connectionInfo = new WSManConnectionInfo(new Uri("http://machineName/powershell"), "http://schemas.microsoft.com/powershell/Microsoft.Exchange", ExchangeCredential)
To connect to windows, the uri used is 
'http://machineName::5985/wsman '
The WSManConnectionInfo object is created in the following way:
 WSManConnectionInfo connectionInfo = new WSManConnectionInfo(new Uri("http://machineName:5985/wsman"), "http://schemas.microsoft.com/powershell/Microsoft.PowerShell", credential);
Why is there a difference in the connection uri for exchange and windows?

Answer 1

Hi Cmm user,
You can refer to WSManConnectionInfo Constructor (Uri, String, PSCredential) to understand.
uri: The URI that defines the connection endpoint where the remote runspace is opened.
shellUri: The URI of the shell that is launched when the connection is made.
credential: A
PSCredential object that contains the user account that has permission to make the connection.
For connection to Exchange server, please refer to this article to understand:
How to: Get a list of mail users by using the Exchange Management Shell in Exchange 2013:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office/ff326159(v=exchg.150).aspx
For connection to Windows server, the uri is as the ConnectionURI, which Specifies the connection endpoint. The format of this string is:
<Transport>://<Server>:<Port>/<ApplicationName>
I hope this helps.
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