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Targeting Microsoft Exchange

For each Exchange system, add a target system (Manage the system > Resources > Target systems):

  • ID must be a unique value, for example EXCHSRV

  • Type is Exchange 2007+ Server .

  • Address is formed with options listed in in the table below.

  • If you are using a proxy server, type the server name and port number for the proxy server in the List of proxies to run connectors on field in the format: <server name>/<port number>.

  • The Administrator ID and Password are the credentials for the target system administrator you configured earlier in preparation steps .

    Ensure you enter the login ID using the domain format: <domain>\<loginID>. For example:

    corpdomain\administrator

    By default, all connectors run the Bravura Security Fabric processes on the Bravura Security Fabric server, as the local psadmin account. To enable the target system administrator to run those processes, select the Run as? checkbox.

The full list of target parameters is explained in Target system options .

Note

"List shared mailboxes' access rights as groups" implemented in Connector Pack 4.4.0

Table 1. Exchange address configuration

Option

Description

Options marked with a redstar.png are required.

Domain redstar.png

The FQDN of the AD domain.

(key: domain)

Server

The name of the Exchange server to contact to perform operations. If you target a particular server here, you do not need to install the client software for Exchange.

(key: svr)

Database name

The name of the mailbox database where new mailboxes will be created. Not mailbox stores. If this is left blank, Exchange will choose the database.

(key: db)

Version

Specifies product version. Accepted values are 2007 , 2010 or 2013 +. If unspecified, the default version is 2007.

(key: ver)

Validate the server’s certificate when connecting

Determines whether to validate the server’s security certificate for SSL connections. Default is "true".

(key: checkCert)

OUs to list users from

Specifies one or more organizational units to target. See Targeting a specific container or containers for details.

(key: listOUs)

DBs to list users from

Specifies the databases to list uses from. See Listing from specific databases for details.

(key: listDBs)

Poll time after create

Time in seconds, the product server will check the Exchange server for a new mailbox creation. The default is 5 seconds.

(key: polltime)

Connector fail on invalid user

If the server does not find the mailbox within the poll time, a message will appear in the system log: Mailbox creation failed, please re-try later.

(key: failOnInvalidUser)

Load AD Attributes

If this setting is enabled and attributes are added to the target system attributes to be loaded, then AD attributes are included in listing and loaded. The attributes available are provided by the cmdlet Get-ADUser.

(key: loadADAttrs)

Look in entire forest

If this setting is enabled, users will be listed across the entire forest.

(key: lookforest)

Connect into Exchange Online

Connect Exchange online to manage mailboxes in cloud. Default is false.

(key: ConnectCloud)

List shared mailboxes' access rights as groups

Allow users to managed shared mailbox permissions using groups. Default is true.

(key: ListSharedBoxAsGroup)

Mailbox Scope

Accepted values are Local Server Only and Online Only where Online Only will synchronize mailboxes with Exchange Online and Local Server Only will keep the mailboxes local.

(key: mailscope)



The address line is entered in the format:

{domain=<AD domain>;[svr=<Exchange server>];[db=<Database>];[ver=12.7.2];[listDBs={<Database>;<Database>;}];[polltime=<n>];[failOnInvalidUser=<true|false>];[checkCert=<true|false>];[listOUs={<OU>; <OU>;...};][loadADAttrs=<true|false>][lookforest=<true|false>][ConnectCloud=<true|false>][mailscope=<cloud|local>]}

For example:

{domain=corpdomain.local;svr=exchange.corpdomain.local;ver=2013+;listDBs={MDB001;MDB002;};polltime=5;failOnInvalidUser=true;checkCert=false;listOUs={"CN=psynchusers,DC=corpdomain,DC=local"};}

or

{domain=;[svr=];[db=];[ver=12.2.5];[listDBs={;;}];[polltime=];[failOnInvalidUser=<true|false>];[checkCert=<true|false>];[listOUs={; ;...};][loadADAttrs=<true|false>][lookforest=<true|false>][ConnectCloud=<true|false>][mailscope=<cloud|local>]}

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