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Exchange Server 2010 : Working with Distribution Groups and Address Lists - Managing Offline Address Books

9/24/2013 7:34:02 PM

You configure offline address books differently than online address lists. To use an offline address book, the client must be configured to have a local copy of the server mailbox, or you can use personal folders. Clients using Outlook 2003 or earlier versions of Outlook retrieve the offline address books from Exchange using the Messaging Application Programming Interface (MAPI) protocol. Clients using Office Outlook 2007 or later versions of Outlook retrieve the offline address book from the designated offline address book (OAB) distribution point.

Note

An OAB distribution point is a virtual directory to which Office Outlook 2007 and later clients can connect to download the OAB. OAB distribution points are hosted by servers running Internet Information Services (IIS) as virtual directories. Each distribution point can have two URLs associated with it: one URL for internal (on-site) access and another for external (off-site) access.

Creating Offline Address Books

By default, the default offline address book includes all the addresses in the global address list. It does this by including the default global address list. All other offline address books are created by including the default global address list or a specific online address list as well.

You can create other custom offline address books by completing the following steps:

  1. In the Exchange Management Console, expand the Organization Configuration node by double-clicking it, and then select the related Mailbox node.

  2. Right-click the Mailbox node in the console tree, and then select New Offline Address Book. This starts the New Offline Address Book Wizard.

  3. Type a name for the address book, as shown in Figure 1. The name should describe the types of recipients that are viewed through the offline address book.

    Set the name and configure the offline address book.

    Figure 7-7. Set the name and configure the offline address book.

  4. Offline address books are generated on designated mailbox servers. To specify the server to use to generate the address book, click Browse. In the Select Mailbox Server dialog box, select the mailbox server to use and then click OK.

  5. The default global address list is included by default. Clear the Include The Default Global Address List check box if you do not want to include it.

  6. To include other address lists, select the Include The Following Address Lists check box. Click Add. In the Select Address List dialog box, click the address list to use and then click OK. Repeat this step as necessary to include other address lists. Click Next.

  7. On the Distribution Points page, shown in Figure 2 select the distribution points to use. The default settings depend on the way Exchange Server was installed.

  8. To support Outlook 2007 and later clients, you must enable Web-based distribution. Select the Enable Web-Based Distribution check box, and then click Add. In the Select OAB Virtual Directory dialog box, select the OAB virtual directory to use and then click OK. Repeat as necessary.

    Configure distribution points for the offline address book.

    Figure 2. Configure distribution points for the offline address book.

  9. To support Outlook 2003, you must enable public folder distribution. Select the Enable Public Folder Distribution check box.

  10. Click Next, and then click New to create the offline address book. Click Finish.

    Note

    REAL WORLD Exchange uses public folders to distribute offline address books to client computers that are running Outlook 2003 or Entourage. If you haven't already created a public folder database for your organization, you'll need to do this before you can enable public folder distribution. Note that if all of your client computers are running Outlook 2007 or later, the OAB and free/busy information are maintained separately from public folder infrastructure and you don't need to create public folder databases or public folders for this explicit purpose.

In the Exchange Management Shell, you can create offline address books using the New-OfflineAddressBook cmdlet. You apply offline address books using the Update-OfflineAddressBook cmdlet. Example 1 provides the syntax and usage for the New-OfflineAddressBook cmdlet. Example 2 provides the syntax and usage for the Update-OfflineAddressBook cmdlet.

Example 1. New-OfflineAddressBook cmdlet syntax and usage

Syntax

New-OfflineAddressBook -Name ListName -Server GenerationServer
-AddressLists AddressList1, AddressList2, ...
[-PublicFolderDistributionEnabled <$false|$true> ]
[-VirtualDirectories VirtualDir1, VirtualDir2, ...] {AddtlParams}

{AddtlParams}
[-DiffRetentionPeriod RetentionPeriod]
[-DomainController FullyQualifiedName]
[-GlobalWebDistributionEnabled <$true | $false>]
[-IsDefault <$true | $false>] [-Organization OrgName]
[-PublicFolderDatabase DatabaseIdentity]
[-Schedule Schedule] [-Server ServerName]
[-SkipPublicFolderInitialization {$true | $false}]
[-Versions Versions]


Usage

New-OfflineAddressBook -Name 'Offline - West Coast Sales'
-Server 'CorpSvr127'
-AddressLists '\West Coast Sales'
-PublicFolderDistributionEnabled $true
-VirtualDirectories 'CORPSVR127\OAB (Default Web Site)'

Example 2. Update-OfflineAddressBook cmdlet syntax and usage

Syntax

Update-OfflineAddressBook -Identity OABName
[-DomainController FullyQualifiedName]


Usage

Update-OfflineAddressBook -Identity '\Offline - West Coast Sales'

Configuring Clients to Use an Offline Address Book

Offline address lists are available only when users are working offline. You can configure how clients use offline address books by completing the following steps:

  1. Do one of the following:

    • In Office Outlook 2007, click Tools, select Send/Receive, and then select Download Address Book. The Offline Address Book dialog box appears.

    • In Office Outlook 2010, click the Office button. On the Info pane, select Download Address Book. The Offline Address Book dialog box appears.

  2. Select the Download Changes Since Last Send/Receive check box to download only items that have changed since the last time you synchronized the address list. Clear this check box to download the entire contents of your address book.

  3. Specify the information to download as either of the following two options:

    • Full Details Select this option to download the address book with all address information details. Full details are necessary if the user needs to encrypt messages when using remote mail.

    • No Details Select this option to download the address book without address information details. This reduces the download time for the address book.

  4. If multiple address books are available, use the Choose Address Book drop-down list to specify which address book to download. Click OK.

Assigning a Time to Rebuild an Offline Address Book

The default offline address book is rebuilt daily at 1:00 A.M. Other offline address books are rebuilt daily at 5:00 A.M. You can change the time when the rebuild occurs by completing these steps:

  1. In the Exchange Management Console, expand the Organization Configuration node by double-clicking it, and then select the related Mailbox node.

  2. On the Offline Address Book tab, right-click the offline address book you want to configure, and then select Properties.

  3. Use the Update Schedule drop-down list to set the rebuild time. The available options are as follows:

    • Run Daily At 1:00 A.M.

    • Run Daily At 2:00 A.M.

    • Run Daily At 3:00 A.M.

    • Run Daily At 4:00 A.M.

    • Run Daily At 5:00 A.M.

    • Never Run

    • Use Custom Schedule

    Tip

    If you select Use Custom Schedule, click Customize to define your own rebuild schedule.

  4. Click OK.

Rebuilding Offline Address Books Manually

Normally, offline address books are rebuilt at a specified time each day. You can also rebuild offline address books manually. To do this, complete the following steps:

  1. In the Exchange Management Console, expand the Organization Configuration node by double-clicking it, and then select the related Mailbox node.

  2. On the Offline Address Book tab, right-click the offline address book you want to rebuild, and then select Update.

  3. When prompted to confirm the action, click Yes. Rebuilding address lists can take a long time. Be patient. Users will see the updates the next time they start Outlook.

Setting the Default Offline Address Book

Although you can create many offline address books, clients download only one. This address list is called the default offline address book, and you can set it by completing these steps:

  1. In the Exchange Management Console, expand the Organization Configuration node by double-clicking it, and then select the related Mailbox node.

  2. On the Offline Address Book tab, right-click the offline address book you want to configure, and then select Set As Default. Users will use the new default offline address book the next time they start Outlook.

Changing Offline Address Book Properties

The offline address book is based on other address lists that you've created in the organization. You can modify the lists that are used to create the offline address book by completing the following steps:

  1. In the Exchange Management Console, expand the Organization Configuration node by double-clicking it, and then select the related Mailbox node.

  2. On the Offline Address Book tab, right-click the offline address book you want to configure, and then select Properties.

  3. On the Address Lists tab, you can make additional address lists a part of the master offline address book by clicking Add, selecting the list you want to use, and then clicking OK. If you no longer want an address list to be a part of the offline address book, select the address list, and then click the Remove button.

  4. On the Distribution tab, to change the clients supported, select or clear the client-related check boxes as appropriate.

  5. To enable or disable distribution points for Outlook 2007 and later clients, select or clear the Enable Web-Based Distribution check box, as appropriate. You can configure additional distribution points by clicking Add, selecting the distribution point you want to use, and then clicking OK. If you no longer want to use a distribution point, select the distribution point, and then click the Remove button.

  6. To enable or disable distribution points for Outlook 2003 and other MAPI clients, select or clear the Enable Public Folder Distribution check box, as appropriate. Click OK.

In the Exchange Management Shell, you can modify offline address books using the Set-OfflineAddressBook cmdlet. Example 3 provides the syntax and usage.

Example 3. Set-OfflineAddressBook cmdlet syntax and usage

Syntax

Set-OfflineAddressBook -Identity OABName
[-AddressLists AddressList1, AddressList2, ... ]
[-ApplyMandatoryProperties {$true | $false}]
[-ConfiguredAttributes Attributes]
[-DiffRetentionPeriod RetentionPeriod]
[-DomainController FullyQualifiedName]
[-GlobalWebDistributionEnabled <$true | $false>]
[-IsDefault <$true | $false>] [-MaxBinaryPropertySize Size]
[-MaxMultivaluedBinaryPropertySize Size]
[-MaxMultivaluedStringPropertySize Size] [-MaxStringPropertySize Size]
[-Name Name] [-PublicFolderDistributionEnabled <$false|$true> ]
[-Schedule Schedule] [-UseDefaultAttributes {$true | $false}]
[-Versions Versions] [-VirtualDirectories VirtualDir1, VirtualDir2, ...]


Usage

Set-OfflineAddressBook -Identity '\Offline - West Coast Sales'
-Name 'West Coast Sales - Offline'
-AddressLists '\West Coast Sales'
-PublicFolderDistributionEnabled $true
-VirtualDirectories 'CORPSVR127\OAB (Default Web Site)'

Changing the Offline Address Book Server

In a large organization in which lots of users are configured to use offline folders, managing and maintaining offline address books can put a heavy burden on Exchange Server. To balance the load, you might want to designate a server other than your primary Exchange servers to manage and propagate offline address books.

You can change the offline address book server by completing these steps:

  1. In the Exchange Management Console, expand the Organization Configuration node by double-clicking it, and then select the Mailbox node.

  2. On the Offline Address Book tab, right-click the offline address book you want to configure, and then select Move. This starts the Move Offline Address Book Wizard.

  3. The current offline address book server is listed in the Offline Address Book Generation Server field. To use a different server, click Browse, and then, in the Select Mailbox Server dialog box, choose a different server. Click OK.

  4. Click Move, and then click Finish.

In the Exchange Management Shell, you can change the offline address book server using the Move-OfflineAddressBook cmdlet. Example 4 provides the syntax and usage.

Example 4. Move-OfflineAddressBook cmdlet syntax and usage

Syntax

Move-OfflineAddressBook -Identity 'OfflineAddressBookIdentity'
[-Server 'Server'] [-DomainController FullyQualifiedName]


Usage

Move-OfflineAddressBook -Identity '\Offline - West Coast Sales'
-Server 'CorpSvr127'

Deleting Offline Address Books

If an offline address book is no longer needed, you can delete it as long as it isn't the default offline address book. Before you can delete the default offline address book, however, you must set another address book as the default.

You can delete an offline address book by completing the following steps:

  1. In the Exchange Management Console, expand the Organization Configuration node by double-clicking it, and then select the Mailbox node.

  2. On the Offline Address Book tab, right-click the offline address book you want to configure, and then select Remove.

  3. When prompted to confirm, click Yes.

In the Exchange Management Shell, you can delete an offline address book using the Remove-OfflineAddressBook cmdlet. Example 5 provides the syntax and usage. Set the Force parameter to $true to force the immediate removal of an offline address book.

Example 5. Remove-OfflineAddressBook cmdlet syntax and usage

Syntax

Remove-OfflineAddressBook -Identity 'OfflineAddressBookIdentity'
[-Force <$false|$true>] [-DomainController FullyQualifiedName]


Usage

Remove-OfflineAddressBook -Identity '\Offline - West Coast Sales'
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