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Identity Manager 8.1.5 - Administration Guide for Connecting to Microsoft Exchange

Managing Microsoft Exchange environments Setting up Microsoft Exchange synchronization Basic data for managing a Microsoft Exchange environment Microsoft Exchange structure Microsoft Exchange mailboxes Email users and email contacts Mail-enabled distribution groups Dynamic distribution groups Mail-enabled public folders Extensions for supporting Exchange hybrid environments Error handling Configuration parameters for managing a Microsoft Exchange environment Default project template for Microsoft Exchange

Microsoft Exchange public folders

Public folders are used to allow employees shared access to information. Public folders can be structured hierarchically and are connection with a public folder database.

To display public folder master data

  1. In the Manager, select the Active Directory | Exchange system administration | <organization> | Organization configuration | Public folders category.
  2. Select the public folder in the result list.
  3. Select the Change master data task.
Table 18: Public folder master data
Property Description
Exchange organization

Name of the organization.

Name Name of the public folder.
Parent public folder Name of the parent public folder.
Path Path to the public folder.
Read state per user Specifies whether users can show information about read and unread messages.

To display master data for a public folder

  1. In the Manager, select the Active Directory | Exchange system administration | <organization> | Organization configuration | Public folder database category.
  2. Select the public folder database in the result list.
  3. Select the Change master data task.
Table 19: Master data for a public folder database
Property Description
Exchange organization

Name of the organization.

Name Name of the database.
Administrative description Administrative description of the database.
Store Name of the storage group.
Master server If this is a copy of the database, the server on which the original copy is to be found is entered here.
Mounted Status of the database. Specifies whether the database is linked in or not.
Replication interval [min] Interval for replication the database in minutes.
Max. send size [KB] Maximum size for replicated messages in KB.
Max. element size [KB] Maximum size of elements in KB.
Warn at [KB] Setting for the maximum size of the database in KB. A warning is sent if this size is exceeded.
Provisioning prohibited at [KB] Setting for the size of messages in KB. Messages that exceed this size cannot be published.
Database path Storage location of the server.
Folders expire after [days] Expiry data for folders in this public folder store in days.
Store deleted objects [days] Number of days the deleted objects (messages, for example) remain on the server before being removed.
Do not delete permanently before a backup is made Specifies whether objects are allowed to be deleted after a final backup is run.
Distinguished name Old style distinguished name of the database.
Circular logging Specifies whether the log data are reused or new.

Microsoft Exchange mailbox server

The mailbox server is responsible for client processing. There is a copy of the mailbox database on the mailbox server.

To display server master data

  1. In the Manager, select the Active Directory | Exchange system administration | <organization> | Server configuration category.
  2. Select the server in the result list.
  3. Select the Change master data task.

To display a mailbox server's mailbox database.

  1. In the Manager, select the Active Directory | Exchange system administration | <organization> | Server configuration category.
  2. Select the server in the result list.
  3. Select the Display mailbox database task.
Table 20: Server master data
Property Description
Exchange organization

Name of the organization.

Active Directory computers Computer on which the Microsoft Exchange server is installed.
Server Name of the server.
Distinguished name Distinguished name of the server.
Function Exchange server roles of the server.
Exchange version Installed version of the Microsoft Exchange server.

Microsoft Exchange data availability groups

Database availability groups (DAG) were implemented for increased availability and site resilience.

To display a database availability group

  1. In the Manager, select the Active Directory | Exchange system administration | <Organization> | Organization configuration | Database availability groups category.
  2. Select the database availability group in the result list.
  3. Select the Change master data task.
Table 21: Database availability group master data
Property Description
Exchange organization

Name of the organization.

Database availability group Name of the database availability group.
Administrative description Administrative description of the mailbox database.

Share policies

Sharing policies are implement to make calendar and contact data available to external users. Assigning a sharing policy to a mailbox regulates how calendar and contact data can be shared with user accounts outside the Microsoft Exchange organization.

To assign policies to mailboxes

  1. In the Manager, select the Active Directory | Exchange system administration | <organization> | Policies | Share policies category.
  2. Select the policy in the result list.
  3. Select the Assign mailboxes task.

  4. In the Add assignments pane, assign mailboxes.

    TIP: In the Remove assignments pane, you can remove assigned mailboxes.

    To remove an assignment

    • Select the mailbox and double-click .
  5. Save the changes.

To display master data for a sharing policy

  1. In the Manager, select the Active Directory | Exchange system administration | <organization> | Policies | Share policies category.
  2. Select the policy in the result list.
  3. Select the Change master data task.
Table 22: Sharing policy master data
Property Description
Exchange organization

Name of the organization.

Name Name of the policy.
Domain share Domain and action which apply for this sharing policy.
Enabled Specifies whether the policy is enabled. The calendar and contact data is shared for user accounts in the given domains.
Default Specifies whether this is the default policy.
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