Applies to: Exchange Server 2013

Topic Last Modified: 2012-06-29

Use the Disable-UMAutoAttendant cmdlet to disable an existing Unified Messaging (UM) auto attendant that's enabled.

For information about the parameter sets in the Syntax section below, see Syntax.

Syntax

Disable-UMAutoAttendant -Identity <UMAutoAttendantIdParameter> [-Confirm [<SwitchParameter>]] [-DomainController <Fqdn>] [-WhatIf [<SwitchParameter>]]

Examples

EXAMPLE 1

This example disables the UM auto attendant MyUMAutoAttendant.

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Disable-UMAutoAttendant -Identity MyUMAutoAttendant

Detailed Description

The Disable-UMAutoAttendant cmdlet disables an existing UM auto attendant that's currently enabled. The Disable-UMAutoAttendant cmdlet disables the UM auto attendant by modifying its status variable. The Disable-UMAutoAttendant cmdlet can't disable the UM auto attendant if it's linked or associated to the UM hunt group associated with the default UM dial plan.

After this task is completed, the UM auto attendant is disabled and won't accept incoming calls.

You need to be assigned permissions before you can run this cmdlet. Although all parameters for this cmdlet are listed in this topic, you may not have access to some parameters if they're not included in the permissions assigned to you. To see what permissions you need, see the "UM auto attendants" entry in the Unified Messaging Permissions topic.

Parameters

Parameter Required Type Description

Identity

Required

Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.UMAutoAttendantIdParameter

The Identity parameter specifies the identifier for the UM auto attendant that's being disabled.

Confirm

Optional

System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter

The Confirm switch causes the command to pause processing and requires you to acknowledge what the command will do before processing continues. You don't have to specify a value with the Confirm switch.

DomainController

Optional

Microsoft.Exchange.Data.Fqdn

The DomainController parameter specifies the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of the domain controller that writes this configuration change to Active Directory.

WhatIf

Optional

System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter

The WhatIf switch instructs the command to simulate the actions that it would take on the object. By using the WhatIf switch, you can view what changes would occur without having to apply any of those changes. You don't have to specify a value with the WhatIf switch.

Input Types

To see the input types that this cmdlet accepts, see Cmdlet Input and Output Types. If the Input Type field for a cmdlet is blank, the cmdlet doesn’t accept input data.

Return Types

To see the return types, which are also known as output types, that this cmdlet accepts, see Cmdlet Input and Output Types. If the Output Type field is blank, the cmdlet doesn’t return data.