When you select the Disconnected Mailbox node, the result pane lists any disconnected mailboxes on the Exchange server. By default, this is the server on which the Exchange Management Console is running. To view other disconnected mailboxes, you can connect to other servers in your Exchange organization. For information about the actions available for a disconnected mailbox, see Recipient Configuration > Disconnected Mailbox > Disconnected Mailbox (RTM).

To focus on a set of disconnected mailboxes that have specific attributes, you can use a variety of expressions to filter the list. For more information about filters, see How to Filter the Result Pane.

When you select the Disconnected Mailbox node under Recipient Configuration, depending on whether the result pane shows a disconnected mailbox, the following actions are available either by right-clicking Disconnected Mailbox or by using the action pane.

Connect to Server

Click Connect to Server to open the Connect to Server dialog box. Use this dialog box to select an Exchange Server server in your Exchange organization from which you want to retrieve a list of disconnected mailboxes. For more information about this dialog box, see Recipient Configuration > Disconnected Mailbox > Connect To Server (RTM).

Connect

Use the Connect task to connect the selected disconnected mailbox to an existing user. A wizard will help you associate the disconnected mailbox with a specific user object.

Note:
The Connect task appears only if a disconnected mailbox is listed in the result pane. If no disconnected mailboxes are listed, the Connect task is not available.