Applies to: Exchange Server 2007 SP3, Exchange Server 2007 SP2, Exchange Server 2007 SP1
Topic Last Modified: 2007-06-28

Use the Get-OABVirtualDirectory cmdlet to return configuration information of offline address book (OAB) distribution points.

Syntax


`Get-OabVirtualDirectory [-Identity <VirtualDirectoryIdParameter>] [-DomainController <Fqdn>]`


`Get-OabVirtualDirectory -Server <ServerIdParameter> [-DomainController <Fqdn>]`

Parameters

Parameter	Required	Type	Description
Server	Required	Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.ServerIdParameter	This parameter specifies the server running Microsoft Exchange Server on which to perform the selected operation.
DomainController	Optional	Microsoft.Exchange.Data.Fqdn	To specify the fully qualified domain name of the domain controller that retrieves data from Active Directory, include the DomainController parameter in the command.
Identity	Optional	Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.VirtualDirectoryIdParameter	Use the Identity parameter to specify the GUID, distinguished name or offline address book virtual directory name that represents a specific offline address book virtual directory. You can also include the path using the format Server\OfflineAddressBookVirtualDirectoryName. You can omit the parameter label Identity so that only the offline address book virtual directory name or GUID.

Parameter

Required

Type

Description

Server

Required

Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.ServerIdParameter

This parameter specifies the server running Microsoft Exchange Server on which to perform the selected operation.

DomainController

Optional

Microsoft.Exchange.Data.Fqdn

To specify the fully qualified domain name of the domain controller that retrieves data from Active Directory, include the DomainController parameter in the command.

Identity

Optional

Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.VirtualDirectoryIdParameter

Use the Identity parameter to specify the GUID, distinguished name or offline address book virtual directory name that represents a specific offline address book virtual directory. You can also include the path using the format Server\OfflineAddressBookVirtualDirectoryName.

You can omit the parameter label Identity so that only the offline address book virtual directory name or GUID.

Detailed Description

The Get-OABVirtualDirectory cmdlet allows you to query a given distribution point by Identity, by web distribution points on a specific server or for all web distribution points.

To run the Get-OABVirtualDirectory cmdlet, the account you use must be delegated the following:

Exchange Server Administrator role and local Administrators group for the target server

For more information about permissions, delegating roles, and the rights that are required to administer Exchange Server 2007, see Permission Considerations.

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Example

This example will return all OAB virtual directory web distribution points.

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