Applies to: Exchange Server 2007
Topic Last Modified: 2007-06-05

Use the Move-OfflineAddressBook cmdlet to designate a new server responsible for generating the offline address book (OAB).

Syntax


`Move-OfflineAddressBook -Identity <OfflineAddressBookIdParameter> -Server <ServerIdParameter> [-DomainController <Fqdn>]`

Parameters

Parameter	Required	Type	Description
Identity	Required	Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.OfflineAddressBookIdParameter	Use the Identity parameter to specify the GUID, distinguished name or offline address book name that represents a specific offline address book. You can also include the path by using the format Server\OfflineAddressBookName. You can omit the parameter label Identity so that only the offline address book name or GUID is supplied.
Server	Required	Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.ServerIdParameter	The 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.

Parameter

Required

Type

Description

Identity

Required

Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.OfflineAddressBookIdParameter

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

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

Server

Required

Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.ServerIdParameter

The 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.

Detailed Description

This cmdlet designates a new server to generate the OAB. For example, if you purchase new hardware to replace your Mailbox server running Microsoft Exchange Server that is responsible for generating the OAB, you would run Move-OfflineAddressBook to move the OAB generating task to another server.

To run the Move-OfflineAddressBook cmdlet, the account you use must be delegated the following:

Exchange Organization Administrator role

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 moves OAB generation to the SERVER01.

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Move-OfflineAddressBook -Identity "My OAB" -Server "Server1"