Applies to: Exchange Server 2010 SP3, Exchange Server 2010 SP2

Topic Last Modified: 2012-11-15

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

Syntax

Get-OabVirtualDirectory [-Identity <VirtualDirectoryIdParameter>] [-ADPropertiesOnly <SwitchParameter>] [-DomainController <Fqdn>]
Get-OabVirtualDirectory -Server <ServerIdParameter> [-ADPropertiesOnly <SwitchParameter>] [-DomainController <Fqdn>]

Detailed Description

The Get-OABVirtualDirectory cmdlet queries a distribution point by identity or by Web distribution points on a specific server, or queries for all Web distribution points.

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 "OAB virtual directories" entry in the Mailbox Permissions topic.

Parameters

Parameter Required Type Description

Server

Required

Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.ServerIdParameter

The Server parameter specifies the Exchange server on which to perform the selected operation.

You can't use this parameter in conjunction with the Identity parameter.

ADPropertiesOnly

Optional

System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter

The ADPropertiesOnly switch specifies whether to return only the properties about the virtual directory stored in Active Directory. The properties stored in the Internet Information Services (IIS) metabase aren't returned.

DomainController

Optional

Microsoft.Exchange.Data.Fqdn

The DomainController parameter specifies the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of the domain controller that retrieves data from Active Directory.

Identity

Optional

Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.VirtualDirectoryIdParameter

The Identity parameter specifies the GUID, distinguished name (DN), or OAB virtual directory name that represents a specific OAB virtual directory. You can also include the path using the format Server\OfflineAddressBookVirtualDirectoryName.

You can omit the parameter label so that only the OAB virtual directory name, DN, or GUID is supplied.

You can't use this parameter in conjunction with the Server parameter.

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.

Examples

EXAMPLE 1

This example returns all OAB virtual directory Web distribution points.

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Get-OABVirtualDirectory

EXAMPLE 2

This example returns all OAB virtual directory Web distribution points on the server CAS-01-007.

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Get-OABVirtualDirectory -Server CAS-01-007