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

Topic Last Modified: 2012-11-16

Use the Test-OutlookWebServices cmdlet to verify the Autodiscover service settings for Microsoft Outlook on a computer running Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 that has the Client Access server role installed.

Syntax

Test-OutlookWebServices [-Identity <RecipientIdParameter>] [-ClientAccessServer <ClientAccessServerIdParameter>] [-Confirm [<SwitchParameter>]] [-DomainController <Fqdn>] [-MonitoringContext <$true | $false>] [-TargetAddress <RecipientIdParameter[]>] [-WhatIf [<SwitchParameter>]]

Detailed Description

The Test-OutlookWebServices cmdlet uses a specified e-mail address to verify that the Outlook provider is configured correctly.

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 "Test Outlook Web services" entry in the Client Access Permissions topic.

Parameters

Parameter Required Type Description

ClientAccessServer

Optional

Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.ClientAccessServerIdParameter

The ClientAccessServer parameter specifies the Client Access server that the client accesses.

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 retrieves data from Active Directory.

Identity

Optional

Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.RecipientIdParameter

The Identity parameter specifies any valid e-mail address in the forest. If you specify this parameter, incorrectly formed e-mail addresses and addresses that are outside the forest are rejected. This address is used to test the Outlook provider. This property accepts the domain and user name in the domain\user name format or an Active Directory GUID and resolves them to the SMTP address that's needed to authenticate.

MonitoringContext

Optional

System.Boolean

The MonitoringContext parameter specifies whether the results of the command include monitoring events and performance counters. The two possible values for this parameter are $true or $false. If you specify $true, the results include monitoring events and performance counters, in addition to information about the MAPI transaction.

TargetAddress

Optional

Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.RecipientIdParameter[]

The TargetAddress parameter specifies the recipient that's used to test whether Availability service data can be retrieved.

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.

Examples

EXAMPLE 1

This example verifies the service information that's returned to the Outlook client from the Autodiscover service for the user holly@contoso.com. The code example verifies information for the following services:

  • Availability service

  • Outlook Anywhere

  • Offline address book

  • Unified Messaging

This example tests for a connection to each service. This example also submits a request to the Availability service for the user holly@contoso.com to determine whether the user's free/busy information is being returned correctly from the Client Access server to the Outlook client.

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