How to Configure the Options for a Routing Group Connector

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When you create a routing group, you designate a group of servers that can communicate directly with one another. For servers in different routing groups to communicate with each other, you need to connect the routing groups.

Before You Begin

The following permissions are required to perform this procedure:

  • Member of the local administrators group and a member of a group that has had the Exchange Administrators role applied at the administrative group level.

Procedure

To configure the options for a routing group connector

  1. In Exchange System Manager, expand the routing group, right-click Connectors, point to New, and then click Routing Group Connector.

  2. On the General tab, select from the following options:

    • For the name of the routing group connector, it is a common practice to use the two routing groups that it connects. For example, you could use the name ParisToSeattle to define a connector connecting your Paris routing group to your Seattle routing group.

    • In Connects this routing group with, select the routing groups to which you want to connect.

    • In Cost, assign a cost for the connector.

    • To have all servers within the local routing group function as bridgehead servers, select Any local server can send mail over this connector.

Important

Remember, when you select this option, the connector is always considered available, even if all bridgehead servers become unavailable. If you want your connector to be marked unavailable if all bridgehead servers become unavailable, add each server in the routing group as the bridgehead server manually, using the These servers can send mail over this connector option described next.

  • To specify which servers in the local routing group can function as bridgehead servers for this connector, select These servers can send mail over this connector, and then click Add to add the appropriate servers to the list.

  • To prohibit users from accessing public folders that are not available locally using this connector, select the Do not allow public folder referrals check box.

    General tab of the Routing Group Connector Properties dialog box

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