Migrate CompanyWeb connector

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Updated: February 10, 2009

Applies To: Windows SBS 2008

The CompanyWeb connector moves e-mail from Exchange Server to the internal Windows SharePoint Services Web site. Follow these steps to move the CompanyWeb connector from the Source Server to the Destination Server.

To migrate the CompanyWeb connector to the Destination Server

  1. To start the Exchange Management Shell, on the Destination Server, click Start. Then, in the search field, type Exchange Management Shell, right-click Exchange Management Shell, and then click Run as administrator.

  2. In the User Account Control window, click Continue.

  3. At the command prompt, type the following, and then press ENTER:

    set-transportserver –identity <DestinationServerName> -RootDropDirectorypath C:\inetpub\mailroot.

  4. At the command prompt, type get-transportserver | fl, and then press ENTER. Ensure that RootDropDirectorypath is set.

  5. At the command prompt, type the following, and then press ENTER:

    set-ForeignConnector –identity “Windows SBS Company Web Connector <SourceServerName>” -SourceTransportServers <DestinationServerName>.

Note

Perform step 6 only if you are a Technical Adoption Program (TAP) customer.

  1. At the command prompt, type the following, and then press ENTER.

    set-ForeignConnector –identity “Windows Server \”Cougar”\ Company Web Connector <SourceServerName>” –name “Windows SBS Company Web Connector <DestinationServerName>”

  2. At the command prompt, type get-foreignConnector | fl and then press ENTER. Ensure that SourceTranportServers lists the name of the Destination Server.