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Q160971: XADM: How to Export the Connections Container to a Text File

Article: Q160971
Product(s): Microsoft Exchange
Version(s): winnt:4.0,5.0,5.5
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbtool kbusage
Last Modified: 12-APR-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Exchange Server, versions 4.0, 5.0, 5.5 
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SUMMARY
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This article describes how to export the Connections container to a text file.
Exporting the Connections container to a text file allows you to view its
contents in a different format than that provided by the Raw Properties command
in the Microsoft Exchange Administrator program.

MORE INFORMATION
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To export the Connections container to a text file, follow these steps:

1. Create a new text file called Connect.txt in the root folder of drive C that
  contains the following lines:

     [Export]
     DirectoryService=<server1>
     HomeServer=<server2>
     Basepoint=/o=ORG/ou=SITE/cn=configuration/cn=connections
     ExportObject=All
     InformationLevel=Full
     RawMode=Yes
     HiddenObjects=Yes
     Subcontainers=Yes

     [Import]
     DirectoryService=<server1>
     Basepoint=/o=ORG/ou=SITE/cn=configuration
     Container=
     InformationLevel=Full
     OverwriteProperties=Yes
     RawMode=Yes

  where <server1> is the name of the computer on which the directory
  service is running and <server2> is the name of the Microsoft Exchange
  Server computer.

2. Use the Header.exe program from the Microsoft Exchange Server Resource Kit to
  create a comma-delimited text file called Connect.csv in the root folder of
  drive C. The file should contain all the attributes from the Mailbox Gateway
  object class.

3. Type the following command at a command prompt, and then press ENTER:

  c:\exchsrvr\bin\admin.exe /e c:\connect.csv /o c:\connect.txt

NOTE: After you export the Connections container to the Connect.csv file, you can
use the following command to import the contents of the Connect.csv file to the
Connections container:

  c:\exchsrvr\bin\admin.exe /i c:\connect.csv /o c:\connect.txt

Because the directory contains most of the necessary configuration information
for the connectors, you should not back up the Connections container by
exporting it to a text file. Importing the text file at a later time is
essentially the same as restoring the directory.

Additional query words: schema x400 msmail site

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Keywords          : kbtool kbusage 
Technology        : kbExchangeSearch kbExchange500 kbExchange550 kbExchange400 kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : winnt:4.0,5.0,5.5
Issue type        : kbhowto

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