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Move-OfflineAddressBook

Exchange Online ExchangeOnlineManagement Move-*

Designate a new server that's responsible for generating the offline address book (OAB) in Exchange Server 2010. This cmdlet isn't used on OABs in Exchange Server 2016 or Exchange Server 2013. To perform this task in Exchange 2016 or Exchange 2013, use the Set-OfflineAddressBook cmdlet with the GeneratingMailbox parameter.

Quick start script

# Move-OfflineAddressBook — quick start (serv365.ai)
# 1. Connect (app-only shown; interactive: omit the certificate parameters)
Connect-ExchangeOnline -CertificateThumbprint $thumb -AppId $appId -Organization $org

# 2. Run and inspect
Move-OfflineAddressBook -Identity <OfflineAddressBookIdParameter> | Format-List

# 3. Export for evidence / drift tracking
Move-OfflineAddressBook | Export-Clixml .\OfflineAddressBook-$(Get-Date -Format yyyyMMdd).xml

Syntax

Move-OfflineAddressBook [-Identity] <OfflineAddressBookIdParameter>
 [-Confirm]
 [-DomainController <Fqdn>]
 [-Server <ServerIdParameter>]
 [-WhatIf]
 [<CommonParameters>]

Parameters (5)

Parameter	Type	Required	What it controls
-Identity	OfflineAddressBookIdParameter	yes	The Identity parameter specifies the GUID, distinguished name (DN), or OAB name that represents a specific OAB. You can also include the path by using the format Server\\OfflineAddressBookName.
-Confirm	SwitchParameter		The Confirm switch specifies whether to show or hide the confirmation prompt. How this switch affects the cmdlet depends on whether the cmdlet requires confirmation before proceeding.
-DomainController	Fqdn		The DomainController parameter specifies the domain controller that's used by this cmdlet to read data from or write data to Active Directory. You identify the domain controller by its fully qualified domain name...
-Server	ServerIdParameter		The Server parameter specifies the Exchange server where you want to run this command. You can use any value that uniquely identifies the server. For example:
-WhatIf	SwitchParameter		The WhatIf switch shows what the command does without making any changes. You don't need to specify a value with this switch.

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