Title: Microsoft Metadirectory Services MMS 2'2 SP1 InterOrg Synchronization Bill Ashcraft Senior Consultan
1Microsoft Metadirectory Services (MMS) 2.2 SP1
InterOrg SynchronizationBill AshcraftSenior
ConsultantEC3 Enterprise Directory
TeamMicrosoft Consulting Services
2Overview
- Business problem
- Vision
- Assumptions
3Implementation Skill Set
- Microsoft official curriculum 2062
- Microsoft Exchange 5.5 administration
- Exchange schema
- MMS 2.2 SP1 implementation experience
4Import Objects
5Export Objects
6Conceptual Design
7Step-by-Step
- Architecture decisions
- Server setup
- Preparing the management agents
- Operating the management agents
- Operational topics
8Architecture Decisions
- LDAP wins over MAPI
- Foreign export wins over TAMA
- Flat wins over hierarchical
- SMTP wins over X.400
- Custom recipients win over mailboxes
- Distribution lists
9Server Setup
- MMS
- Hardware
- Dual CPUs and separate partitions
- Software
- Split database and logs
- Namespace is not as important
- Schema extensions
- Exchange
- LDAP protocol
- Authenticating account
10Preparing the Management Agents
- Management agent decisions
- Will the primary SMTP address be sufficient?
- How will display names be formatted?
- Will custom recipients be included in discovery?
- Will distribution lists include membership?
11Management Agent Modifications
- Configure MA
- Parameters set in the default forms
- Design MA
- Modifications to the default scripts and
templates - Attribute flow
- Attributes to be flowed and/or modified by the MA
12Configure MA
- Mode and namespace management
- Discovery
- Advanced
- Display names
- Custom recipients
- Metadirectory relationships
- Inclusions and exclusions
13Mode and Namespace Management
14Discovery
15Advanced
16Display Names
17Custom Recipients
18Metadirectory Relationships
19Inclusions and Exclusions
20Design MA
- Metadirectory add
- Foreign entries add and modify
- Output construction templates
- CD lists from connectors
- MA control script
21Metadirectory Add
22Foreign Entries Add and Modify
23Output Construction Templates
24CD Lists from Connectors
25MA Control Script
26Attribute Flow
- Advanced attribute flow
- displayName John Doe (Saltwater)
- One- or two-way flow
- Values for hierarchy or Address Book view
27Operating the Management Agents
- Running the MA in phases
- Load testing
- Automation
- Schedule MA
- Batch files using the control script extensions
- Running multiple MAs simultaneously
28Operate MA
29Operational Topics
- Known issues
- Administrative limits
- Continual deletions and additions
- Duplicate SMTP addresses
- Error when modifying otherMailbox or mail
30Operational Topics (2)
- Troubleshooting
- Logging levels
- Staging the MA runs
- Additional information in Ldscript.log
- Using Ldp.exe to connect to MMS
31Operational Topics (3)
- Disaster recovery best practices
- Recording templates
- Viabackup backup schedule
- Viacompact
- Restore and MMSKeys
- Moving MMS to a new server
32Summary
- Multiple organizations share objects
- Synchronization through foreign export
- Extension of management agents
- Conceptual extensions
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