Friday, September 17, 2010

Configuring AD mail-enabled groups to sync as groups using Galsync R4.2

In order to allow for the creation of a group as a group and not a contact, you will need to configure the following:
1. OnPremise MA
You will need to select the following attributes:
  • member
  • legacyExchangeDN
  • proxyAddresses
  • mail
This can be done by :
  1. Open the Identity Manager/FIM 2010 Synchronization Engine Console
  2. Click on Management Agents.
  3. Right click on the OnPremise MA and select Properties
  4. Click on “Select Attributes”
  5. Clicking on “Show All”, and selecting the abovementioned listed attributes
  6. Then click on the “Configure Attribute Flow”
  7. Select the options as below and click new


  8.  Click Ok to finish
2. Hosted MA
You will need to configure the following:
  1. Click on Management Agents.
  2. Right click on the Hosted MA and select Properties
  3. Click on “Configuring Additional Parameters” and configure as listed below


  4. Then click on the “Configure Attribute Flow”


  5. Select the options as below and click new

  6. Click Ok to finish
Run a full import and full synchronization cycle on the OnPremise MA and a EDIDS(export,delta import and delta synchronization) cycle on the Hosted