Global Address List Synchronization (GALSync) Resources
The purpose of this wiki article, is to provide a centralized location for Global Address List Synchronization (GalSync) information. Here you will find information pertaining to walk-throughs, customizations, code samples, issues as well as some additional resources.
Short URL
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Community Forum
Learning GALSync / Training
Videos
Walk-through documents
- Global Address List Synchronization (GalSync) Walkthrough
- Global Address List Synchronization (GalSync) Walkthrough: Scenario Design
- Global Address List Synchronization (GalSync) Walkthrough: Lab Setup
- Global Address List Synchronization (GalSync) Walkthrough: Implementation Steps
- Global Address List Synchronization (GalSync) Walkthrough: Administering the GAL Synchronization Infrastructure
Design and Architecture
- GALSync with hub-and-spoke architecture
- Permissions for GalSync User
- Information about sharing GALs and Free/Busy information between two Exchange Organizations
- How to work with more than one partition in a management agent
- GalSync Information: LegacyExchangeDN is not populated
- How to flow the thumbnailPhoto in a GalSync Solution
Working with MA & MV Rules Extensions
Technical Library
- Testing and Debugging ILM 2007 FP1 Extensions
- Example: Creating a Rules Extension from Multiple Sources
- Hints and Tips for Building Rules Extensions
- Creating a Management Agent Rules Extension (Visual C#) (Visual Basic .NET)
- How to create a metaverse rules extension
- Creating a Metaverse Rules Extension (Visual C#)
- How To
Forum postings
Extension code samples
- HOW TO: Provision contacts to a specific OrganizationalUnit (Containers) based upon Originating Forest
- HOW TO: Extend the GalSync Solution to provision Target Objects (mail-enabled contacts) in Sub OUs using a Configuration File
- HOW TO: Swap Primary and Secondary proxyAddresses during Synchronization
- HOW TO: Customize the TargetAddress attribute on Export Attribute Flow
- GALSync with hub-and-spoke architecture
Run Profiles (Understanding / Automation / Scheduling)
GALSync related issues
Exchange 2007
- GALSYNC CONFIGURATION: Setting up GalSync to provision to Exchange 2007
- Synchronizing a Global Address List in an Exchange 2007 Environment
- Exchange Provisioning using ILM 2007 and FIM 2010
- Exporting to a Microsoft Exchange 2007 where the Synchronization Service Manager is in an Exchange 2010 Forest
- GalSync object is read-only because it was created by a future version of Exchange
- Update-Recipient Exchange 2007 Help
- IIFP SP2 with Exchange 2007
- [TROUBLESHOOTING] GalSync - Mixed environment - Exchange 2007 contacts not showing in address book
Exchange 2010
- GALSYNC CONFIGURATION: Setting up GalSync to provision to Exchange 2010
- Deploy Exchange 2010 in a Cross Forest Topology
- Gather the Exchange 2010 Client Access Server (CAS) information
- MIISERVER.EXE process spikes in memory usage when exporting to Exchange 2010
- Update-Recipient PowerShell CMDLET Exchange 2010 Help
GALSync related Errors
Import errors
EXPORT-CHANGE-NOT-REIMPORTED
SYNCHRONIZATION ERRORS
EXTENSION-DLL-EXCEPTION
EXTENSION-UNEXPECTED-ATTRIBUTE-VALUE
- An Authoritative Microsoft.MetadirectoryServices.Impl.CSEntryImpl-Object (attempts to join when it should be projected)
- Missing the unique SMTP proxy from the object (Forum Posting)
Other
- Synchronization completes but no objects are created in the Target Connector Space (Do not see outbound statistics)
- An entry in the proxyAddresses attribute becomes an eliminated attribute in the metaverse schema, the group membership is truncated in the ADAM Management Agent, or you receive an "Indirect reference" error message in ILM 2007 img title="This link is external to TechNet Wiki. It will open in a new window." src="http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-components-sitefiles/10_5F00_external.png">
- GGalSync with ILM 2007 or MIIS 2003 may not work properly after the code is recompiled with Visual Studio 2005 or 2008
- Troubleshooting: mv-constraint-violation (msExchSafeSenderHash) during GalSync/a>
- FIM-TROUBLESHOOTING-GALSYNC: contacts are not being created for new users
- FIM-TROUBLESHOOTING-GALSYNC: no contacts to provision
- FIM-TROUBLESHOOTING-GALSYNC: Property value you specified "-1073740026" isn't defined in the Enum type "Nullable '1'"
- [TROUBLESHOOTING] GALSYNC - Mixed environment - Exchange 2007 contacts not showing in addressbook
Export Errors
EXTENSION-DLL-TIMEOUT
STOPPED-DLL-EXCEPTION (Troubleshooter Page)
- Could not load file or assembly System.Management.Automation
- TROUBLESHOOTING: stopped-dll-exception: The WinRM client received an HTTP status code of 403 from the remote WS-Management service
- TROUBLESHOOTING: stopped-dll-exception: Connecting to remote server failed with the following error message : WinRM cannot process the request
- FIM-TROUBLESHOOTING: stopped-dll-exception: WinRM cannot process the request: Access Denied:
- TROUBLESHOOTING: WinRM cannot process the request. The following error with errorcode 0x800090311 occurred while using Kerberos authentication: There are currently no logon servers available to service the logon request
- WinRM Troubleshooting: http://blogs.technet.com/b/jonjor/archive/2009/01/09/winrm-windows-remote-management-troubleshooting.aspx
MA-EXTENSION-ERROR (Troubleshooter Page)
- TROUBLESHOOTING: Event 6801: The Exchange server address list service failed to respond
- TROUBLESHOOTING: Event 6801: Could not find the default Administrative Group (Check the List of Errors Section)
- TROUBLESHOOTING: Event 6500: Is not valid for Alias
OTHER
- Permission Issue: Insufficient access rights to perform the operation
- REFERENCE: A Proper Contact Type is not Created when an Exchange 2003 Environment is Configured to use a GALSync Solution then Upgraded to a newer version
Additional links and information
Common Links
Downloads
GALSync
- MIIS_2003_GAL_Synchronization : https://doc.co/kRJZqA/Z7nFvx
- MIIS_2003_GAL_synchronization_Step_by_step: https://doc.co/PhdeF7/Z7nFvx
MIIS 2003
- Microsoft Identity Integration Server 2003 Scenarios
- Resource Tool Kit 2.0 for Microsoft Identity Integration Server 2003
- Microsoft Identity Integration Server 2003 SP2 Update
IIFP
ILM 2007 FP1
- ILM 2007 FP1 SP1 (3.3.1139.2) - A hotfix rollup package is available for ILM 2007 FP1 (this is Service Pack 1)
- ILM 2007 FP1 SP1 (3.3.1169.2) - A hotfix rollup package is available for ILM 2007 FP1
FIM 2010
Microsoft Exchange Inter-organization replication tool
See also
- Current Forefront Identity Manager Resources
- Current Certificate Lifecycle Manager Resources
- GALSync Resource Wiki
- PCNS-Password Synchronization Resource Wiki
- Self-Service Password Reset (SSPR) Resources