Exchange 2010 Discovery: Modify the maximum number of mailboxes searched at a time

re: Exchange 2010 Discovery: Modify the maximum number of mailboxes searched at a time

Bharat Suneja [MSFT] — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 20:31:54 GMT

@ FlipLeprechaun: As responded earlier, post comments close in 90 days, which is why you are no longer able to comment on that post. To import profile pics in bulk, you'd have to have the profile pic file names map to a unique user attribute - for example, username or alias, and then use Get-Mailbox to lookup the user and pipe to Import-RecipientDataProperty to import the photo.

The details would be ideal for an article or blog post if one doesn't already exist.

re: Exchange 2010 Discovery: Modify the maximum number of mailboxes searched at a time

FlipLeprechaun — Tue, 31 May 2011 14:00:51 GMT

@Bharat Suneja

Sry to post on the wrong blog again but for some reason i am unable to post on the GAL Photos blog? i have one simple question. How can i import pictures in bulk? I've read what it has to say about the Get-DistributionGroupMember and Get-Mailbox cmdlets on the microsoft Technet site and don't think i understand them quite properly.

re: Exchange 2010 Discovery: Modify the maximum number of mailboxes searched at a time

Bharat Suneja [MSFT] — Fri, 27 May 2011 21:22:55 GMT

@Jordan Mejia: Wrong post! :)

First thing I'd look for is what's different between the user who can see the thumbnails in Outlook and others who can't. Are they in online mode? Any Active Directory replication issues? Was the schema change made (if they're in different domains)?

Please post in Exchange forums for follow-up - comments on the GAL Photos posts are closed.

re: Exchange 2010 Discovery: Modify the maximum number of mailboxes searched at a time

Jordan Mejia — Fri, 27 May 2011 21:10:10 GMT

@ Bharat, Suneja[MSFT]

I have tried everything you've said in this article to implement the GAL photos in exchange 2010, and for some reason only 1 person is actually able to see the test pictures i have done. What could be the cause to this?

re: Exchange 2010 Discovery: Modify the maximum number of mailboxes searched at a time

exchangesuser — Fri, 27 May 2011 15:03:22 GMT

its a system/arbitration mailbox

re: Exchange 2010 Discovery: Modify the maximum number of mailboxes searched at a time

exchangeuser — Fri, 27 May 2011 14:50:09 GMT

Thanks Bharat for getting back. Yes i was talking about the default discovery search mailbox. however today i checked the size..see below

[PS] C:\Windows\system32>Get-MailboxStatistics "SystemMailbox{e0dc1c29-89c3-4034-b678-e6c29d823ed9}" |fl *total*

TotalDeletedItemSize : 985.4 MB (1,033,240,614 bytes)

TotalItemSize : 146.2 KB (149,665 bytes)

re: Exchange 2010 Discovery: Modify the maximum number of mailboxes searched at a time

Bharat Suneja [MSFT] — Fri, 27 May 2011 14:33:50 GMT

@exchangeuser: Discovery uses two types of mailboxes - 1) discovery mailboxes to store search results (setup creates one discovery search mailbox, you can create additional discovery mailboxes) and 2) a system/arbitration mailbox to store search metadata, which you shouldn't need to touch. See Understanding Multi-Mailbox Search for details.

Are you referring to the default discovery search mailbox? Discovery mailboxes should not grow if you're not performing any searches.

re: Exchange 2010 Discovery: Modify the maximum number of mailboxes searched at a time

exchangeuser — Fri, 27 May 2011 02:26:59 GMT

Great Article! thanks

Lately we have seen huge growth of the discovery mailbox even we haven't perform any searches? What can be the cause..any ideas? And what happens if it reaches its max limit?

re: Exchange 2010 Discovery: Modify the maximum number of mailboxes searched at a time

Anand Kumar Deva — Thu, 26 May 2011 08:55:27 GMT

Looks good. Keep improve Exchange!

re: Exchange 2010 Discovery: Modify the maximum number of mailboxes searched at a time

Mohit — Thu, 26 May 2011 03:53:09 GMT

Thank you so much for posting this Bharat - we've been looking for this!!