How to Replace a Site Connector with an X.400 Connector (233056)

SUMMARY

You may want to replace an existing site connector for any of the following reasons:

The site connector saps too much of your bandwidth.
You have an existing X.400 backbone.
You have a TCP/IP connection that is not adequate to handle the demands of a site connector.
You want scheduling and message size control over this connection.

If you have a directory replication connector configured, you do not need to delete the directory replication connection. Under most circumstances, either directory replication has already finished, or it is in the process of replicating directory information. Deleting the directory replication connection forces another full synchronization of the directory to the other site.

Instead, configure an X.400 Connector in addition to the site connector.

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To configure an X.400 Connector in addition to the site connector:

Create the stack.
1. Start the Microsoft Exchange Server Administrator program. In the Administrator window, select a server in your organization.
2. On the File menu, click New Other, and then click MTA Transport Stack. In the Type list, click the stack you want to use. For this example, select TCP/IP MTA Transport Stack.
3. If more than one server exists in the site, in the Server list, click the server that you want the X.400 Connector to be installed on, and then click OK. To accept the default properties, click OK.
Create the X.400 Connector.
1. On the File menu, click New Other, and then click X.400 Connector. From the list of possible X.400 Connector types, click TCP/IP, and then click OK. The properties of the X.400 Connector are displayed.
2. In the Display and Directory fields, type a display name and a directory name descriptive enough to be unique in your organization, for example, X.400 to Site 2.
3. In the Remote MTA Name and Password fields, type the remote MTA name and password of the Microsoft Exchange Server computer that you connect to in the other site (Site 2). You can find the remote MTA name of the other server on the General property page of the MTA for that server, for example, MTA 2. By default, the remote MTA name is the name of the server, and the password is blank.
4. Click the Schedule tab, and then click Always.
5. Click the Stack tab, click IP Address, and then type the IP address of the remote server in Site 2.
6. Click the Address Space tab, click New, and then click X.400.
  1. In the Organization field, type the site name of the remote site.
  2. In the Private Management Domain Name field, type the name of the Exchange Server organization.
  3. In the Administrative Management Domain Name field, ensure there is a single space.
  4. In the Country field, ensure the correct country is selected.
7. Click the Connected Sites tab, click New, and then in the Site field, type the name of the remote site. Click OK.
8. Click the Advanced tab, and ensure that the MTA Conformance information is identical for both sites.
9. When Remote Server Information is indicated, you must perform the previous steps on the other server, using the information on the first server you installed the X.400 Connector on.

After you create the X.400 Connector, you can delete the Site Connector. Then, in the MTA properties of the server object, recalculate routing. You may also need to stop and restart the Exchange Server services.

If directory replication takes place in this scenario, you can choose a recipient from the global address list to test messages from both sides. If directory replication has not occurred, you can send a one-off X.400 message to verify that the connector is functioning properly.