New-Organization

Article
07/23/2014

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Applies to: Exchange Server 2010 SP2

Use the New-Organization cmdlet to create a tenant organization.

Syntax

New-Organization -Name <String> -DomainName <SmtpDomain> -Location <String> -OfferId <String> -ProgramId <String> [-Administrator <WindowsLiveId>] [-AdministratorNetID <NetID>] [-AdministratorPassword <SecureString>] [-AuthenticationType <Managed | Federated>] [-Confirm [<SwitchParameter>]] [-CreateSharedConfiguration <SwitchParameter>] [-EnableFileLogging <SwitchParameter>] [-ExternalDirectoryOrganizationId <Guid>] [-HotmailMigration <SwitchParameter>] [-IsDatacenter <SwitchParameter>] [-IsDirSyncRunning <$true | $false>] [-IsPartnerHosted <SwitchParameter>] [-LiveIdInstanceType <Consumer | Business>] [-PartnerObjectId <Guid>] [-WhatIf [<SwitchParameter>]]

Detailed Description

You can create a tenant organization with or without a default tenant administrator.

To create a tenant administrator at the same time that you create a tenant organization, you need to use the AdministratorPassword parameter. If you specify this parameter, a default administrator will be created for the tenant organization. For example, if you're creating a tenant organization with the domain name humongousinsurance.com, an administrator will be created with the SMTP address administrator@humongousinsurance.com and with the password you specified.

This cmdlet is available only for multi-tenant deployments.

Parameters

Parameter	Required	Type	Description
DomainName	Required	Microsoft.Exchange.Data.SmtpDomain	The DomainName parameter specifies the primary SMTP domain of the tenant organization, for example, Contoso.com.
Location	Required	System.String	The Location parameter specifies the location of the organization, such as Country.
Name	Required	System.String	The Name parameter specifies the name of the tenant organization.
OfferId	Required	System.String	The OfferId parameter specifies the OfferId that you provided in the ServicePlanHostingRemap.csv file.
ProgramId	Required	System.String	The ProgramId parameter specifies the ProgramId that you provided in the ServicePlanHostingRemap.csv file.
Administrator	Optional	Microsoft.Exchange.Data.WindowsLiveId	This parameter is reserved for internal Microsoft use.
AdministratorNetID	Optional	Microsoft.Exchange.Data.NetID	This parameter is reserved for internal Microsoft use.
AdministratorPassword	Optional	System.Security.SecureString	The AdministratorPassword parameter specifies the initial password that will be created for the tenant administrator.
AuthenticationType	Optional	Microsoft.Exchange.Data.Directory.AuthenticationType	This parameter is reserved for internal Microsoft use.
Confirm	Optional	System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter	The Confirm switch can be used to suppress the confirmation prompt that appears by default when this cmdlet is run. To suppress the confirmation prompt, use the syntax `-Confirm:$False`. You must include a colon ( `:` ) in the syntax.
CreateSharedConfiguration	Optional	System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter	This parameter is reserved for internal Microsoft use.
EnableFileLogging	Optional	System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter	The EnableFileLogging parameter specifies that file logging is enabled when this command is run.
ExternalDirectoryOrganizationId	Optional	System.Guid	This parameter is reserved for internal Microsoft use.
HotmailMigration	Optional	System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter	This parameter is reserved for internal Microsoft use.
IsDatacenter	Optional	System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter	This parameter is reserved for internal Microsoft use.
IsDirSyncRunning	Optional	System.Boolean	This parameter is reserved for internal Microsoft use.
IsPartnerHosted	Optional	System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter	This parameter is reserved for internal Microsoft use.
LiveIdInstanceType	Optional	Microsoft.Exchange.Data.Directory.LiveIdInstanceType	This parameter is reserved for internal Microsoft use.
PartnerObjectId	Optional	System.Guid	This parameter is reserved for internal Microsoft use.
WhatIf	Optional	System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter	The WhatIf switch instructs the command to simulate the actions that it would take on the object. By using the WhatIf switch, you can view what changes would occur without having to apply any of those changes. You don't have to specify a value with the WhatIf switch.

Input Types

To see the input types that this cmdlet accepts, see Cmdlet Input and Output Types. If the Input Type field for a cmdlet is blank, the cmdlet doesn’t accept input data.

Return Types

To see the return types, which are also known as output types, that this cmdlet accepts, see Cmdlet Input and Output Types. If the Output Type field is blank, the cmdlet doesn’t return data.

Errors

Error	Description

Examples

EXAMPLE 1

This example creates the tenant organization Contoso at Contoso.com.

New-Organization -Name "Contoso" -DomainName "Contoso.com" -Location "en-us" -ProgramId "Business" -OfferId "SmallOrg"

EXAMPLE 2

This example creates the tenant organization Humongous Insurance at HumongousInsurance.com and creates an administrator with the password Pa$$word1. The AdministratorPassword parameter needs to be passed to the command as a secure string. Perform the following steps:

Create the administrator password as a secure string and save it in the variable $Password.
```
$Password = Read-Host "Enter Password" -AsSecureString
```
Type the password that you want the administrator to use, for example, Pa$$w0rd1, and then press Enter.
Run the New-Organization command and pass the $Password variable via the AdmnistratorPassword parameter.
```
New-Organization -Name "Humongous Insurance" -DomainName "HumongousInsurance.com" -Location "en-us" -ProgramId "Business" -OfferId "LargeOrg" -AdministratorPassword $Password
```
The tenant organization will be created with the default administrator, which will be administrator@HumongousInsurance.com.