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Export-TransportRuleCollection (RTM)

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Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 will reach end of support on April 11, 2017. To stay supported, you will need to upgrade. For more information, see Resources to help you upgrade your Office 2007 servers and clients.

 

Applies to: Exchange Server 2007

Use the Export-TransportRuleCollection cmdlet to export a transport rule collection that is used by the Transport Rules agent on a computer that has the Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Hub Transport server role or the Edge Transport server role installed.

Syntax

Export-TransportRuleCollection -FileName <String> [-DomainController <Fqdn>]

Detailed Description

The Export-TransportRuleCollection cmdlet exports the transport rule collection that is used by the Transport Rules agent on a Hub Transport server or an Edge Transport server.

For information about how to import a transport rule collection from an XML file, see Import-TransportRuleCollection (RTM).

For information about the Transport Rules agent, see Overview of Transport Rules.

To run the Export-TransportRuleCollection cmdlet, the account you use must be delegated the following:

  • Exchange Organization Administrator role

To run the Export-TransportRuleCollection cmdlet on a computer that has the Edge Transport server role installed, you must log on by using an account that is a member of the local Administrators group on that computer.

For more information about permissions, delegating roles, and the rights that are required to administer Exchange Server 2007, see Permission Considerations.

Parameters

Parameter Required Type Description

FileName

Required

System.String

Use this parameter to specify the full path and file name of the XML file to export. If the path or file name contains spaces, enclose the whole string in quotation marks. For example, "C:\Transport Rules\New Transport Rules.xml"

DomainController

Optional

Microsoft.Exchange.Data.Fqdn

To specify the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of the domain controller that retrieves data from the Active Directory directory service, include the DomainController parameter in the command. The DomainController parameter is not supported on computers that run the Edge Transport server role. The Edge Transport server role writes only to the local Active Directory Application Mode (ADAM) instance.

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Example

The following example shows the syntax of the Export-TransportRuleCollection command.

Export-TransportRuleCollection -FileName "c:\transport rules\exported transport rules.xml"