Enable Distribution Group operation


The Enable Distribution Group process mail-enables an existing universal group. 

Note

The Enable Distribution Group operation supports Microsoft Exchange versions 2007, 2010, 2013, and 2016.

The adapter request parameters may differ according to the Microsoft Exchange Server version.

For the list of all supported parameters, refer to the Enable Distribution Group cmdlet in the Microsoft Exchange documentation specific to your version.

The following figure shows a sample adapter request for the Enable Distribution Group operation for Microsoft Exchange version 2016:

<microsoft-exchange-request>
   <command>
     <command-name>Enable-DistributionGroup</command-name>
     <format-option/>
     <verbose-logging/>
     <parameters>
       <parameter>
         <name>Identity</name>
         <value>Group1</value>
       </parameter>
     </parameters>
   </command>
</microsoft-exchange-request>

The following figure shows the response for the adapter request:

<microsoft-exchange-response>
 <metadata>
   <status>success</status>
 </metadata>
 <targets-output>
   <target-output host="clm-pun-020413.bmc.com">
     <metadata>
       <os-id>Windows Server 2008</os-id>
       <os-version>6.3.9600</os-version>
       <status>success</status>
     </metadata>
     <commands-output>
       <command-output>
         <metadata>
           <command>Enable-DistributionGroup -Identity:Group1 -confirm:$false</command>
           <line-count>8</line-count>
           <execution-milliseconds>39995</execution-milliseconds>
           <exit-code>0</exit-code>
           <status>success</status>
         </metadata>
         <output>
           <line index="1">Attempting to connect to remote host...</line>
           <line index="2">Initialising rctrlx server component...</line>
           <line index="3">Executing remote application: cmd /c "echo . | powershell -PSConsoleFile "C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\V15\Bin\exshell.psc1" -NonInteractive -Command Enable-DistributionGroup -Identity:Group1 -confirm:$false "</line>
           <line index="4">Stdout:</line>
           <line index="5">Name                DisplayName         GroupType           PrimarySmtpAddress </line>
           <line index="6">----                -----------         ---------           ------------------ </line>
           <line index="7">Group1              Group1              Universal           Group1@020413.dc   </line>
           <line index="8">Remote application exited with code: 0</line>
         </output>
       </command-output>
     </commands-output>
   </target-output>
 </targets-output>
</microsoft-exchange-response>

 

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