RedirectorAgents & Partial activation
To switch on ContinuityA feature provided by GFI OneConnect that queues the emails sent and received in a Data Center and ensures that your organization can keep the mail flow even when the email infrastructure is down. to a subset of users or mailboxes only (Partial activation), RedirectorAgents must be installed on all Exchange Hub Transport Servers. RedirectorAgents are transport agents that enable dynamic rerouting of messages in Exchange environments. Without RedirectorAgents, Continuity can only be switched on for all mailboxes.
NOTE
Before installing RedirectorAgents, ensure that the GFI OneConnect components are installed and that the RedirectorController Status in the Readiness Check shows as Connected.
Installing RedirectorAgents
Notes about RedirectorAgents:
- .NET Framework 2.0 - SP1 or newer is required on Microsoft Exchange 2007 & 2010 servers.
- .NET Framework 4.5 or newer is required on Microsoft Exchange 2013 & 2016 servers.
- RedirectorAgents communicate with the GFI OneConnect server where components are installed through port 8000. Ensure that there is connectivity through this port.
- RedirectorAgents cannot be installed on Edge servers.
- During installation, the Microsoft Exchange Transport service stops and restarts automatically. Make sure that you install the agent at a time when a brief stop in this service is not disruptive to your organization.
- If you are running other transport agents (such as anti-spam or anti-virus agents) on your Microsoft Exchange servers, you must set the RedirectorAgent to the lowest priority; otherwise you may impede mail flow.
- Installation of Exchange 2013 Cumulative Update 1 and 2 can change the priority of 3rd party Transport Agents. Check the priority of the RedirectorAgent using the following cmdlet:
Get-TransportAgent
. If the RedirectorAgent is not the lowest priority Transport Agent, then either change the priority using the following cmdlet:Set-TransportAgent
or reinstall the Transport Agent.
Installing RedirectorAgents:
To obtain the RedirectorAgent installer, login to the GFI OneConnect using an Administrator Account. Go to Settings > Downloads node and download the GFI OneConnect Exchange Redirector installer. Copy the installer to the Microsoft Exchange Hub Transport servers and install:
- Right-click the GFI OneConnect Redirector Agent installer and choose Properties. From the General tab, click Unblock and then Apply. This step is required to prevent the operating system from blocking certain actions by the installer.
- Launch the installer.
- Click Next in the Welcome screen.
- Read the license agreement. Select I accept the terms in the License Agreement if you agree. Click Next.
- Key in the following fields:
Option | Description |
---|---|
Address | Specify the fully-qualified domain name of your GFI OneConnect server. |
NETBIOSAn acronym for Network Basic Input/output. This system provides services to allow applications on different computers within a network to communicate with each other. name | Specify the NetBIOS name of your RedirectorController server. |
- The setup verifies the fields entered in the previous step. If verification fails, ensure that the RedirectorAgent machine can communicate with the GFI OneConnect server via port 8000 and that the server details are correct.
- Select the location where to install the RedirectorAgent and click Next.
- Click Install to start installation.
- Click Finish on completion.
Repeat this procedure on all Exchange Hub Transport Servers.
Monitoring Redirectors status
- Log in using an Administrator account and navigate to Manage > Continuity.
- Go to Readiness Check and find entry OneConnect RedirectorsTransport agents that enable dynamic rerouting of messages in Exchange environments.. Click Details....
- Review the status of the RedirectorControllers and RedirectorAgents.
The following statuses are available: