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Verify Exchange MAPI Connectivity

This step logs on to all active databases on the local server to verify connectivity to the system mailbox.

Verify Exchange MAPI Connectivity Important!

To allow the script to run inside the guest OS of a processed VM, it is required that you have Microsoft PowerShell 3.0, .Net Framework 4.0 and Exchange Server 2013 (or later) installed on each VM for which you enable this step.
To allow the script to verify connectivity to the mailbox, the local server must run Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 (or later).

You can override the following parameters for the Verify Exchange MAPI Connectivity step:

Parameter	Description	Default Value
Critical Step	Defines whether the step is critical for VM recovery. If you mark the step as Critical, its failure for a critical VM will halt the plan.	Yes
Windows Credentials	Credentials required to gain access to the in-guest OS.	—
Execute Location	Defines whether the script will run on the Veeam Backup & Replication server or in-guest of the VM.	In-Guest OS (not editable)
Timeout	Maximum amount of time (in seconds) for the step to execute.	300
Retries	Number of retries that will be attempted if the step fails on the first try.	10
Failback & Undo Failover Action	Defines whether the step will be executed during the Failback and Undo Failover operations.	Skip
Test Action	Defines whether the step will be executed during plan testing in a DataLab.	Execute