Exchange OAB Not Automatically Download..

yes all users.

Thanks, all looks fine.  I did have to change the local server path for the OAB to the SSL cert which fixed the errors downloading the OAB.  

Tried the reg fix too, no joy.

So is your issue resolved ?

nope.

so have u followed my above steps and also have to tried restarting the CAS servers.

Just try to restart the File Distribution Service on CAS Server. - will this affect users?

restarted the service.
ran the first script - no problem
ran second one - internal and external are showing our SSL path not local server (which we had to change in order to get the OAB downloading manually)
restarted service again

logged onto a new machine and it downloaded one of the address books, but not the other 10.

note: in cached mode..

experts logged.

only:

http://www.msexchange.org/kbase/ExchangeServerTips/ExchangeServer2010/ManagementAdministration/Exchange2010EventID9320and9359.html

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/exchange/en-US/0879dcfd-0d3f-4e3b-81b8-ccf1482bb202/oabgen-cannot-find-group-metrics-information-for-group-users-are-not-showing-in-the-gal?forum=exchange2010

and found this: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/908496

So is your issue resolved ? or same problem or any problem this time ?

Doing the same as before:

restarted the service.
ran the first script - no problem
ran second one - internal and external are showing our SSL path not local server (which we had to change in order to get the OAB downloading manually)
restarted service again

logged onto a new machine and it downloaded one of the address books, but not the other 10.

note: in cached mode..

to add to above in more detail:

creating a new outlook profile on the machine creates under c:\users\user\appdata\local\microsoft\outlook\

roamcache folder
user@domain.com ost
mapisvc
outlook.sharing.xml.obi

no offlineaddressbooks folder.

manually downloading the address book from one of the PCs created the offlineaddressbooks folder (defaulting in cached mode).  The c10 or so address lists then show in outlook when clicking download address book.  However the default add book is not the GAL but another one which we don't want to be the default.  Its only downloaded a single folder within the offlineaddressbooks folder on the client. If i take the machine offline i cant see any of the 10 lists.

Testing on another new machine it appeared to downlaod the address book automatically (the same folder name as the PC above) and taking the machine out of cached mode, clicking download address book, seem to be working in the same way as the above PC.  
I cant take the non cached machine offline from exchange to be able to see if i can use the OAB..

clients are outlook 2010 sp3
exchange 2010 sp3

Do you find event log error on the CAS server related to OAB ?

please paste here.

Also to add: the 2nd PC un-cached when clicking new message shows the GAL within the OAB.  The cached PC shows the incorrect address list.

Thanks

Restarted it
Ran the update
cached client same as before.

sorry, its exchange 2010 v14.2.247.5 with update rollup 8

also, we have a 2nd standalone exchange box with an OAB (not default).  Wondering if this is causing issues?

To add a bit more info:

found this: (might be applicable) http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2665915

We also have configured:
2x Standalone exchange servers.
2x offline address books, one on each server.  One thing i have noticed is that clients on the 2nd server are pulling down address lists from the other server.

OAB configs (Server1):
include default GAL - ticked
include the following address lists - all ALs added
distribution - enable web-based distribution - both server1 and 2 are added (OAB default web site)

OAB configs (server2):
include default GAL - ticked
distribution - enable web-based distribution - both server1 and 2 are added (OAB default web site)

Why you have ticked "Include the Following Address List" remove this tick.

And after applying this setting it will take 24 hours so you can wait tilk then.

Yes wht you have provided is also helpful at some instant.

because we have other address lists we would like to show within the OAB for users

please paste event error log from CAS server, also while doing manual GAL download you may recieve error, please paste that as well.

only regarding the address lists i have created within the OAB:

OABGen could not generate full details for some entries in the offline address list for address list '\All External Contacts'.  To see which entries are affected, set event logging for the offline address list generator to at least medium.

For more information, see Help and Support Center at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff360375(v=exchg.140).aspx



and another referencing what i think is old exchange folders:

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/exchange/en-US/0879dcfd-0d3f-4e3b-81b8-ccf1482bb202/oabgen-cannot-find-group-metrics-information-for-group-users-are-not-showing-in-the-gal?forum=exchange2010

OABGen cannot find group metrics information for group '/o=First Organization/ou=Exchange Administrative Group (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT)/cn=Configuration/cn=Servers/cn=server-DR/cn=Microsoft Public MDB'. This is normal if the group metrics information of this group has not been generated yet.  

For more information, see Help and Support Center at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.

According to above error, please go through below technet forum and do according to that.

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/exchange/en-US/0879dcfd-0d3f-4e3b-81b8-ccf1482bb202/oabgen-cannot-find-group-metrics-information-for-group-users-are-not-showing-in-the-gal?forum=exchange2010

tried this already..

still not 100% sure if resolved really.
by changing the local cert/server path to the 3rd party cert/path it seems better, no errors, but users still reporting incorrect address list showing in outlook when clicking new email.
i think its an outlook/exchange issue here.