Performing the Initial Synchronization

After you configure the synchronization agent, perform the initial synchronization:

1. Log on to the synchronization agent server as a member of the Domain Administrators group.
2. Open Command Prompt (cmd.exe).
3. Go to the C:\Program Files\Parallels\Directory Integration\ directory.

4. Collect the initial data from your on-premise Active Directory domain by running this command:

   ADSync.exe dry-run InitialData.xml

5. Open the InitialData.xml file and validate that the required data is collected.
6. Create a user in your on-premise Active Directory domain.

7. Collect the updated data from your on-premise Active Directory domain by running this command:

   ADSync.exe dry-run DeltaData.xml

8. Open the DeltaData.xml file and validate that only the user that you created is in the file.

9. Clear the local cache by running this command:

   ADSync.exe clear /all

10. Perform the initial synchronization by running this command:

    ADSync.exe run

As a result, the current users and contacts will be synchronized from your on-premise Active Directory domain to your Hosted Exchange organization in CloudBlue Commerce. Further changes in your on-premise Active Directory domain will be synchronized by the synchronization task created in the Windows Task Scheduler, which is run every 3 hours.

Note: To see all options of ADSync.exe and their description, use this command: ADSync.exe help.