XADM: Unable to View Free and Busy Time Across Exchange Server Sites (260013)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Exchange Server 5.0
  • Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5
This article was previously published under Q260013

SYMPTOMS

When users attempt to view free and busy time for users in another site, they may only see hash marks for those users on the Attendee Availability tab, for example:

Username \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\

CAUSE

Free and busy replication has not been configured to replicate across all sites.

RESOLUTION

In the Exchange Administrator program, follow these steps to configure free and busy replication:
  1. Locate the Schedule+ Free Busy folder. To do this, click the Organization Level, click Folders, click System Folders, and then click Schedule+ Free Busy folder. This displays all free and busy folders for each site within the organization.
  2. Open the properties for the local site.
  3. On the Replicas tab, include the other sites in the Replicate Folders To pane.
After the replication procedure is finished, all users can view free and busy information across all sites.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:4/21/2005
Keywords:kbprb KB260013
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