When you use in a multiple domain organization. For example you need to separate the Global Address List as the other users from domain X are not allowed to see the address list of domain Y. You can create a new address list + Address List Policy.
01: First you have a add a custom attribute to the users of a OU or a Mailbox Database (you need to create multilple databases (per domain))
Open Powershell.
Get-mailbox –database “DomainX” | Set-mailbox –customattribute15 “DomainX”
With this command you add the customized attribute to the users which need the separated address list.
02: Next we create an address list for rooms.
New-AddressList -Name DomainX_Rooms -RecipientFilter {(Alias -ne $null) -and (CustomAttribute15 -eq “DomainX “)-and (RecipientDisplayType -eq ‘ConferenceRoomMailbox’) -or (RecipientDisplayType -eq ‘SyncedConferenceRoomMailbox’)}
02b: If you need to update this address list use the command: update-addresslist “DomainX_Rooms”
02c: For the contacts I used the GUI to add these to the users (this is because I need to change the settings for that address list after a migration from 2007) However if you have already 2010 or 2013 you can select an OU for this contact address list.
03: Next we create an address list for the users
New-AddressList -Name “DomainX_Users” -RecipientFilter {((RecipientType -eq “UserMailbox”) -or (RecipientType -eq “MailUniversalDistributionGroup”) -or (RecipientType -eq “DynamicDistributionGroup”)) -and (CustomAttribute15 -eq “DomainX”)}
04: The next step will be creating the Global Address List
New-GlobalAddressList -Name “DomainX_GAL” -RecipientFilter {(CustomAttribute15 -eq “DomainX”)}
05: Next we make the offline address book short OAB. For this address book you need the use the GlobalAddressList (GAL)
New-OfflineAddressBook -Name “OAB_DomainX” -AddressLists “DomainX_GAL”
06: After the OAB we create a new AddressBookPolicy (ABP) a policy which which can give to an User of DomainX.
New-AddressBookPolicy -Name “DomainX_ABP” -AddressLists “DomainX_Users”,”DomainX_Contacts” -OfflineAddressBook “\OAB_DomainX” -GlobalAddressList “\DomainX_GAL” -RoomList “\DomainX_Rooms”
07: To set the AddressBookPolicy for all the users with the CustomAttribute15 DomainX you have to use the following command.
Get-Mailbox -resultsize unlimited | where {$_.CustomAttribute15 -eq “DomainX”} | Set-Mailbox -AddressBookPolicy “DomainX_ABP”
For more information:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj657455%28v=exchg.150%29.aspx