This article is designed to be a brief overview and central resource for all Mimecast Synchronization Engine (MSE) knowledge articles.
What is the Mimecast Synchronization Engine
The Mimecast Synchronization Engine is a proprietary Mimecast application installed in your environment. It enables features that provide closer integration between your Microsoft infrastructure and the Mimecast cloud. See the Supported Environments section below for additional details.
The Mimecast Synchronization Engine can be downloaded from the Application Downloads page.
Once the Synchronization Engine is installed in your environment, these features are configured in the Mimecast Administration Console. The availability of each feature is dependent on your Mimecast subscription.
Supported Scenarios
Mimecast Synchronization Engine to synchronize your organization's Active Directory with Mimecast. This uses a secure outbound connection from your internal network to Mimecast.
| Scenario |
Description |
| Single Domain |
In a single-domain environment, the default settings for Active Directory Sync should be used.
See the Directory Synchronization article for full details.
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| Parent-Child Domain |
In a parent-child domain, one Directory Integration per domain is required. The Replicate Different Domain is used to override the:
- Default connection settings.
- Default user name and password.
- Root-distinguished name filter.
See the Directory Synchronization article for full details.
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| Resource Forests |
In a resource forest scenario, there are one or more forests with active user accounts and a resource forest where Microsoft Exchange Server is deployed containing disabled user accounts.
See the Directory Synchronization article for full details.
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Exchange Tasks
The Mimecast Synchronization Engine (MSE) offers the following features and functionality that can be applied to Mailboxes, Messages, Attachments, Folders, and more by creating Definitions. Task Schedules set the frequency mailboxes are checked against these definitions.
The
Calendar Replication feature uses native Exchange entry points to extract calendar appointments (including attachments) from Exchange mailboxes and submits this data to the Mimecast platform, which is made available to end users.
The
Mailbox Folder Replication feature continuously extracts folder and message meta-data from Microsoft Exchange mailboxes and submits this to the Mimecast platform. Once a user's mailbox has been successfully replicated, they can access their Mimecast archive in the same familiar, structured format they use daily in their email client.
Mailbox Folders uses native Exchange entry points to identify and take action on email messages in specific Exchange mailbox folders. Message Action options include Exchange Delete, Expire View, and Archive Purge.
Mailbox Storage Management uses native Exchange entry points to identify and take action on email attachments in Exchange mailboxes. Mimecast stored message data can be directly accessed from the Exchange mailbox. Allowing administrators to control the size of mailboxes on the corporate Exchange servers.
Mailbox Permissions Sync (Delegates Sync) uses native Exchange entry points to synchronize mailbox permissions between an on-premises Exchange organization and Microsoft 365 or Office 365 in a hybrid deployment. This is done using a Task configured in Mimecast with an associated schedule.
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