Microsoft® Lync Server 2010 Unleashed

Backing Up the Central Management Store

As mentioned previously, the long-lived LCSCmd.exe commands are gone and replaced with Lync Server Management Shell cmdlets. Specifically, the cmdlets for backing up the Central Management Store (CMS) are Export-CsConfiguration and Export-CsLisConfiguration, which export the overall configuration and the E911configuration, respectively.

→ The process for restoring service from the exported configuration is covered later in the “Restore Processes” section of this chapter.

The Export-CsConfiguration cmdlet exports the Lync Server global configuration. In previous versions, much of this information was stored in Active Directory; however, for Lync Server, it’s stored in the CMS. The CMS should be backed up ...