Get the Identity of the Metadata Service Application Proxy

Scenario/Problem: You need to find the identity of the Metadata Service Proxy.

Solution: Use the Get-SPServiceApplicationProxy cmdlet.

To get a specific instance of a Metadata Service Application Proxy, you need the identity of the Service Application Proxy. The Get-SPMetadataServiceApplicationProxy cmdlet requires an Identity parameter and, therefore, does not display all instances. Therefore, you need to use the Get-SPServiceApplicationProxy cmdlet to display all service application proxies and find the Managed Metadata Service. Listing 17.6 shows the command line without any parameters.

Listing 17.6. Displaying the List of Service Application Proxies

Get-SPServiceApplicationProxy ...

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