Topic Last Modified: 2011-04-06

If you have configured the Lync Server Response Group service and you are currently using it, you need to move the Response Group contact objects before you remove the pool or server that hosts the Lync Server Response Group service. You use the Export-CsRgsConfiguration and Import-CsRgsConfiguration cmdlets, which are provided with Microsoft Lync Server 2010, Resource Kit Tools, to back up and move your existing Lync Server Response Group service configuration data. You can download the Lync Server 2010, Resource Kit Tools from the Microsoft Download Center at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=203466.

To move the Response Group service configuration data

  1. Log on to the computer where Lync Server Management Shell is installed as a member of the Domain Admins group or the RTCUniversalServerAdmins group.

    Important:
    This procedure assumes that you have read and understand how to use the Lync Server 2010, Resource Kit Tools and that you have installed the tools according to the instructions provided with the Resource Kit Tools.

  2. Start the Lync Server Management Shell: Click Start, click All Programs, click Microsoft Lync Server 2010, and then click Lync Server Management Shell.

  3. To move the Response Group configuration data to a new or existing pool, type:

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    Export-CsRgsConfiguration -Source ApplicationServer:<LyncServerPoolFqdn> -FileName <Backup file>

    Where <LyncServerPoolFqdn> is the Microsoft Lync Server 2010 pool or server that you are exporting the data from, and <Backup file> is the path and file name of the .zip file to create containing the exported configuration data.

  4. To import the configuration data to a new or existing Microsoft Lync Server 2010 pool or server, do the following:

  5. Start the Lync Server Management Shell: Click Start, click All Programs, click Microsoft Lync Server 2010, and then click Lync Server Management Shell.

  6. To import the Lync Server Response Group service configuration, type:

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    Import-CsRgsConfiguration -Destination ApplicationServer: <LyncServerPoolFqdn> -FileName <Backup file>

    Where <LyncServerPoolFqdn> is the Microsoft Lync Server 2010 pool or server that you are importing the data to, and <Backup file> is the path and file name of the .zip file to create containing the exported configuration data.