Topic Last Modified: 2014-02-24

Invokes the failover process for a Lync Server 2013 pool. Failover refers to the process that occurs when a pool fails and the current users of that pool are then signed on to a backup pool. This cmdlet was introduced in Lync Server 2013.

Syntax


`Invoke-CsPoolFailOver -PoolFqdn <Fqdn> [-Confirm [<SwitchParameter>]] [-DisasterMode <SwitchParameter>] [-FlushStorageService <SwitchParameter>] [-Force <SwitchParameter>] [-SkipDataVerification <SwitchParameter>] [-WaitTime <TimeSpan>] [-WhatIf [<SwitchParameter>]]`

Examples

Example 1

The command shown in Example 1 invokes pool failover for the pool atl-cs-001.litwareinc.com.

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Invoke-CsPoolFailOver -PoolFqdn "atl-cs-001.litwareinc.com"

Example 2

Example 2 invokes disaster mode failover for the pool atl-cs-001.litwareinc.com.

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Invoke-CsPoolFailOver -PoolFqdn "atl-cs-001.litwareinc.com" -DisasterMode

Detailed Description

The pool failover process provides a way for administrators to quickly restore service to users if the Registrar pool they have logged on to should suddenly become unavailable. If a pool fails, users will automatically be signed off from Lync Server 2013; if they immediately try to log back on, they will be redirected to their specified backup pool.

To restore service to these users, administrators can run the Invoke-CsPoolFailOver cmdlet against the pool that is not currently available. Doing this will allow users to sign on to Lync Server using the designated backup pool, and give these users access to all Lync Server services and functionality. Note that users will not be rehomed on the backup pool; they will simply be allowed to log on and make use of that pool until their home pool has been restored. For example, if Pool A fails, users will be able to log on to Pool B (with complete functionality) until Pool A has been restored.

When the failed pool is once more up and running, administrators can then run the Invoke-CsPoolFailBack cmdlet in order to "fail back" users of that pool. If a user is currently logged on to the backup pool then he or she will be redirected back to their home pool after service has been restored.

Pool failover can only be invoked if you have assigned a backup pool to the failed pool.

To return a list of all the role-based access control (RBAC) roles this cmdlet has been assigned to (including any custom RBAC roles you have created yourself), run the following command from the Windows PowerShell command-line interface prompt:

Get-CsAdminRole | Where-Object {$_.Cmdlets –match "Invoke-CsPoolFailover"}

Lync Server Control Panel: The functions carried out by the Invoke-CsPoolFailOver cmdlet are not available in the Lync Server Control Panel.

Parameters

Parameter	Required	Type	Description
PoolFqdn	Required	Microsoft.Rtc.Management.Deploy.Fqdn	Fully qualified domain name of the pool being failed over from. For example: -PoolFqdn "atl-cs-001.litwareinc.com"
Confirm	Optional	System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter	Prompts you for confirmation before executing the command.
DisasterMode	Optional	System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter	When present, indicates that failover is being performed in "disaster mode." If a pool is no longer accessible the only way to restore full functionality to users in that pool is to fail over the pool by using the DisasterMode parameter. If this parameter is not present that means that the pool is still up and running and that failover occurred by administrator choice; for example, the pool might temporarily be failed over in order to do hardware or software upgrades on the server.
FlushStorageService	Optional	System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter	When specified, the Invoke-CsPoolFailOver cmdlet will both fail over all the users in the pool, and call the Invoke-CsStorageServiceFlush cmdlet to flush the storage service database on each Front End server in the pool. Flushing a database involves writing all the queued data to disk, and then clearing the database cache.
Force	Optional	System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter	Suppresses the display of any non-fatal error message that might arise when running the command.
SkipDataVerification	Optional	System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter	When specified, failover will begin immediately without first attempting to verify data.
WaitTime	Optional	System.TimeSpan	Specifies the amount of time (in seconds) that the cmdlet will wait before assuming that the data has been synced from the failed-over pool to the backup pool.
WhatIf	Optional	System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter	Describes what would happen if you executed the command without actually executing the command.

Input Types

None. The Invoke-CsPoolFailOver cmdlet does not accept pipelined input.

Return Types

None.