Is CMS Replication required for ApplicationPool also?

Question

Is CMS Replication required for ApplicationPool also?

When I run the command Get-CsManagementStoreReplicationStatus I get UpToDate : True for my domain but it comes False for my ApplicationPool.

UpToDate           : True
ReplicaFqdn        : ****.*****
LastStatusReport   : 07-08-2014 11:42:26
LastUpdateCreation : 07-08-2014 11:42:26
ProductVersion     : 5.0.8308.0

UpToDate           : False
ReplicaFqdn        : MyApplicationPool.****.*****
LastStatusReport   :
LastUpdateCreation : 08-08-2014 15:16:03
ProductVersion     :

UpToDate           : False
ReplicaFqdn        : ****.*****
LastStatusReport   :
LastUpdateCreation : 08-08-2014 15:10:59

Am I on the right track? Have I created my ApplicationPool wrongly?

Answer 1

Yes, UCMA applications running on an app server generally require access to the CMS, so replication should be enabled.

On the app server, you'd need to:

• Ensure the "Lync Server Replica Replicator Agent" service is running
• Run Enable-CsReplica in the management shell
• Run Enable-CsTopoloy
• Then run Invoke-CSManagementStoreReplication to force a replication

I've noticed that it often takes a while for the CMS to be replicated to the app server, so you might need to run Get-CsManagementStoreReplicationStatus a few times before you see UpToDate change to True.