Get-CsPool

Syntax

Get-CsPool
   [[-Identity] <XdsGlobalRelativeIdentity>]
   [-Site <String>]
   [<CommonParameters>]

Get-CsPool
   [-Filter <String>]
   [-Site <String>]
   [<CommonParameters>]

Description

In Skype for Business Server, a pool is one or more computers in the same site that run the same set of services. For example, if you have one server running the Mediation Server service in the Redmond site, then you would have a Mediation Server pool consisting of that one computer. If you have two computers running Mediation Server in the Redmond site, then you would have a Mediation Server pool consisting of two computers. The number of pools used in your organization depends on the number of servers you have and the different services run by those servers.

The Get-CsPool cmdlet enables you to retrieve information about each pool in use in your organization, including information about the services running on each of those pools.

Examples

-------------------------- Example 1 --------------------------

Get-CsPool

Example 1 returns all the pools found in your deployment of Skype for Business Server.

-------------------------- Example 2 --------------------------

Get-CsPool | Select-Object -ExpandProperty Computers

Example 2 displays detailed information about the computers found in each of your pools. This is done by calling the Get-CsPool cmdlet, and then piping the returned data to the Select-Object cmdlet. The ExpandProperty parameter is then used to "expand" the value of the Computers property. The Computers property is an array of objects representing each computer in the pool. When you expand the Computers property you get back detailed information about each of these computers.

-------------------------- Example 3 --------------------------

Get-CsPool -Identity atl-cs-001.litwareinc.com

In Example 3, the Identity parameter is used to restrict the returned data to the pool that has the Identity atl-cs-001.litwareinc.com.

-------------------------- Example 4 --------------------------

Get-CsPool -Site "Redmond"

Example 4 returns all the pools found in the Redmond site. To do this, the command uses the Site parameter; the parameter value "Redmond" limits the returned data to pools where the Site property is equal to Redmond.

-------------------------- Example 5 --------------------------

Get-CsPool | Where-Object {$_.Services.Count -eq 0}

The command shown in Example 5 returns a collection of all the pools that do not have any Skype for Business Server services installed. To carry out this task, the command first calls the Get-CsPool cmdlet without any parameters; that returns a collection of all the pools currently in use in the organization. This collection is then piped to the Where-Object cmdlet, which picks out all the pools where the Services.Count property is equal to 0. If the Count equals 0, that means that there are no Skype for Business Server services configured for that pool.

Parameters

-Filter

-Identity

-Site

Inputs

None

Outputs

Microsoft.Rtc.Management.Deploy.Internal.Cluster

Related Links

• Get-CsSite
• Get-CsTopology