

This interval is 1 minute by default and can be customized to any value between 1 second and 24 hours. The ReplicationCycleInterval value indicates the default behavior of Lync Server to search Active Directory for any changes every minute. PS C:\> Get-CsUserReplicatorConfiguration Execute the Get-CsUserReplicatorConfiguration cmdlet.Let us first look at the User Replicator configuration, which is the process which synchronizes data between Active Directory and the Lync SQL databases. The ‘ abserver.exe –RegenUR’ command has been replaced by Update-CsUserDatabase and the ‘ abserver.exe –SyncNow’ command has been replaced by Update-CsAddressBook. Since PowerShell cmdlets are now used for any and all configuration this means that separate command-line tools like lcscmd.exe or abserver.exe are no longer used in Lync Server. The first two items on the list above are both server-side processes are are controlled individually by separate Set and Update cmdlets. Just as with OCS there are many scenarios when waiting a ‘day or so’ to see changes appear in the contact list are less than ideal, so the manual steps have been outlined in detail in this article. dabs files from the Lync Server’s share to update the client’s local GalContacs.db cache file. On a randomized schedule the Lync client and Lync Phone Edition clients download any updated.Once every 24 hours (1:30AM local server time) the LS Address Book Server will execute a synchronization pass which pulls the most recent information stored in the SQL rtc database and writes those changes into the address book files.

These changes are written into the back-end SQL database for the pool as well as the rtcab database which is used by Address Book Web Query service for the Lync 2010 Mobile client.

