Broadcast Messages
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The server context includes an action named BroadcastMessage. This action allows Office Communications Server administrators to send an alert to all SIP-enabled users or users hosted on a specific pool. The content of the message would typically be to announce service outages, virus malware, or any other kind of Office Communications Server information. Here's the syntax.
LCSCmd /Server:<Server FQDN> /Action:BroadcastMessage /Role:<SE : EE : Proxy : WorkgroupProxy : AP> [/RefDomain:<Domain FQDN> ][/PDCRequired:[TRUE|FALSE] ][/GlobalSettingsDC:<DC FQDN> ][/DC:<DC FQDN> ][/GC:<GC FQDN> ][/Global:<Configuration | System> ][/GroupDomain:<Group Domain FQDN> ][/GroupDomainDC:<Group Domain DC FQDN> ][/PoolName:<Pool Name> ][/Message:<Message Text.> ][/MessageFile:<Message Text File.> ][/MaxSession:<Maximum Session Number> ][/CertIssuer:<Certificate Issuer> ][/CertSerial:<Certificate Serial Number> ][/L:<log file path> ][/XML:[TRUE|FALSE ][/?:[TRUE|FALSE]]
Here is an example.
LCSCmd /server /action:BroadcastMessage /Role:Proxy /Message:"The system is going down for maintenance at 7:00 PM PST."
Where:
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
/Server |
Executes the action for the specified server FQDN. |
/Role |
Specifies the role of the server. |
/Action |
Takes a string that specifies the action name. Valid action names include CheckLCServerState, Activate, Deactivate, and Diag. |
/RefDomain |
Specifies the reference domain FQDN. |
/PDCRequired |
Specifies whether PDCs are required for the action. Default is TRUE. |
/GlobalSettingsDC |
FQDN of the of a global settings domain DC. This must be the local domain DC if the settings are in the configuration container, root DC is the settings are in the system container. |
/Global |
Specifies the global setting location. Possible values are Configuration and System. |
/GroupDomain |
Specifies the FQDN of the domain where Office Communications Server universal groups are located. |
/GroupDomainDC |
The FQDN of a DC in the domain where Office Communications Server universal groups are located. |
/PoolName |
The name of the pool on which to send the message. |
/Message |
The text of the IM being sent. |
/MessageFile |
A file containing the test of the IM being sent. |
/MaxSession |
The maximum number of sessions (threads). The default is 10. |
/CertIssuer |
The name of the issuer of the trusted certificate. |
/CertSerial |
The serial number of the trusted certificate. |
/Force |
Specifies whether to force task execution. |
/L |
Specifies the log file path. If not specified, %TEMP%\<ActionName>[<Date>][<Time>].html is used. To disable logging, use a dash character (-) as the log file name. |
/XML |
Specifies whether the log file to be generated should be in XML format instead of HTML. |
/? |
Shows Help on usage. |
When a broadcast message is sent out, all signed-in users for a pool will be alerted. In a pool with 15,000 users signed in, the message will take up to 7 minutes to be distributed to all users. In a pool with 50,000 users signed in, you should expect the message to take up to 27 minutes to be distributed.