Force user to connect to specific Persistent Chat server

We plan to have 2 persistent chat servers in a single pool that will span 2 sites.
1 Persistent Chat server in Site A
1 Persistent Chat server in Site B
Is there a way to force users in Site A to connect to the Persistent Chat server in Site A and for users in Site B to connect to the Site B Persistent Chat server?

That is possible.
For example, you have on DNS server DC01 in site A, and you only have a DNS A record point to the IP address of persistent chat server in site A, then you use DC01 as the DNS server for users in site A.
You have on DNS server DC02 in site B, and you only have a DNS A record point to the IP address of persistent chat server in site B, then you use DC02 as the DNS server for users in site B.
But it is not recommended. If one persistent server is down, users in one site won’t have group chat feature.
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i follow microsoft book to train Lync 2013
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