OCS Debug/Code Escalation Scenarios

Unable to with install Lync Server, due to "domain not ready error." or Prepare Active Directory shows "Partial"

Symptoms ========= Get-CsAdDomain generates "The domain is not ready" after successful domain prep....

Author: The LyncMD Date: 06/20/2011

Powershell command to find the version of Lync Server and OCS 2007 R2 Server Installed Components

PS C:\Users\Administrator.CONTOSO> Get-WmiObject -query 'select * from win32_product' | where...

Author: The LyncMD Date: 06/07/2011

How to make sure the latest update for XMPP Gateway is installed ?

Ran across the need for this recently, and thought will share it out here. Do share your feedback,...

Author: The LyncMD Date: 05/09/2011

OCS User cannot join Live Meeting organized by a non-federated (not federated) OCS User

Symptom: UserA in CompanyA (uses OCS) tries to join a Live meeting (using Live Meeting Console)...

Author: The LyncMD Date: 03/01/2011

Lync GroupChat 2010 (UCMA Application) does not work, even after successful installation, with EventID 5286.

Symptom ======== Lync GroupChat 2010 (UCMA Application) does not work, even after successful...

Author: The LyncMD Date: 12/30/2010

Possible way to convert Timestamps stored in SQL tables as BIGINT into readable date-time format

select [dbo] . [fnTicksToDate] (<timestamp in BIGINT format>) Example: select [dbo] ....

Author: The LyncMD Date: 12/01/2010

Request for comments: Does your Live Meeting Console use explicitly specified Internal and External Server name (or IP Address) in User Accounts->Adavanced Connection Settings, if so Why ?

Live Meeting Console can be configured with Internal and External Servers explicitly specified in...

Author: The LyncMD Date: 11/23/2010

November 2010 - Latest updates for the Office Communications products

Product KBs Office Communications Server 2007 R2 968802 OCS2009-dbupgrade 968802 Office Communicator...

Author: The LyncMD Date: 11/22/2010

GroupChat Server is not syncing in changes to Chat Room membership, via Distribution List

Symptom: GroupChat Server is not syncing in changes to Chat Room membership, via Distribution List...

Author: The LyncMD Date: 10/20/2010

How to interpret particular traces in the Live Meeting Console log

The QUESTION, I was asked recently, what does this trace really mean ? 1939 [MC] 17:59:14:566 GMT...

Author: The LyncMD Date: 10/19/2010

Getting started on OCS Conferencing scenarios ?

Recently I have received queries on helping troubleshoot Conference Scenarios: As a start it is...

Author: The LyncMD Date: 07/27/2010

https://www.testocsconnectivity.com what is it ? Who updates it ? Where do I get the update news ?

This website is a joint collaboration between Product Quality and Support to enable YOU the...

Author: The LyncMD Date: 06/23/2010

QoS enabled Live Meeting 2007 client video DSCP marking might be missing when the Windows client video bit rate exceeds 250 kbps

This is one of the OCS Escalation most recent works: It is officially documented as a KB:...

Author: The LyncMD Date: 06/23/2010

Gettting started with GroupChat Deep-Dive ? Useful Pointers recently added.

I had questions from engineers and customers around a good start for GroupChat Deep-Dive....

Author: The LyncMD Date: 03/04/2010

Interested in knowing what are the latest updates out there for Microsoft Office Communications Server

If you would like to know what is the latest and greatest update that has been released for OCS 2007...

Author: The LyncMD Date: 02/24/2010

Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2 (KB978367) Front-End service does not start if the connection to the root domain controller is lost

Symptom Following two events will be seen in the Office Communications Server Event Log Source: OCS...

Author: The LyncMD Date: 02/23/2010

Microsoft Office Communicator is not syncing GAL changes on a daily basis. Communicator client is 3.5.6907.37 or 3.5.6907.56

Symptom ======== Microsoft Office Communicator has an exclamation sign. When the exclamation mark is...

Author: The LyncMD Date: 12/29/2009