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Lync 2013 resource forest deployment with manual sync - Part 4
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7 months ago
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F) User Behavior and Testing Let me test the user behavior in user forest. Login to fabrikam forest machine with domain user ID and password. Launched Lync 2013 client and enter SIP URI enabled in resource forest ; You may get certificate...
Lync 2013 resource forest deployment with manual sync - Part 3
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7 months ago
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User provisioning and Manual Sync Configuration D) User Provisioning Create a new user in fabrikam forest (User Forest) ; Create a matching user in contoso forest (Resource Forest) and right click and disable the user. Now contoso forest...
Lync 2013 resource forest deployment with manual sync - Part 2
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7 months ago
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C) Configure Forest Trust Next step is to configure trust between contoso and fabrikam forest. Following steps may help you with trust configuration. Login to contoso domain controller and open Active directory domains and Trusts; Right on...
Lync 2013 resource forest deployment with manual sync - Part 1
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7 months ago
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Introduction I would like to share detailed information on Lync 2013 resource forest setup with manual sync configuration. Currently, I have two AD forests as seen below. Contoso.com is the resource forest where in Lync server is hosted and fabrikam...
Tri co-existence between OCS 2007 R1 , Lync 2010 and Lync 2013 - The reality check
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9 months ago
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Saleesh Neduvayalil
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First of all, tri co-existence is not supported by Microsoft. This article doesn't endorse any unsupported configuration. I would like to test co-existence between OCS 2007 R1 , Lync 2010 and Lync 2013 in the same AD forest. I have successfully...
Lync 2013 standard edition backup and restore insights
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10 months ago
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Saleesh Neduvayalil
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I would like to share the backup and restore procedure for a Lync 2013 standard edition server. Current lab setup have two standard edition servers called SE1.fabrikam.com and SE2 fabrikam.com. CMS is located in SE2 , unfortunately SE2 went down due to...
Lync 2013 pool failover when CMS is down
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over 1 year ago
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I have two standard edition pools, SE1.fabrikam.com (SE1) and SE2.fabrikam.com (SE2). My CMS is located in SE1. These pools are backup registrar to each other. I have manually shutdown SE1 to create a DR scenario. I wanted to invoke a pool failover from...
Gmail to Office 365 exchange online migration using IMAP
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over 1 year ago
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Saleesh Neduvayalil
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I would like to share the steps to migrate a mailbox from Gmail or any other IMAP provider to Office 365 exchange online. Following steps may be helpful for reference. Create a CSV file as per the screenshot mentioned below. You should include office...
OCS R2 Communicator web access (CWA) integration with Lync Server 2013
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over 1 year ago
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Saleesh Neduvayalil
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I would like share the steps to integrate Lync 2013 server with OCS - R2 Communicator web access server (CWA). My current deployment includes , OCS R2 CWA server and Lync 2013 standard edition. Please note , I don’t have any OCS frontend server...
Lync 2013 split-domain peer to peer VOIP call flow
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over 1 year ago
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Saleesh Neduvayalil
I have been working on Lync 2013 split domain topology and thought of sharing peer-peer VOIP call flow between an on-premise user and online user. Let’s say , you have a Lync 2013 split domain topology. User-A is provisioned in on-premise Lync...
CMS database movement between Lync 2013 standard edition servers
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over 1 year ago
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Saleesh Neduvayalil
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I have two Lync 2013 standard edition servers deployed part of my topology. Each standard edition box is backup registrar to each other. I wanted to move the CMS database from one server to another. I have verified CMS database location by running get...
Lync server 2013 simple central forest user provision through Linked mailboxes
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over 1 year ago
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Saleesh Neduvayalil
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I would like to share Lync user provisioning steps in central forest Lync topology without FIM. I have deployed a central forest Lync topology. Lync 2013 servers are hosted in ‘Green.com’ forest and wanted enable users from an additional forest...
Lync 2013 unified contact store (UCS) troubleshooting tips
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over 1 year ago
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Saleesh Neduvayalil
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I would like to share few troubleshooting tips based on UCS deployment experiences. Assume that, you had successfully deployed Lync 2013 and exchange 2013 in the organization and enabled UCS. However, client contacts were still not migrated to exchange...
How to verify Lync 2013 unified contact store (UCS) is enabled from client side ?
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over 1 year ago
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Saleesh Neduvayalil
There are multiple ways to verify if UCS is enabled for the users from client side. Following information may help you for reference. Option-1: Through Lync client configuration Hold ‘control’ key on the keyboard and right click on the...
Lync 2013 paired standard edition pools - DNS SRV record requirements
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over 1 year ago
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Saleesh Neduvayalil
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I have deployed two Lync 2013 standard edition servers in a paired mode. Half of the Lync users are hosted in first standard edition pool called Lync01.green.com (pool1) and rest of them are hosted in second standard edition pool called Lync02.green.com...
LCS 2005 to Lync 2013 Cut over migration – Challenges
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over 2 years ago
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First of all, there is a potential risk involved in cut-over migration from LCS 2005 to Lync 2013 and it is not supported by Microsoft. Purpose of this blog is to understand the direct migration path from LCS 2005 to Lync 2013 RTM and reveal the challenges...
Schedule Office 365 Lync-online conference using on-premise exchange mailbox
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over 2 years ago
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Saleesh Neduvayalil
This is not a hybrid deployment scenario. Lync online and exchange on-premise are isolated domains. I have deployed on-premise exchange server with SMTP domain called ‘contoso.com’ and Office 365 Trial domain is Lynctest12.onmicrosoft.com’...
Lync Server 2013 Preview – High Availability Test
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over 2 years ago
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Saleesh Neduvayalil
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The aim of this test is to understand Lync 2013 (Preview) client behavior during an infrastructure failure. My lab environment consists of Lync 2013 (P) EE Pool with two frontend servers, dedicated SQL backend server and two Lync 2013 (P) clients....
Lync server 2013 Preview – Major Server Features – Quick reference guide
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over 2 years ago
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Saleesh Neduvayalil
I have only listed major features or architecture changes introduced on Lync server 2013 preview compared to Lync server 2010. Hope it would be helpful. Audio video conference server role is always collocated with frontend server. Monitoring archiving...
Lync mobility deployment – Quick reference guide
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over 3 years ago
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Saleesh Neduvayalil
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Login to frontend server and ensure that mobility services are successfully installed. You can see new virtual directory (McX) created under internal and external web sites . Verify following DNS records are resolving properly. lyncdiscoverinternal...
Survivable branch appliance – User authentication
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over 3 years ago
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Saleesh Neduvayalil
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How does user authentication happens in Lync branch site ? Lync client will generate a DNS SRV request to identify Lync Pool FQDN .This request will forward to Lync central AD site and it returns director pool FQDN . Lync client will send a TLS...
Lync 2010 – Response Group Disaster Scenarios
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over 3 years ago
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I would like to discuss various disaster scenarios associated with Lync response group topology. I am taking an existing topology as reference . Main focus is on branch site impact during failures . Lync 2010 enterprise pool is hosted in central site...