It's been a long wait for some but it's finally here ! http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=47364
Skype for Business (Skype4B)
Skype for Business Server Debugging Tools – Download Available
MS have released the Skype for Business Server debugging tools 🙂 including - Snooper - CLSLogger - CLSScenarioEdit By default these tools are installed in C:\Program Files\Skype for Business Server 2015\Debugging Tools. Download link below 🙂 https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=47263
WARNING – Skype for Business Server 2015 has a normalization/matching bug – problem for those with Exchange Auto Attendants.
Update - This is now resolved In Skype for Business CU 1 June 2015 Just spotted this on Twitter posted by Matt Landis. Microsoft are investigating. If you are using Exchange Auto Attendents and transfer to users or response groups the normalisation will fail and may route call externally and back. Ok if the numbers … Continue reading WARNING – Skype for Business Server 2015 has a normalization/matching bug – problem for those with Exchange Auto Attendants.
Lync Phone Edition May 2015 Cumulative Update
New Cumulative Updatefor Lync Phone Edition. CU and download yells are below. Polycom https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3050588 Aastra http://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3050585 HP https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3050587
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Skype for Business – Windows Fabric Dump and Trace files stored in File Store
Since in-place upgrading my Lync SE Front End to Skype for Business Server 2015 im just starting to dig around looking at updates and differences and spotted theres two new folders in my File Store. WinFabDumpFiles WinFabTraceFiles From looking into the folders it appears to be logs file that i believe used to be stored … Continue reading Skype for Business – Windows Fabric Dump and Trace files stored in File Store
Lync Server 2013 May 2015 Cumulative Update KB2809243
IMPORTANT CU FOR SIDE BY SIDE MIGRATIONS TO SKYPE FOR BUSINESS With the buzz of Skype for Business there's also a new CU for Lync 2013 Server. This cu contains a number of fixes so would be recommended to get installed, also be good to have installed if your preparing your servers for a Skype … Continue reading Lync Server 2013 May 2015 Cumulative Update KB2809243
LRS Admin Portal after Skype for Business InPlace Upgrade – cant reinstall
If you use the LRS admin portal on your FE its recommended to remove this before an InPlace upgrade but if you try to install it after it will fail. watch this space as ill see what we can do. Update - new sfb lync room system admin portal Download http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=46906&WT.mc_id=rss_alldownloads_all
Skype for Business InPlace – Upgrade Step by Step
Today 1st May 2015 Microsoft released Skype for Business Server 2015 RTM. Below is an InPlace Upgrade carried out on a single Lync 2013 Standard Edition Server on Windows Server 2012 R2. Before the Upgrade PLEASE CHECK !: Ensure you have server backups Applied Latest Lync Server CU Latest Lync 2013 Server CU Applied SQL … Continue reading Skype for Business InPlace – Upgrade Step by Step
Lync 2013 Server – SQL 2012 Express Service Pack 2 Manual Install
In preparation for your Skype for Business InPlace Upgrade remember you need have update your SQL Express 2012 to at least SP1. You need to do this on all Lync servers so you may be busy if you have updated already. By default Lync 2013 installed only SQL 2012 Express with no SPs. Heres the … Continue reading Lync 2013 Server – SQL 2012 Express Service Pack 2 Manual Install
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