There's been an a new Lync Server 2013 CU update release yesterday 13/12/2016 – KB2809243 it seems to have the same KB number as the November 2016 CU and look to be a fix for a detected issue in the November 2016 CU. It looks like this is a minor CU update and includes an … Continue reading Lync Server 2013 December 2016 CU Update
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Lync 2013 Mobile Client Update 5.9.137.0 mentions Skype for Business coming soon – Windows Phone
Before you read and get excited the mobile client is still Lync 2013 😦 were not there yet BUT this update now has Skype for Business mentioned in it so were getting closer ! This update does inform users of the renaming of Lync to Skype for Business and a new mobile client is coming … Continue reading Lync 2013 Mobile Client Update 5.9.137.0 mentions Skype for Business coming soon – Windows Phone
Lync Room System April 2015 Update 15.13.02 :)
Biggest enhancement here allowing the use of SCEP 🙂 recently there hasnt been any antivirus that could be used with the LRS which has raised quetions when discussing LRS with customers. Its great to see that microsoft have listened and allowed SCEP now. Also there are a number of MS updates as well 🙂 This … Continue reading Lync Room System April 2015 Update 15.13.02 🙂
SMART Room System for Lync – Extra Small Review
Had an installation of an Extra Small SMART LRS this has a single 55” display designed for smaller meetings rooms. On SMART website it state four people but you can get more people in the room depending on the layout. Here's a couple of difference i found when comparing against the larger models with 70 … Continue reading SMART Room System for Lync – Extra Small Review
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
Lync Room System Admin Portal Diagnostic Logging error – Make sure the path is in a UNC directory and starts with two backslashes e.g \\mypc\myshare
Came across the below error when trying to save log files from an LRS in the LRS admin Portal. Make sure the path is in a UNC directory and starts with two backslashes, e.g \\mypc\myshare. If you are also specifying a fileName, the extension must be .zip. Failed to send command to the room I … Continue reading Lync Room System Admin Portal Diagnostic Logging error – Make sure the path is in a UNC directory and starts with two backslashes e.g \\mypc\myshare
Lync Room Systems and WSUS Updates
Following on from the LRS Internal updater server blog post i wanted to give me details in what i found when trying to use WSUS with LRS’s. It appears although WSUS is allowed to be configured in the LRS and SMARTs documentation and Microsoft KB mentions using WSUS but it seems the LRS wont use … Continue reading Lync Room Systems and WSUS Updates
Skype for Business: Hardening The Backend Databases
Great Blog Post from Mark on Skype4B / Lync Server Database hardening 🙂
We all know that Lync uses SQL server to store it’s backend databases such as the Central Management Store. However, do we pay much attention as to how the Lync Front End servers connect to the database? Let’s look at a scenario.
You have 3 front end enterprise edition servers in a single pool. You are using SQL server 2012 as a backend database server for the Lync databases. This SQL server has multiple instances running other LoB applications. The installation of SQL was completed only accepting the default settings from the SQL installer.
So what security implications does this have on your SQL estate? To begin with SQL will use the static TCP port of 1433 to allow external connections access to the default instance (usually MSSQL) and TCP port 1434 for the SQL Browser service. The SQL browser service is used to allow connections to databases from external…
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Could not load file or assembly ‘System.Fabric’
Could not load file or assembly ‘System.Fabric’ I was working on a Lync SE Front End Server where the Front End Service was stuck at starting. I tried Reset-CSPoolFabricState –PoolFQDN {PoolFQDN} –ResetType QuorumLossRecovery but that didn't work this time. I noticed in the event viewer an warning event 50016 mentioning Windows Fabric. An exception was … Continue reading Could not load file or assembly ‘System.Fabric’
Persistent Chat Admin by Lync Management Shell
A day of Persistent Chat Management Shell Today i was doing some P Chat and wanted to administrator it only via Lync Management Shell. This was for a single FE with collocated P Chat. Create New Category New-CsPersistentChatCategory -Name SalesCategory –Description Sales Category –EnableInvitations -EnableFileUpload Remove Category Remove-CsPersistentChatCategory -Name lyncse01.ucmart.co.uk\SalesCategory Next Add Members Set-CsPersistentChatCategory -identity … Continue reading Persistent Chat Admin by Lync Management Shell
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