Here are the steps to request or renew certificates in Skype for Business Server 2015. Most of the steps are similar to Lync Server 2010/2013, so to start let's go to the well-known Deployment Wizard Step 3 and click Run or Run Again (depending on if you are requesting for the first time or renewing … Continue reading Request/Renewing Skype for Business Server 2015 Certificates
Year: 2015
Lync Server 2013: Event 14497,14517 LS Protocol Stack
This issue dates a while back, but after Lync Server 2013 Cumulative Update 3 (5.0.8308.556 and above) the Edge Server Access Service won't start with the Event 14497 LS Protocol Stack: One or more configuration errors were detected at startup that cannot be mitigated. Cause: There are serious problems with the server configuration that prevented … Continue reading Lync Server 2013: Event 14497,14517 LS Protocol Stack
Deploying SQL Server AlwaysOn Availability Group for Skype for Business Server 2015
In Lync Server 2013, there were requests regarding an alternative to SQL Mirroring for SQL Server High Availability. This was related to the fact that SQL Mirroring was marked as a feature to be removed in future SQL Server versions: This feature will be removed in a future version of Microsoft SQL Server. Avoid using this feature in new development work, … Continue reading Deploying SQL Server AlwaysOn Availability Group for Skype for Business Server 2015
Skype for Business Server 2015 Component Version using PowerShell
There are two methods to get the Skype for Business Server component version: using Windows Registry or the WMI Classes. Both methods were previously published for Lync Server 2010 and Lync Server 2013: Lync Server Component Version using PowerShell (Windows Registry) Lync Server Component Version using PowerShell (WMI Classes) The preferred method is using the … Continue reading Skype for Business Server 2015 Component Version using PowerShell
Deploying Kemp Technologies Free LoadMaster as Load Balancer and Reverse Proxy
Update 2017/06/07 – Updated the screenshots with the new Kemp LoadMaster UI. In a recent Lync deployment, we were installing a new Kemp Technologies LoadMaster and a new license type was shown: This is great news since we can use it for test/lab environments without having the previous 30 days limitation. Also, in the End … Continue reading Deploying Kemp Technologies Free LoadMaster as Load Balancer and Reverse Proxy
The address ‘LyncEnterprise-ApplicationAccount@…’ isn’t a valid SMTP address
Integrating Lync Server 2013 and Exchange 2013 is usually a relative straight forward process. We just need to follow the steps described here: Integrating Microsoft Lync Server 2013 and Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 https://technet.microsoft.com/library/jj688098.aspx One of these steps is to run the script Configure-EnterprisePartnerApplication.ps1 on a Exchange PowerShell. This script will create a User and the Lync Server … Continue reading The address ‘LyncEnterprise-ApplicationAccount@…’ isn’t a valid SMTP address
Lync/SfB Server: Event 31137,31138 LS Response Group Service
These are common warnings and usually associated with issues such as disabled AD account or user removed from Lync Server: Log Name: Lync Server Source: LS Response Group Service Date: 22/12/2014 19:32:15 Event ID: 31137 Task Category: (2001) Level: Warning Keywords: Classic User: N/A Computer: ************ Description: During the Active Directory update non-SIP enabled agents were … Continue reading Lync/SfB Server: Event 31137,31138 LS Response Group Service