Lync/SfB Edge Server on a single subnet

The point of this post is to help those that can't have 2 NIC on 2 separated not routable subnets. I have already encountered some customers whose security team stated that it was technically impossible to deploy an additional subnet on their current security/network infrastructure. Many of you know that Lync Edge Requirements have the following … Continue reading Lync/SfB Edge Server on a single subnet

Difference between Open and Closed Federation in Lync/SfB Server

One of the features that Lync Server and Skype for Business Server has and customers like is the ability to federate with another company. This post will focus only on Lync/SfB to Lync/SfB or Lync/SfB to OCS federation. Usually, Lync/SfB administrators don't know if they have an open or closed federation – why is that so? Because … Continue reading Difference between Open and Closed Federation in Lync/SfB Server

Lync Server 2010 Cumulative Update List: June 2019

In a previous article we discussed how to check Lync Server Component Version. After checking the versions, a good thing is a table to verify what Cumulative Update were installed in the server. We can use the Lync Server Core Component as reference, since this component is always updated. When we update Lync Server, not all components … Continue reading Lync Server 2010 Cumulative Update List: June 2019

Lync Server Component Version using PowerShell (WMI Classes)

Every Lync Server administrator must have this PowerShell cmdlet, which shows each Lync Server 2010/2013 Component's version: Get-WmiObject -class Win32_Product | where {$_.name -like "*Lync Server*"} | Sort-Object Name | Select Name, Version |ft -AutoSize The result will be like this: Or in Lync Server 2010: To save the result in a file just add … Continue reading Lync Server Component Version using PowerShell (WMI Classes)