PSScript: Lync/SfB Server Certification Store Validation

In a previous post, we published the checks/validations that we should do in the Certification Store in the Lync/SfB servers. Checks to do in the Lync/SfB Certificate Store We decided to write a PowerShell with all these checks to make it simple to use. The script will be kept in sync with the post, meaning that … Continue reading PSScript: Lync/SfB Server Certification Store Validation →

Last + First name searches in Lync/SfB Address Book (GalContacts.db)

In a previous post in Joe Calev's WebLog, we were shown how to enable Last + First name searches in Lync Server: That workaround works for WebSearchAndFileDownload and FileDownloadOnly — what we basically need is the GalContacts.db file. Recently, Joe Calev's workaround was introduced in Lync Server 2013 (Nov 2014 Cumulative Update) and it is also … Continue reading Last + First name searches in Lync/SfB Address Book (GalContacts.db) →

Lync/SfB Server: Windows/Service Fabric version List

Update 2020/12/21 - New PowerShell cmdlet to include Service Fabric in Skype for Business Server 2019. In a previous post related to checking the Lync/Skype for Business Server component version, we forgot to mention about Windows/Service Fabric: Lync Server Component Version using PowerShell (Windows Registry) Skype for Business Server 2015 Component Version using PowerShell When … Continue reading Lync/SfB Server: Windows/Service Fabric version List →

Lync/SfB Server: Checking for duplicate entries in the Active Directory Configuration Partition

While troubleshooting the issue described in Checking for "ms-RTC-SIP-TrustedServer" multiple Active Directory entries with PowerShell, we encountered more duplicates for the same server, so we decided to compile all in one place. Like in our previous post Checks to do in the Lync/SfB Certificate Store, this list will also be updated and, again, you are … Continue reading Lync/SfB Server: Checking for duplicate entries in the Active Directory Configuration Partition →

Skype for Business Server 2015 Cumulative Update List: October 2023

With the first release of an update for Skype for Business Server 2015, it is a good opportunity to publish a list of Cumulative Updates. We will try to keep it updated as soon as a new Cumulative Update is released. Like in the previous versions, this list will include the version for the Core … Continue reading Skype for Business Server 2015 Cumulative Update List: October 2023 →

Checks to do in the Lync/SfB Server Certificate Store

Update 2023/04/17 - Script available at PowerShell Gallery Install-Script Test-CertificateStore Test-CertificateStore Update 2019/06/10 - Added Check #7 for expired certificates. The checks described in this article are the result of what we normally check during troubleshooting. Some of these already have specific error events, but the objective here is to try to avoid that these … Continue reading Checks to do in the Lync/SfB Server Certificate Store →

Checking for “ms-RTC-SIP-TrustedServer” multiple Active Directory entries with PowerShell

While publishing and enabling a topology, we were getting this error: Enable-CsTopology: Multiple Active Directory entries were found for type"ms-RTC-SIP-TrustedServer" with ID "<SERVER FQDN>". The publishing was successful but then the enabling was showing this error. The next step was to check the duplicates in the Active Directory Configuration Partition. For those who have already … Continue reading Checking for “ms-RTC-SIP-TrustedServer” multiple Active Directory entries with PowerShell →

Lync/SfB: How to configure Internal Web Services Override FQDN

A common question while planning/deploying Lync Server and Skype for Business Server is: When do we need to configure Internal Web Services Override FQDN? The answer to this is quite simple — we only need it if we have to split SIP traffic from HTTP/HTTPS. We know that this answer will raise more questions, so first we should … Continue reading Lync/SfB: How to configure Internal Web Services Override FQDN →

Request/Renewing Skype for Business Server 2015 Certificates

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 →

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 →