Underscore in Lync FQDNs
I came across this gotcha with a recent Lync installation. My customer wanted to put an underscore “_” in their Lync Pool name. The Lync Topology Builder accepted it and everything seemed fine....
View ArticleLync Voice NET Telephony Gateway AD Lookup
I configured this feature for a customer recently and whilst I have bestowed the benefits of deploying an “upstream” gateway and allowing it to route all calls based on AD look-ups for a while, when...
View ArticleLync 2013 Conferencing failure following migration from 2010
I came across a great problem when migrating Lync 2010 to Lync 2013 recently. This issue did not manifest itself with pilot users on 2013 but it was immediately noticed following the bulk migration of...
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Internet Explorer Crashing with Lync Contact Card
We recently had a Support Ticket raised under the SharePoint banner that reported when some users hovered over a Contact Card in SharePoint, it caused Internet Explorer to “stop working”: Immediately,...
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Lync 2013 Q & A
One of the new features of the recent July 2013 Lync 2013 updates is the introduction of a more formal Q&A feature in Lync meetings. It is accessed from the Meeting Content button: Once the...
View ArticleLync Server 2013 Workloads Poster
The Lync Server 2013 Workloads Poster has been released and gives you the following: Provides a visual representation of common Lync Server topologies. Illustrates the way messages flow between Lync...
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Lync 2013 – SQL Mirroring Permissions & Firewall Requirements
When I initially deployed Back End Server High Availability for Lync 2013 I ran into a number of errors which were essentially being caused by the local Windows Firewall on each node and permissions...
View ArticleSkype for Business Upgrade Paths
Skype for Business Upgrade paths Current Topology Desired Topology In Place Upgrade? Lync Server 2013 Skype for Business Server and Lync Server 2013 Yes In Place Upgrade Support from Lync Server 2013...
View ArticleMove user from Skype for Business Online Failed
Issue: When trying to move a user from Skype for Business Online to Skype for Business Server, the following error was being output in the Skype for Business Server Control Panel – “Index was outside...
View ArticleMigrating Skype Certificates from a SHA1 to a SHA2 PKI
We have been helping a client recently move all of their certificate services from an old Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) issuing SHA1 certificates to a newer one issuing SHA2 certificates. One of the...
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