tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42707126614425041542024-03-13T20:00:11.466+00:00Blog moved to http://designinglync.blogspot.com ..... redirectingTip, tricks and general information for Microsoft's Lync Server 2010Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger59125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4270712661442504154.post-25132871108367294132011-06-29T13:07:00.002+01:002011-06-29T13:08:35.824+01:00Blog MovedThis blog has been moved to a new address <a href="http://designinglync.blogspot.com/">Designing Lync</a> ... you will be redirectedUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4270712661442504154.post-7194389307403462772011-06-16T23:03:00.000+01:002011-06-29T12:51:13.928+01:00Lync Server Management Pack informationA very useful resource of information on the SCOM management pack for Lync Server 2010 is available on <a href="http://scommanagementpackwiki.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=9449">MP Wiki</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4270712661442504154.post-83255024220426998332011-06-10T22:35:00.000+01:002011-06-29T12:51:13.928+01:00Lync tools and apps releasedMicrosoft have released a number of tool and app add-ons for Lync Server. Among the tools is the 'IM and Expert', 'Conversation Translator' and 'Tabbed Conversation'. The tools amongst others are available on the <a href="http://lync.microsoft.com/Adoption-and-Training-Kit/tools-and-apps/Pages/Overview.aspx">Lync Adoption and Training kit site</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4270712661442504154.post-37124689617735413122011-06-10T00:19:00.000+01:002011-06-29T12:51:13.928+01:00Microsoft IT Environemnt Health ScannerAn <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=10116">interesting download</a> available from Microsoft is the IT Environment Health Scanner.<br /><br />It is a very useful tool to run in an enterprise before you start a Lync installation. It is a concern that the installation of Lync, with it's dependency on a functioning AD, DNS and CA and the changes made to the AD Schema as part of the installation will throw up pre-existing issues that will either affect the deployment of Lync or worse will occur after the deployment and the blame and responsibility for fixing any issues will be put on Lync and the Lync engineer. It is a wise move to check the existing IT environment before starting the deployment and showing the results to the customer.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4270712661442504154.post-31305294280649076752011-06-09T22:49:00.000+01:002011-06-29T12:51:13.929+01:00Windows PKIAlthough not strictly related to Lync, <a href="http://windoh-pedro.blogspot.com/2011/04/crl-caching-in-windows-and-little-bit.html">this post</a> on WinDoh blog is a very interesting discussion of Certificate Revocation Lists in a Windows CA environment.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4270712661442504154.post-62135272713090680622011-06-08T13:34:00.000+01:002011-06-29T12:51:13.929+01:00Lync resource Kit Chapters<span xmlns=''><p>Microsoft are releasing chapters of the forthcoming Lync Server 2010 Resource Kit book for review. The documents can be found on the <a href='http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=8c64a1e1-f0b3-479c-a265-e480875c61d8&displaylang=en'>Download</a> site. All the available chapters can be downloaded as a <a href='http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=46&SrcFamilyId=8C64A1E1-F0B3-479C-A265-E480875C61D8&SrcDisplayLang=en&u=http%3a%2f%2fdownload.microsoft.com%2fdownload%2f9%2f4%2fE%2f94ED1EF4-A2EF-4686-9841-B0390072D524%2fMicrosoft_Lync_Server_2010_Resource_'>zip</a> file or individual chapters can be downloaded.<br /></p><div style='margin-left: 36pt'><table border='0' style='border-collapse:collapse'><colgroup><col style='width:315px'/><col style='width:213px'/></colgroup><tbody valign='top'><tr><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px'><p><span style='font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt'>Address Book Service</span></p></td><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px'><p><a href='http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=46&SrcFamilyId=8C64A1E1-F0B3-479C-A265-E480875C61D8&SrcDisplayLang=en&u=http%3a%2f%2fdownload.microsoft.com%2fdownload%2f9%2f4%2fE%2f94ED1EF4-A2EF-4686-9841-B0390072D524%2fAddress_Book_Service.doc'><span style='color:blue; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; text-decoration:underline'>Download</span></a><span style='font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt'><br /> </span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px'><p><span style='font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt'>Client Administration</span></p></td><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px'><p><a href='http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=46&SrcFamilyId=8C64A1E1-F0B3-479C-A265-E480875C61D8&SrcDisplayLang=en&u=http%3a%2f%2fdownload.microsoft.com%2fdownload%2f9%2f4%2fE%2f94ED1EF4-A2EF-4686-9841-B0390072D524%2fClient_Administration.doc'><span style='color:blue; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; text-decoration:underline'>Download</span></a><span style='font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt'><br /> </span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px'><p><span style='font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt'>Conferencing and Collaboration</span></p></td><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px'><p><a href='http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=46&SrcFamilyId=8C64A1E1-F0B3-479C-A265-E480875C61D8&SrcDisplayLang=en&u=http%3a%2f%2fdownload.microsoft.com%2fdownload%2f9%2f4%2fE%2f94ED1EF4-A2EF-4686-9841-B0390072D524%2fConferencing_and_Collaboration.doc'><span style='color:blue; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; text-decoration:underline'>Download</span></a><span style='font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt'><br /> </span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px'><p><span style='font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt'>Direct SIP</span></p></td><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px'><p><a href='http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=46&SrcFamilyId=8C64A1E1-F0B3-479C-A265-E480875C61D8&SrcDisplayLang=en&u=http%3a%2f%2fdownload.microsoft.com%2fdownload%2f9%2f4%2fE%2f94ED1EF4-A2EF-4686-9841-B0390072D524%2fDirect_SIP.doc'><span style='color:blue; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; text-decoration:underline'>Download</span></a><span style='font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt'><br /> </span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px'><p><span style='font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt'>Enterprise Voice</span></p></td><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px'><p><a href='http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=46&SrcFamilyId=8C64A1E1-F0B3-479C-A265-E480875C61D8&SrcDisplayLang=en&u=http%3a%2f%2fdownload.microsoft.com%2fdownload%2f9%2f4%2fE%2f94ED1EF4-A2EF-4686-9841-B0390072D524%2fEnterprise_Voice.doc'><span style='color:blue; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; text-decoration:underline'>Download</span></a><span style='font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt'><br /> </span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px'><p><span style='font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt'>Exchange UM Integration</span></p></td><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px'><p><a href='http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=46&SrcFamilyId=8C64A1E1-F0B3-479C-A265-E480875C61D8&SrcDisplayLang=en&u=http%3a%2f%2fdownload.microsoft.com%2fdownload%2f9%2f4%2fE%2f94ED1EF4-A2EF-4686-9841-B0390072D524%2fExchange_UM_Integration.doc'><span style='color:blue; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; text-decoration:underline'>Download</span></a><span style='font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt'><br /> </span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px'><p><span style='font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt'>Interoperability with Third party Systems</span></p></td><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px'><p><a href='http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=46&SrcFamilyId=8C64A1E1-F0B3-479C-A265-E480875C61D8&SrcDisplayLang=en&u=http%3a%2f%2fdownload.microsoft.com%2fdownload%2f9%2f4%2fE%2f94ED1EF4-A2EF-4686-9841-B0390072D524%2fInteroperability_with_Third_party_Systems.doc'><span style='color:blue; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; text-decoration:underline'>Download</span></a><span style='font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt'><br /> </span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px'><p><span style='font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt'>New Features Overview</span></p></td><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px'><p><a href='http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=46&SrcFamilyId=8C64A1E1-F0B3-479C-A265-E480875C61D8&SrcDisplayLang=en&u=http%3a%2f%2fdownload.microsoft.com%2fdownload%2f9%2f4%2fE%2f94ED1EF4-A2EF-4686-9841-B0390072D524%2fNew_Features_Overview.doc'><span style='color:blue; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; text-decoration:underline'>Download</span></a><span style='font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt'><br /> </span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px'><p><span style='font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt'>Response Group Application</span></p></td><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px'><p><a href='http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=46&SrcFamilyId=8C64A1E1-F0B3-479C-A265-E480875C61D8&SrcDisplayLang=en&u=http%3a%2f%2fdownload.microsoft.com%2fdownload%2f9%2f4%2fE%2f94ED1EF4-A2EF-4686-9841-B0390072D524%2fResponse_Group_Application.doc'><span style='color:blue; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; text-decoration:underline'>Download</span></a><span style='font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt'><br /> </span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px'><p><span style='font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt'>Server Administration</span></p></td><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px'><p><a href='http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=46&SrcFamilyId=8C64A1E1-F0B3-479C-A265-E480875C61D8&SrcDisplayLang=en&u=http%3a%2f%2fdownload.microsoft.com%2fdownload%2f9%2f4%2fE%2f94ED1EF4-A2EF-4686-9841-B0390072D524%2fServer_Administration.doc'><span style='color:blue; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; text-decoration:underline'>Download</span></a><span style='font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt'><br /> </span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px'><p><span style='font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt'>SharePoint Integration</span></p></td><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px'><p><a href='http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=46&SrcFamilyId=8C64A1E1-F0B3-479C-A265-E480875C61D8&SrcDisplayLang=en&u=http%3a%2f%2fdownload.microsoft.com%2fdownload%2f9%2f4%2fE%2f94ED1EF4-A2EF-4686-9841-B0390072D524%2fSharePoint_Integration.doc'><span style='color:blue; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; text-decoration:underline'>Download</span></a><span style='font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt'><br /> </span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px'><p><span style='font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt'>Technical Overview</span></p></td><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px'><p><a href='http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=46&SrcFamilyId=8C64A1E1-F0B3-479C-A265-E480875C61D8&SrcDisplayLang=en&u=http%3a%2f%2fdownload.microsoft.com%2fdownload%2f9%2f4%2fE%2f94ED1EF4-A2EF-4686-9841-B0390072D524%2fTechnical_Overview.doc'><span style='color:blue; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; text-decoration:underline'>Download</span></a></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px'><p><span style='font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt'>Troubleshooting Basics</span></p></td><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px'><p><a href='http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=46&SrcFamilyId=8C64A1E1-F0B3-479C-A265-E480875C61D8&SrcDisplayLang=en&u=http%3a%2f%2fdownload.microsoft.com%2fdownload%2f9%2f4%2fE%2f94ED1EF4-A2EF-4686-9841-B0390072D524%2fTroubleshooting_Basics.doc'><span style='color:blue; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt; text-decoration:underline'>Download</span></a></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div><p><br /> </p><p><span style='font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt'>The Resource Kit Tools are available for <a href='http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=80cc5ce7-970d-4fd2-8731-d5d7d0829266'>Download</a> also. <br /></span></p></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4270712661442504154.post-18266143432769638232011-05-31T13:40:00.000+01:002011-06-29T12:51:13.929+01:00MCITP: Microsoft Lync Server 2010 AdministratorI passed the Lync 70-665 exam today so apart from the paperwork, I am now an MCITP:<span id="labelCreditCertification"><span class="DetailPagesContentText">Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Administrator. </span></span><br /><span id="labelCreditCertification"><span class="DetailPagesContentText"><br /></span></span><br /><span id="labelCreditCertification"><span class="DetailPagesContentText">I don't intend to break the NDA, so enough to say, prepare for a lot of reading.</span></span><br /><br /><span id="labelCreditCertification"><span class="DetailPagesContentText">As I studied, I created a guide to the various subject areas, available <a href="http://lyncunleashed.blogspot.com/2011/04/unofficial-study-guide-for-exam-70-665.html">here</a> and used <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-Lync-Server-2010-Unleashed/dp/0672330342?ie=UTF8&tag=lyncun-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Unleashed</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=lyncun-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0672330342" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /> book.</span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4270712661442504154.post-85378169470909281062011-05-27T07:10:00.000+01:002011-06-29T12:51:13.929+01:00Unofficial Study Guide for Exam 70-665: PRO: Microsoft Lync Server 2010, Administrator<span xmlns=""></span><br /><div><table border="0" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><colgroup><col style="width: 624px;"></col></colgroup><tbody valign="top"><tr><td valign="middle"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">This will be a living post as I seek out information covering the topics of the Lync Administrator exam, 70-665.<br /></span><br /><br /><div style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-size: large;">Latest update: </span></div><div style="color: #cc0000;"><ul><li><span style="font-size: large;">Phone Usage Records </span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">Bandwidth requirements</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">E911</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">Private Lines</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">CAC</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">Media Bypass</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">Plan for DR - Bare Metal Restore</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">Monitoring objective</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">Designing Sites and Pools</span></li></ul></div><br /><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/exam.aspx?ID=70-665"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">Skills Being Measured</span></a><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;"> This exam measures your ability to accomplish the technical tasks listed below. The percentages indicate the relative weight of each major topic area on the exam. </span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><span xmlns=""></span><br /><div><table border="0" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><colgroup><col style="width: 624px;"></col></colgroup><tbody valign="top"><tr><td valign="middle"><br /><br /><span style="color: #4f81bd;"><b><i>Designing a Topology for Lync Server 2010 (25 percent)<br /></i></b></span><br /><ul><li><div><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">Design address book.<br /></span></div><ul><li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">This objective may include but is not limited to: generation; distribution; filtering; normalization; size management<br /></span></li><li><div><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">Microsoft Documentation<br /></span></div><ul><li><a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg429714.aspx"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">New Address Book Features</span></a><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></li><li><a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg429725.aspx"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">PartitionByOU Replaced with msRTCSIP-GroupingID</span></a><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></li><li><a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg429711.aspx"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">Administering the Address Book Service</span></a><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></li><li><a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg415643.aspx"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">Address Book Server Cmdlets</span></a><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></li><li><a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg398771.aspx"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">Address Book Capacity Planning</span></a><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></li><li><a href="http://blogs.technet.com/b/drrez/archive/2011/01/31/microsoft-lync-server-2010-resource-kit-tool-absconfig.aspx"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Resource Kit Tool: ABSConfig</span></a><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></li></ul></li><li><div><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">Other Blogs<br /></span></div><ul><li><a href="http://blog.schertz.name/2010/09/updating-the-lync-2010-address-book/"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">Updating the Lync 2010 Address Book</span></a><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></li><li><a href="http://blog.schertz.name/2010/11/forcing-lync-address-book-web-query/"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">Forcing Lync Address Book Web Query</span></a><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></li><li><a href="http://blog.schertz.name/2010/09/lync-2010-address-book-normalization/"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">Lync 2010 Address Book Normalization</span></a><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></li><li><a href="http://www.ocspedia.com/abs/Microsoft_Lync_Address_Book_Server.aspx?ArticleID=106"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">Address Book Server in Microsoft Lync</span></a><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></li></ul></li></ul></li><li><div><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://msunified.net/2011/04/07/topology-basics-you-must-know-before-planning-for-lync-server-2010/">Design central and branch office topology.</a><br /></span></div><ul><li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">This objective may include but is not limited to: </span></li><ul><li><a href="http://msunified.net/2011/04/07/topology-basics-you-must-know-before-planning-for-lync-server-2010/"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">designing sites and pools</span></a></li><li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">placement of front-end servers</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><a href="http://lyncunleashed.blogspot.com/2011/04/lync-2010-simpleurls.html"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">simple URLs</span></a><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></li><li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><a href="http://lyncunleashed.blogspot.com/2011/04/lync-server-supported-role-collocation.html"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">co-locating roles</span></a></li><li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><a href="http://lyncunleashed.blogspot.com/2011/04/lync-web-app.html"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">designing browser-based access</span></a></li><li><a href="http://lyncunleashed.blogspot.com/2011/04/lync-director-role.html"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">Director role</span></a><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">capacity considerations</span></li></ul></ul></li><li><div><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">Design mediation topology.<br /></span></div><ul><li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">This objective may include but is not limited to: </span></li><ul><li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">pooled Mediation Servers; </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">standalone mediation servers; </span></li><li><a href="http://lyncunleashed.blogspot.com/2011/05/cac-and-media-bypass-in-lync-server.html"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">media bypass; </span></a></li><li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">co-location with other front-end services; refer to <a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg398622.aspx">Technet </a>and <a href="http://www.shudnow.net/2010/10/10/lync-2010-collocated-mediation-server-vs-dedicated-mediation-server/">Elan </a>articles</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">capacity considerations<br /></span></li></ul></ul></li><li><div><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">Design archiving and Quality of Experience (QoE) monitoring topology. - <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=8ad1bdf1-c43a-4dd4-af07-52027a4bcaeb">Deployment Guide</a><br /></span></div><ul><li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">This objective may include but is not limited to: </span></li><ul><li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://lyncunleashed.blogspot.com/2011/05/lync-monitoring-role.html">designing QoE monitoring;</a> </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://lyncunleashed.blogspot.com/2011/05/lync-monitoring-role.html">placement of servers;</a> </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://lyncunleashed.blogspot.com/2011/05/lync-monitoring-role.html">Call Detail Recording (CDR);</a> </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">archiving policies<br /></span></li></ul></ul></li><li><div><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">Design Edge topology.<br /></span></div><ul><li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">This objective may include but is not limited to: </span></li><ul><li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">sizing, security, network, and capacity considerations; </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">deployment; </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">federation; </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">reverse proxy configuration; </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">XMPP; </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">PIC; </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">firewall requirements; </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">remote access<br /></span></li></ul></ul></li><li><div><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">D<a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1592646398">esign Call Admission Control (CAC).<br /></a></span></div><ul><li><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1592646398"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">This objective may include but is not limited to: sites; site links; </span></a></li><ul><li><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1592646398"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">exemptions; </span></a></li><li><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1592646398"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">PSTN bypass; </span></a></li><li><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1592646398"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">rerouting; </span></a></li><li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://lyncunleashed.blogspot.com/2011/05/cac-and-media-bypass-in-lync-server.html">CAC policies</a><br /></span></li></ul></ul></li><li><div><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_744948394"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">Calculate bandwidth.<br /></span></a></div><ul><li><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_744948394"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">This objective may include but is not limited to: </span></a></li><ul><li><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_744948394"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">specify network requirements; </span></a></li><li><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_744948394"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">calculate voice bandwidth; </span></a></li><li><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_744948394"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">calculate video bandwidth; </span></a></li><li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://lyncunleashed.blogspot.com/2011/05/lync-bandwidth-requirements.html">P2P vs. conference</a><br /></span></li></ul></ul></li></ul><span style="color: #4f81bd;"><b><i>Designing a Conferencing and Enterprise Voice Infrastructure (25 percent)<br /></i></b></span><br /><ul><li><div><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">Design a dial plan.<br /></span></div><ul><li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">This objective may include but is not limited to: </span></li><ul><li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://lyncunleashed.blogspot.com/2011/05/lync-dial-plans-and-normalization-rules.html">formulate normalization rules and apply them as dial plan policies</a><br /></span></li></ul></ul></li><li><div><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">Design for voice routing.<br /></span></div><ul><li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">This objective may include but is not limited to: </span></li><ul><li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">PSTN breakout points; </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">PBX phones; </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">trunk routing; media gateway; </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">least cost/alternate routing<br /></span></li></ul></ul></li><li><div><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">Define voice policies.<br /></span></div><ul><li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">This objective may include but is not limited to: </span></li><ul><li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://lyncunleashed.blogspot.com/2011/05/lync-phone-usage-records.html">phone usage records</a>; </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">policy scope; decide level of access to certain features; </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://lyncunleashed.blogspot.com/2011/05/private-lines.html">private line</a>; </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">call parking<br /></span></li></ul></ul></li><li><div><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">Define conference policies.<br /></span></div><ul><li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">This objective may include but is not limited to: </span></li><ul><li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">controlling usage; </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">system capacity considerations<br /></span></li></ul></ul></li><li><div><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">Design for Response Group Services (RGS).<br /></span></div><ul><li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">This objective may include but is not limited to: </span></li><ul><li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">workflow; contact objects; </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">agents and queues; </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">groups<br /></span></li></ul></ul></li><li><div><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">Design for emergency services implementation.<br /></span></div><ul><li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">This objective may include but is not limited to: </span></li><ul><li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://lyncunleashed.blogspot.com/2011/05/e911-in-lync-server.html">Enhanced 911 (E911)</a>; </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">SIP trunk emergency service providers; </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">location policies; </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">Location Information Service (LIS) wiremap; </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">analyze network mapping<br /></span></li></ul></ul></li><li><div><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">Plan for devices.<br /></span></div><ul><li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">This objective may include but is not limited to: </span></li><ul><li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">considerations for different endpoint types, including analog devices, common area phones, and standalone devices; </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://lyncunleashed.blogspot.com/2011/04/dns-in-lync-server-2010.html">DNS</a> and <a href="http://www.confusedamused.com/notebook/using-dhcputil-for-lync-phone-edition-dhcp-server-configuration/">DHCP</a> requirements<br /></span></li></ul></ul></li></ul><span style="color: #4f81bd;"><b><i>Planning for External Dependencies and Migration (24 percent)<br /></i></b></span><br /><ul><li><div><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://lyncunleashed.blogspot.com/2011/04/dns-in-lync-server-2010.html">Plan for DNS implementation</a>.<br /></span></div><ul><li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">This objective may include but is not limited to: </span></li><ul><li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://lyncunleashed.blogspot.com/2011/04/dns-in-lync-server-2010.html">internal and external DNS</a>; </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">identify supported DNS records; </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">identify supported DNS servers<br /></span></li></ul></ul></li><li><div><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://lyncunleashed.blogspot.com/2011/04/pki-and-certificates-in-lync-server.html">Plan for PKI requirements</a>.<br /></span></div><ul><li style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">This objective may include but is not limited to: </span></li><ul><li style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">public and private certificates; </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">Subject Alternate Names (SANs)</span><br /></span></li></ul></ul></li><li><div><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">Plan for Exchange Unified Messaging (UM).<br /></span></div><ul><li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">This objective may include but is not limited to: </span></li><ul><li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">specify requirements to integrate Exchange UM with Lync Server 2010; </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">Exchange UM dependencies; </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">design Exchange UM dial plans<br /></span></li></ul></ul></li><li><div><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">Plan for migration.<br /></span></div><ul><li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">This objective may include but is not limited to: </span></li><ul><li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">configuration requirements; </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">side-by-side migration; </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">Edge migration; </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">meeting considerations; </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">client limitation considerations<br /></span></li></ul></ul></li></ul><span style="color: #4f81bd;"><b><i>Planning for High Availability and Business Continuity (26 percent)<br /></i></b></span><br /><ul><li><div><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">Plan for high availability.<br /></span></div><ul><li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">This objective may include but is not limited to: </span></li><ul><li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">choosing Survivable Branch Appliance (SBA) vs. Standard vs. Enterprise in high availability; </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">number of servers and pools required; </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">server redundancy<br /></span></li></ul></ul></li><li><div><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">Plan for load balancing.<br /></span></div><ul><li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">This objective may include but is not limited to: </span></li><ul><li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">DNS; </span></li></ul><ul><li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">Hardware Load Balancing (HLB)<br /></span></li></ul></ul></li><li><div><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://lyncunleashed.blogspot.com/2011/04/lync-backup-and-recovery.html">Plan for backup and restore</a>.<br /></span></div><ul><li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">This objective may include but is not limited to: </span></li><ul><li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">partial recovery; </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://blog.insidelync.com/2011/04/the-lync-server-databases/">database considerations</a>; </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">DBIMPEXP<br /></span></li></ul></ul></li><li><div><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">Plan for disaster recovery.<br /></span></div><ul><li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">This objective may include but is not limited to: </span></li><ul><li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://lyncunleashed.blogspot.com/2011/05/windows-2008-r2-bare-metal-restore.html">bare metal recovery</a>; </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">spread pools; </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">CMS reactivation<br /></span></li></ul></ul></li><li><div><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">Plan for system monitoring.<br /></span></div><ul><li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">This objective may include but is not limited to: </span></li><ul><li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://lyncunleashed.blogspot.com/2011/04/testing-lync-with-synthetic.html">synthetic transactions</a>; </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">identifying components to monitor; </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">monitoring technologies such as Microsoft System Center Operations Manager<br /></span></li></ul></ul></li><li><div><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">Plan for site resiliency.<br /></span></div><ul><li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">This objective may include but is not limited to: </span></li><ul><li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">SBA; </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">backup registrar<br /></span></li></ul></ul></li></ul></td></tr></tbody></table></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4270712661442504154.post-83804919961427898652011-05-27T06:56:00.000+01:002011-06-29T12:51:13.929+01:00Lync Phone Usage Records<span xmlns=""></span><br /><span xmlns=""><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">Lync uses Phone Usage Records to define calling privileges for Enterprise Voice users. Phone Usage Records are simply labels, which can be given descriptive names such as 'Local Calls' or 'Calls to Mobile' or 'International Calls'. One or more Phone Usage Records are then added to an Enterprise Voice Policy which can be applied to users. The Phone Usage Records are also associated with outbound call routes. This is the 'glue' that applies the call privileges or restrictions to a user. The collection of Phone Usage Records in the Voice Policy determines all the authorised routes allowed to a user. When a user places a call, Lync Server matches the dialed number with a route in the authorized route list. If a matching route is found, the call is made. If no matching route is found, the call is not made.<br /></span></span><br /><span xmlns=""><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">The graphic below shows a simple example. We have two Enterprise Voice users. Mr Big is the manager and is allowed to make calls to National, Mobile and International numbers. Joe Bloggs is not to be allowed to make international calls. We already have outbound routes to National, Mobile and International (the examples shows Irish numbering where all national calls begin with a single 0, mobiles begin with 08 and international calls begin with 00). We create two Enterprise Voice Policy records called Manager and Staff. We assign these to Mr Big and Joe as appropriate. The Manager policy has Phone Usage Records called 'National', 'Mobile' and 'International', while the Staff policy only has 'National' and 'Mobile' Phone Usage records. <br /></span></span><br /><span xmlns=""><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">When either user makes a 'National' call, the Phone Usage Record of the 'National' route is compared against the list of Phone Usage Records assigned to the user, through the Voice Policy. In this case, both users will have a match and the call is allowed. When Mr Big makes an International call, again the Phone Usage Record for the route appears in his list of Phone Usage assignments and the call proceeds. On the other hand when Joe attempts an International call, the usage record on the route ('International') does not appear on his list of Phone Usage Records and the call is barred.<br /></span></span><br /><span xmlns=""><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;">Generally, Phone Usage Records are created for two reasons – to restrict calls because of cost (e.g. International calls) or to restrict calls to inappropriate numbers (e.g. premium content services). In the example shown, the user Joe either needs to make calls to mobile (cell) numbers or the call cost to these are the same as calls to National numbers and therefore there is no point in restricting the calls. However, premium calls are generally not appropriate for business calls and are therefore restricted. This is shown in the graphic by the fact that the 'Premium' phone usage record is not applied to any Voice Policy – neither user could make Premium calls.</span></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1EAxPNQq54s/Td8_tf7BgKI/AAAAAAAAAKA/pZPfni8SdN0/s1600/Phone+Usage+Records.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1EAxPNQq54s/Td8_tf7BgKI/AAAAAAAAAKA/pZPfni8SdN0/s640/Phone+Usage+Records.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span xmlns=""><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4270712661442504154.post-24407569648303910742011-05-26T16:45:00.000+01:002011-06-29T12:51:13.930+01:00More Lync Resource Kit chapters availableResource Kit Book Chapters: <br /><ul><li><a href="http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=217870">Conferencing and Collaboration</a></li><li><a href="http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=219174" target="_blank">Troubleshooting Basics</a></li></ul>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4270712661442504154.post-90728338080055365062011-05-26T16:43:00.000+01:002011-06-29T12:51:13.930+01:00Microsoft Lync 2010 Adoption and Training Kit ReleasedMicrosoft have <a href="http://lync.microsoft.com/adoption-and-training-kit/Pages/default.aspx">released </a>a Lync Adoption and Training kit. <br /><br />The kit provides: <br /><ul><li>A workbook that provides step-by-step guidance for each phase of the rollout and adoption process</li><li>Adoption and training resources, such as primers, email templates, and templates for a custom Lync 2010 intranet site to help organizations successfully roll out Lync </li><li>Modular, reusable, rebrandable, and in most cases, customizable user education and training materials, including frequently asked questions, Quick Start guides, how-to videos, Work Smart guides, and training videos</li><li>Buzzworthy applications such as IM an Expert and learning tools such as the Lync How-to that you can use to generate user excitement and drive the adoption of Lync</li></ul>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4270712661442504154.post-21751218266829797062011-05-23T12:21:00.000+01:002011-06-29T12:51:13.930+01:00Hardware virtualisation support for Exchange UM AnnouncedMicrosoft have announced support for the Exchange 2010 SP1 Unified Messaging role on hardware virtualisation. The Technet blog article is <a href="http://blogs.technet.com/b/schadinio/archive/2011/05/21/announcing-enhanced-hardware-virtualization-support-for-exchange-2010.aspx">here </a>and the official Exchange 2010 system requirements are available <a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa996719.aspx">here</a>.<br /><br />Specifically, the UM role has the following requirements -<br /><ul><span><li> Four virtual processors are required for the virtual machine. Memory should be sized using standard best practices guidance.<br /></li><li> Four physical processor cores are available for use at all times by each Unified Messaging role virtual machine. This requirement means that no processor oversubscription can be in use. This requirement affects the ability of the Unified Messaging role virtual machine to utilize physical processor resources.</li></span></ul>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4270712661442504154.post-69568751952895664172011-05-20T00:15:00.000+01:002011-06-29T12:51:13.930+01:00Lync Server TroubleshootingWhen you are looking at a system that isn't working and have a customer waiting for an update it's good to have a plan. <a href="http://msunified.net/2011/04/15/lync-server-2010-troubleshooting/">Stale Hansen </a>has given his thoughts on how to go about troubleshooting a Lync issueUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4270712661442504154.post-67234803730325628162011-05-18T15:36:00.000+01:002011-06-29T12:51:13.930+01:00Lync Bandwidth Requirements<span xmlns=''><p>The bandwidth requirements for Lync are difficult to determine for a given customer installation especially since the nature of Lync is to change how people communicate. The starting point for understanding the network bandwidth requirements are documented on <a href='http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg413004.aspx'>Technet</a> and Microsoft have released a <a href='http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=ef6b21c4-68a5-403c-bcae-bf5946eb3d43'>bandwidth calculator</a>. <br /></p><p>The bandwidth usage is determined by a number of factors, the Codec used (along with overhead), the Stream activity level and for video, the resolution/quality and frame rate.<br /></p><h2>Audio Codec Bandwidth<br /></h2><div><table border='0' style='border-collapse:collapse'><colgroup><col style='width:138px'/><col style='width:133px'/><col style='width:95px'/><col style='width:88px'/><col style='width:97px'/><col style='width:87px'/></colgroup><tbody valign='top'><tr style='background: #4f81bd'><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: solid 2.25pt; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 2.25pt; border-right: none' colspan='2'><p><span style='color:white; font-size:12pt'><strong>Audio codec </strong></span></p></td><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: solid 2.25pt; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 2.25pt; border-right: none' colspan='3'><p><span style='color:white; font-size:12pt'><strong>Scenarios </strong></span></p></td><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: solid 2.25pt; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 2.25pt; border-right: none'><p style='text-align: center'><span style='color:white; font-size:12pt'><strong>Audio payload bitrate </strong></span></p></td><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: solid 2.25pt; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 2.25pt; border-right: none'><p style='text-align: center'><span style='color:white; font-size:12pt'><strong>Add IP header only </strong></span></p></td><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: solid 2.25pt; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 2.25pt; border-right: none'><p style='text-align: center'><span style='color:white; font-size:12pt'><strong>Also add UDP, RTP and SRTP </strong></span></p></td><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: solid 2.25pt; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 2.25pt; border-right: none'><p style='text-align: center'><span style='color:white; font-size:12pt'><strong>Also add FEC</strong></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='background: #4f81bd; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-left: none' colspan='2'><p><span style='color:white; font-size:12pt'><strong>RTAudio Wideband</strong></span></p></td><td style='background: #d8d8d8; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px' colspan='3'><p><span style='font-size:12pt'>Peer-to-peer</span></p></td><td style='background: #d8d8d8; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px'><p style='text-align: center'><span style='font-size:12pt'>29.0</span></p></td><td style='background: #d8d8d8; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px'><p style='text-align: center'><span style='font-size:12pt'>45.0</span></p></td><td style='background: #d8d8d8; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px'><p style='text-align: center'><span style='font-size:12pt'>57.0</span></p></td><td style='background: #d8d8d8; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px'><p style='text-align: center'><span style='font-size:12pt'>86.0</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='background: #4f81bd; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-left: none' colspan='2'><p><span style='color:white; font-size:12pt'><strong>RTAudio Narrowband</strong></span></p></td><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px' colspan='3'><p><span style='font-size:12pt'>Peer-to-peer, PSTN</span></p></td><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px'><p style='text-align: center'><span style='font-size:12pt'>11.8</span></p></td><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px'><p style='text-align: center'><span style='font-size:12pt'>27.8</span></p></td><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px'><p style='text-align: center'><span style='font-size:12pt'>39.8</span></p></td><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px'><p style='text-align: center'><span style='font-size:12pt'>51.6</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='background: #4f81bd; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-left: none' colspan='2'><p><span style='color:white; font-size:12pt'><strong>G.722</strong></span></p></td><td style='background: #d8d8d8; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px' colspan='3'><p><span style='font-size:12pt'>Conferencing</span></p></td><td style='background: #d8d8d8; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px'><p style='text-align: center'><span style='font-size:12pt'>64.0</span></p></td><td style='background: #d8d8d8; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px'><p style='text-align: center'><span style='font-size:12pt'>80.0</span></p></td><td style='background: #d8d8d8; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px'><p style='text-align: center'><span style='font-size:12pt'>95.6</span></p></td><td style='background: #d8d8d8; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px'><p style='text-align: center'><span style='font-size:12pt'>159.6</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='background: #4f81bd; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-left: none' colspan='2'><p><span style='color:white; font-size:12pt'><strong>G.711</strong></span></p></td><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px' colspan='3'><p><span style='font-size:12pt'>PSTN</span></p></td><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px'><p style='text-align: center'><span style='font-size:12pt'>64.0</span></p></td><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px'><p style='text-align: center'><span style='font-size:12pt'>80.0</span></p></td><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px'><p style='text-align: center'><span style='font-size:12pt'>92.0</span></p></td><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px'><p style='text-align: center'><span style='font-size:12pt'>156.0</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='background: #4f81bd; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 2.25pt' colspan='2'><p><span style='color:white; font-size:12pt'><strong>Siren</strong></span></p></td><td style='background: #d8d8d8; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-bottom: solid 2.25pt' colspan='3'><p><span style='font-size:12pt'>Conferencing</span></p></td><td style='background: #d8d8d8; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-bottom: solid 2.25pt'><p style='text-align: center'><span style='font-size:12pt'>16.0</span></p></td><td style='background: #d8d8d8; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-bottom: solid 2.25pt'><p style='text-align: center'><span style='font-size:12pt'>32.0</span></p></td><td style='background: #d8d8d8; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-bottom: solid 2.25pt'><p style='text-align: center'><span style='font-size:12pt'>47.6</span></p></td><td style='background: #d8d8d8; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-bottom: solid 2.25pt'><p style='text-align: center'><span style='font-size:12pt'>63.6</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div><p><span style='font-size:12pt'>The bandwidth rates are in Kbps (as are all bandwidth rates in this post) and assume 100% stream activity, which is not the normal case. (Note: The online Technet document shows KBPS (i.e. Kilo Bytes per second for the base Audio payload bitrate, it should be Kbps – reference <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G.711'>Wikipedia</a>)<br /></span></p><h2>Video Resolution Bandwidth<br /></h2><div><table border='0' style='border-collapse:collapse'><colgroup><col style='width:133px'/><col style='width:142px'/><col style='width:160px'/><col style='width:203px'/></colgroup><tbody valign='top'><tr style='background: #4f81bd'><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: solid 2.25pt; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 2.25pt; border-right: none'><p><span style='color:white; font-size:12pt'><strong>Video codec </strong></span></p></td><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: solid 2.25pt; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 2.25pt; border-right: none'><p><span style='color:white; font-size:12pt'><strong>Resolution </strong></span></p></td><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: solid 2.25pt; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 2.25pt; border-right: none'><p style='text-align: center'><span style='color:white; font-size:12pt'><strong>Maximum video payload bitrate</strong></span></p></td><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: solid 2.25pt; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 2.25pt; border-right: none'><p style='text-align: center'><span style='color:white; font-size:12pt'><strong>Minimum video payload bitrate</strong></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='background: #4f81bd; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-left: none'><p><span style='color:white; font-size:12pt'><strong>RTVideo</strong></span></p></td><td style='background: #d8d8d8; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px'><p><span style='font-size:12pt'>Main Video CIF</span></p></td><td style='background: #d8d8d8; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px'><p style='text-align: center'><span style='font-size:12pt'>250</span></p></td><td style='background: #d8d8d8; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px'><p style='text-align: center'><span style='font-size:12pt'>50</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='background: #4f81bd; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-left: none'><p><span style='color:white; font-size:12pt'><strong>RTVideo</strong></span></p></td><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px'><p><span style='font-size:12pt'>Main Video VGA</span></p></td><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px'><p style='text-align: center'><span style='font-size:12pt'>600</span></p></td><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px'><p style='text-align: center'><span style='font-size:12pt'>350</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='background: #4f81bd; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-left: none'><p><span style='color:white; font-size:12pt'><strong>RTVideo</strong></span></p></td><td style='background: #d8d8d8; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px'><p><span style='font-size:12pt'>Main Video HD</span></p></td><td style='background: #d8d8d8; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px'><p style='text-align: center'><span style='font-size:12pt'>1500</span></p></td><td style='background: #d8d8d8; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px'><p style='text-align: center'><span style='font-size:12pt'>800</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='background: #4f81bd; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 2.25pt'><p><span style='color:white; font-size:12pt'><strong>RTVideo</strong></span></p></td><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-bottom: solid 2.25pt'><p><span style='font-size:12pt'>Panoramic Video</span></p></td><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-bottom: solid 2.25pt'><p style='text-align: center'><span style='font-size:12pt'>350</span></p></td><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-bottom: solid 2.25pt'><p style='text-align: center'><span style='font-size:12pt'>50</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div><p><span style='font-size:12pt'>The maximum bitrate values shown (Kbps) are applicable for maximum frame rate and maximum quality. The minimum bitrate is for 1fps. HD Video is only available for peer-to-peer sessions. By default, only SD video is allowed, to allow HD video at Global or Site level use <strong><em>Set-CsMediaConfiguration –Identity:Global -MaxVideoRateAllowed HD720p15m</em></strong><br /> </span></p><h2>Bandwidth usage by participant<br /></h2><p><span style='font-size:12pt'>The raw bandwidth specified above is used only when the situation requires it, in other words, depending on what individual users are doing with the session determines their bandwidth requirements.<br /></span></p><h3>Peer-to-Peer<br /></h3><ul><li><span style='font-size:12pt'>Endpoints send audio streams only when the users speak.<br /></span></li><li><span style='font-size:12pt'>Both participants receive audio streams.<br /></span></li><li><span style='font-size:12pt'>If video is used, both endpoints send and receive video streams during the entire call.<br /></span></li></ul><h3>Conference<br /></h3><ul><li><span style='font-size:12pt'>Endpoints send audio streams only when the users speak.<br /></span></li><li><span style='font-size:12pt'>All participants receive audio streams.<br /></span></li><li><span style='font-size:12pt'>If video is used, only two endpoints send a video stream at a time (the active speaker and the previous active speaker).<br /></span></li><li><span style='font-size:12pt'>If video is used, all participants receive video streams.<br /></span></li></ul><h2>Stream Activity Levels<br /></h2><div><table border='0' style='border-collapse:collapse'><colgroup><col style='width:169px'/><col style='width:216px'/><col style='width:253px'/></colgroup><tbody valign='top'><tr style='background: #4f81bd'><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: solid 2.25pt; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 2.25pt; border-right: none'><p><span style='color:white'>Scenario </span></p></td><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: solid 2.25pt; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 2.25pt; border-right: none'><p style='text-align: center'><span style='color:white'>Media </span></p></td><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: solid 2.25pt; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 2.25pt; border-right: none'><p style='text-align: center'><span style='color:white'>Estimated stream activity (%) </span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='background: #4f81bd; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-left: none'><p><span style='color:white'><strong>Peer-to-peer sessions</strong></span></p></td><td style='background: #d8d8d8; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px'><p style='text-align: center'>Audio</p></td><td style='background: #d8d8d8; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px'><p style='text-align: center'>61</p></td></tr><tr><td style='background: #4f81bd; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-left: none'><p><span style='color:white'><strong>Peer-to-peer sessions</strong></span></p></td><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px'><p style='text-align: center'>Main video CIF</p></td><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px'><p style='text-align: center'>84</p></td></tr><tr><td style='background: #4f81bd; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-left: none'><p><span style='color:white'><strong>Peer-to-peer sessions</strong></span></p></td><td style='background: #d8d8d8; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px'><p style='text-align: center'>Main video VGA</p></td><td style='background: #d8d8d8; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px'><p style='text-align: center'>83</p></td></tr><tr><td style='background: #4f81bd; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-left: none'><p><span style='color:white'><strong>Peer-to-peer sessions</strong></span></p></td><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px'><p style='text-align: center'>Main video HD</p></td><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px'><p style='text-align: center'>80</p></td></tr><tr><td style='background: #4f81bd; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-left: none'><p><span style='color:white'><strong>Peer-to-peer sessions</strong></span></p></td><td style='background: #d8d8d8; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px'><p style='text-align: center'>Panoramic video</p></td><td style='background: #d8d8d8; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px'><p style='text-align: center'>74</p></td></tr><tr><td style='background: #4f81bd; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-left: none'><p><span style='color:white'><strong>Conferencing</strong></span></p></td><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px'><p style='text-align: center'>Audio</p></td><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px'><p style='text-align: center'>43</p></td></tr><tr><td style='background: #4f81bd; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-left: none'><p><span style='color:white'><strong>Conferencing</strong></span></p></td><td style='background: #d8d8d8; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px'><p style='text-align: center'>Main video CIF</p></td><td style='background: #d8d8d8; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px'><p style='text-align: center'>84</p></td></tr><tr><td style='background: #4f81bd; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-left: none'><p><span style='color:white'><strong>Conferencing</strong></span></p></td><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px'><p style='text-align: center'>Main video VGA</p></td><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px'><p style='text-align: center'>83</p></td></tr><tr><td style='background: #4f81bd; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-left: none'><p><span style='color:white'><strong>Conferencing</strong></span></p></td><td style='background: #d8d8d8; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px'><p style='text-align: center'>Main video HD</p></td><td style='background: #d8d8d8; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px'><p style='text-align: center'>80</p></td></tr><tr><td style='background: #4f81bd; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-left: none'><p><span style='color:white'><strong>Conferencing</strong></span></p></td><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px'><p style='text-align: center'>Panoramic video</p></td><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px'><p style='text-align: center'>74</p></td></tr><tr><td style='background: #4f81bd; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 2.25pt'><p><span style='color:white'><strong>PSTN</strong></span></p></td><td style='background: #d8d8d8; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-bottom: solid 2.25pt'><p style='text-align: center'>Audio</p></td><td style='background: #d8d8d8; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-bottom: solid 2.25pt'><p style='text-align: center'>65</p></td></tr></tbody></table></div><p><span style='font-size:12pt'>This is based on customer data gathered by Microsoft.<br /></span></p><p><span style='font-size:12pt'>Added to the media bandwidth requirements is the requirement for control traffic in the form of Real Time Control Protocol (RTCP) <br /></span></p><h2>RTCP Bandwidth<br /></h2><div><table border='0' style='border-collapse:collapse'><colgroup><col style='width:170px'/><col style='width:331px'/></colgroup><tbody valign='top'><tr style='background: #4f81bd'><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: solid 2.25pt; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 2.25pt; border-right: none'><p style='text-align: center'><span style='color:white'>Media </span></p></td><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: solid 2.25pt; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 2.25pt; border-right: none'><p style='text-align: center'><span style='color:white'>RTCP maximum bandwidth</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='background: #4f81bd; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-left: none'><p><span style='color:white'><strong>Audio</strong></span></p></td><td style='background: #d8d8d8; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px'><p style='text-align: center'>5</p></td></tr><tr><td style='background: #4f81bd; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 2.25pt'><p><span style='color:white'><strong>Video</strong></span></p></td><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-bottom: solid 2.25pt'><p style='text-align: center'>10</p></td></tr></tbody></table></div><h2>Overall Bandwidth by session type<br /></h2><p><span style='font-size:12pt'>Combining all this information together, Microsoft have come up with a table of maximum bandwidth utilisation (with and without FEC) and also typical bandwidth utilisation.<br /></span></p><h3>Audio/Video Capacity Planning for Peer-to-Peer Sessions<br /></h3><div><table border='0' style='border-collapse:collapse'><colgroup><col style='width:127px'/><col style='width:117px'/><col style='width:132px'/><col style='width:148px'/><col style='width:115px'/></colgroup><tbody valign='top'><tr style='background: #4f81bd'><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: solid 2.25pt; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 2.25pt; border-right: none'><p><span style='color:white'>Media </span></p></td><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: solid 2.25pt; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 2.25pt; border-right: none'><p><span style='color:white'>Codec </span></p></td><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: solid 2.25pt; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 2.25pt; border-right: none'><p style='text-align: center'><span style='color:white'>Typical stream bandwidth </span></p></td><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: solid 2.25pt; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 2.25pt; border-right: none'><p style='text-align: center'><span style='color:white'>Maximum stream bandwidth without FEC </span></p></td><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: solid 2.25pt; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 2.25pt; border-right: none'><p style='text-align: center'><span style='color:white'>with FEC</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='background: #4f81bd; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-left: none'><p><span style='color:white'><strong>Audio</strong></span></p></td><td style='background: #d8d8d8; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px'><p>RTAudio Wideband</p></td><td style='background: #d8d8d8; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px'><p style='text-align: center'>39.8</p></td><td style='background: #d8d8d8; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px'><p style='text-align: center'>62</p></td><td style='background: #d8d8d8; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px'><p style='text-align: center'>91</p></td></tr><tr><td style='background: #4f81bd; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-left: none'><p><span style='color:white'><strong>Audio</strong></span></p></td><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px'><p>RTAudio Narrowband</p></td><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px'><p style='text-align: center'>29.3</p></td><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px'><p style='text-align: center'>44.8</p></td><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px'><p style='text-align: center'>56.6</p></td></tr><tr><td style='background: #4f81bd; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-left: none'><p><span style='color:white'><strong>Main video CIF</strong></span></p></td><td style='background: #d8d8d8; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px'><p>RTVideo</p></td><td style='background: #d8d8d8; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px'><p style='text-align: center'>220</p></td><td style='background: #d8d8d8; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px'><p style='text-align: center'>260</p></td><td style='background: #d8d8d8; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px'><p style='text-align: center'>Not applicable</p></td></tr><tr><td style='background: #4f81bd; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-left: none'><p><span style='color:white'><strong>Main video VGA</strong></span></p></td><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px'><p>RTVideo</p></td><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px'><p style='text-align: center'>508</p></td><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px'><p style='text-align: center'>610</p></td><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px'><p style='text-align: center'>Not applicable</p></td></tr><tr><td style='background: #4f81bd; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-left: none'><p><span style='color:white'><strong>Main video HD</strong></span></p></td><td style='background: #d8d8d8; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px'><p>RTVideo</p></td><td style='background: #d8d8d8; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px'><p style='text-align: center'>1210</p></td><td style='background: #d8d8d8; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px'><p style='text-align: center'>1510</p></td><td style='background: #d8d8d8; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px'><p style='text-align: center'>Not applicable</p></td></tr><tr><td style='background: #4f81bd; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 2.25pt'><p><span style='color:white'><strong>Panoramic video</strong></span></p></td><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-bottom: solid 2.25pt'><p>RTVideo</p></td><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-bottom: solid 2.25pt'><p style='text-align: center'>269</p></td><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-bottom: solid 2.25pt'><p style='text-align: center'>360</p></td><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-bottom: solid 2.25pt'><p style='text-align: center'>Not applicable</p></td></tr></tbody></table></div><h3>Audio/Video Capacity Planning for Conferences<br /></h3><div><table border='0' style='border-collapse:collapse'><colgroup><col style='width:130px'/><col style='width:102px'/><col style='width:145px'/><col style='width:145px'/><col style='width:117px'/></colgroup><tbody valign='top'><tr style='background: #4f81bd'><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: solid 2.25pt; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 2.25pt; border-right: none'><p><span style='color:white'>Media </span></p></td><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: solid 2.25pt; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 2.25pt; border-right: none'><p><span style='color:white'>Typical codec </span></p></td><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: solid 2.25pt; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 2.25pt; border-right: none'><p style='text-align: center'><span style='color:white'>Typical stream bandwidth </span></p></td><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: solid 2.25pt; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 2.25pt; border-right: none'><p style='text-align: center'><span style='color:white'>Maximum stream bandwidth without FEC </span></p></td><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: solid 2.25pt; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 2.25pt; border-right: none'><p style='text-align: center'><span style='color:white'>with FEC</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='background: #4f81bd; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-left: none'><p><span style='color:white'><strong>Audio</strong></span></p></td><td style='background: #d8d8d8; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px'><p>G.722</p></td><td style='background: #d8d8d8; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px'><p style='text-align: center'>46.1</p></td><td style='background: #d8d8d8; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px'><p style='text-align: center'>100.6</p></td><td style='background: #d8d8d8; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px'><p style='text-align: center'>164.6</p></td></tr><tr><td style='background: #4f81bd; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-left: none'><p><span style='color:white'><strong>Audio</strong></span></p></td><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px'><p>Siren</p></td><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px'><p style='text-align: center'>25.5</p></td><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px'><p style='text-align: center'>52.6</p></td><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px'><p style='text-align: center'>68.6</p></td></tr><tr><td style='background: #4f81bd; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-left: none'><p><span style='color:white'><strong>Main video CIF</strong></span></p></td><td style='background: #d8d8d8; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px'><p>RTVideo</p></td><td style='background: #d8d8d8; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px'><p style='text-align: center'>220</p></td><td style='background: #d8d8d8; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px'><p style='text-align: center'>260</p></td><td style='background: #d8d8d8; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px'><p style='text-align: center'>Not applicable</p></td></tr><tr><td style='background: #4f81bd; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-left: none'><p><span style='color:white'><strong>Main video VGA</strong></span></p></td><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px'><p>RTVideo</p></td><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px'><p style='text-align: center'>508</p></td><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px'><p style='text-align: center'>610</p></td><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px'><p style='text-align: center'>Not applicable</p></td></tr><tr><td style='background: #4f81bd; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 2.25pt'><p><span style='color:white'><strong>Panoramic video</strong></span></p></td><td style='background: #d8d8d8; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-bottom: solid 2.25pt'><p>RTVideo</p></td><td style='background: #d8d8d8; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-bottom: solid 2.25pt'><p style='text-align: center'>269</p></td><td style='background: #d8d8d8; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-bottom: solid 2.25pt'><p style='text-align: center'>360</p></td><td style='background: #d8d8d8; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-bottom: solid 2.25pt'><p style='text-align: center'>Not applicable</p></td></tr></tbody></table></div><h3>Audio Capacity Planning for PSTN<br /></h3><div><table border='0' style='border-collapse:collapse'><colgroup><col style='width:121px'/><col style='width:126px'/><col style='width:132px'/><col style='width:154px'/><col style='width:105px'/></colgroup><tbody valign='top'><tr style='background: #4f81bd'><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: solid 2.25pt; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 2.25pt; border-right: none'><p><span style='color:white'>Media </span></p></td><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: solid 2.25pt; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 2.25pt; border-right: none'><p><span style='color:white'>Typical codec </span></p></td><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: solid 2.25pt; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 2.25pt; border-right: none'><p style='text-align: center'><span style='color:white'>Typical stream bandwidth </span></p></td><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: solid 2.25pt; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 2.25pt; border-right: none'><p style='text-align: center'><span style='color:white'>Maximum stream bandwidth without FEC </span></p></td><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-top: solid 2.25pt; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 2.25pt; border-right: none'><p style='text-align: center'><span style='color:white'>with FEC</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='background: #4f81bd; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-left: none'><p><span style='color:white'><strong>Audio</strong></span></p></td><td style='background: #d8d8d8; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px'><p>G.711</p></td><td style='background: #d8d8d8; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px'><p style='text-align: center'>64.8</p></td><td style='background: #d8d8d8; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px'><p style='text-align: center'>97</p></td><td style='background: #d8d8d8; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px'><p style='text-align: center'>161</p></td></tr><tr><td style='background: #4f81bd; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid 2.25pt'><p><span style='color:white'><strong>Audio</strong></span></p></td><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-bottom: solid 2.25pt'><p>RTAudio Narrowband</p></td><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-bottom: solid 2.25pt'><p style='text-align: center'>30.9</p></td><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-bottom: solid 2.25pt'><p style='text-align: center'>44.8</p></td><td style='padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; border-bottom: solid 2.25pt'><p style='text-align: center'>56.6</p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4270712661442504154.post-31606665610440276842011-05-17T22:15:00.000+01:002011-06-29T12:51:13.930+01:00E911 in Lync ServerI admit that I am no expert on E911 since it is a US based standard. I therefore personally only need to know about it for the 70-665 exam. So I will let others explain how it works and how it is configured...<br /><br /><br /><ul><li><a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg398154.aspx">Technet</a> </li><li>Ken's two part explanation is available <a href="http://ucken.blogspot.com/2010/09/configuring-location-services-in-cs-14.html">here</a> and <a href="http://ucken.blogspot.com/2010/09/configuring-location-services-in-lync.html">here</a></li></ul>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4270712661442504154.post-75988992286430668802011-05-17T21:50:00.000+01:002011-06-29T12:51:13.931+01:00Private Lines<span xmlns=""></span><br /><span xmlns="">Private lines is a Enterprise Voice feature added to Lync Server 2010. Private lines are a secondary, incoming only number assigned to an existing Lync user. A private line is usually used by company executives. Calls to the private line always ring through even when the user sets their status to Do Not Disturb, with a special ringtone. Also private line numbers do not appear in the address book and are not searchable.<br /></span><br /><span xmlns="">Private lines are configured through Powershell <br /></span><br /><div style="margin-left: 36pt;"><span xmlns=""><b>Set-CsUser -Identity "sip:joe@contoso.com" -PrivateLine "Tel:+14255551212"</b>.<br /></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4270712661442504154.post-51802954168797876952011-05-17T19:04:00.000+01:002011-06-29T12:51:13.931+01:00CAC and Media Bypass in Lync Server 2010<div style="color: red;"><b><span xmlns="">Update: <a href="http://theucguy.wordpress.com/2010/10/08/lync-2010-bandwidth-management-cac/">Configuring CAC from Powershell</a></span></b></div><span xmlns=""><br /></span><br /><span xmlns="">Within a Lync Server 2010 deployment there are a number of features which have been introduced to meet the needs of an Enterprise class VoIP solution; namely Call Admission Control, Media Bypass and E911. This post will investigate the first two of these features.<br /></span><br /><span xmlns="">Each of these features is based on the networking configuration of Lync Server 2010. Before configuring any of the features the network configuration has to be defined. Lync views the network as a number of Network Regions, each with one or more Network Sites connected by Network Links. <br /></span><br /><ul><li><div><span xmlns=""><b>Network regions</b> consist of multiple network sites. A network region represents a network hub or backbone. Network regions are interconnected through a wide area network (WAN) link. A network region is a collection of sites inter-connected by high speed links. Essentially, the sites within a region don't need to have CAC applied because the available bandwidth is abundant. Each region has a central Lync Site that manages the bandwidth. A single Lync site can be associated with multiple Network regions.</span></div><div style="margin-left: 36pt;"><span xmlns="">A note on terminology: Microsoft documentation gives examples of network regions, such as North America, Europe and Asia-Pac. However, if the enterprise has a branch location with restricted bandwidth to the HQ or Data Centre, then the branch site would be a region.<br /></span></div></li><span xmlns=""><li><div><b>Network sites</b> identify locations within a network region. A network site represents a physical location that belongs to an organization such as a branch office or a regional office.</div><br /> </li><li><div><b>Network links</b> refer to the WAN link that connects two network regions. Such WAN links have limited bandwidth capacity compared to LAN links; therefore, call admission control is enforced on such network links.</div><br /> </li><li><div><b>Network route</b> refers to the network regions traversed between two given endpoint regions.</div><br /> </li></span></ul><span xmlns="">This information is probably already available with the enterprise's Network support team.<br /></span><br /><span xmlns="">Call Admission Control (CAC) is defined by a call admission policy which defines the audio and video bandwidth allocated over a network route. <br /></span><br /><span xmlns="">Call admission control policy defines the following information:<br /></span><br /><ul><li><span xmlns="">Maximum total bandwidth to allocate for audio<br /></span></li><span xmlns=""><li>Maximum total bandwidth to allocate for video<br /></li><li>Maximum bandwidth that can be allocated for a single audio call (session)<br /></li><li>Maximum bandwidth that can be allocated for a single video call (session)<br /></li></span></ul><span xmlns="">Call admission control is enforced at the client level by the receiving client and only if that client is Lync 2010 (not Office Communicator).<br /></span><br /><span xmlns="">Each network site is comprised of one or more subnets. The subnets specified in the Lync configuration must be the subnet as configured on the client, super-netting or subnet aggregation is not supported. Also, the external IP address of the AV Edge server(s) must be added with a 32 bit subnet mask.<br /></span><br /><span xmlns=""><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><b>How Media Bypass Works<br /></b></span></span><br /><span xmlns="">When you enable media bypass, a unique bypass ID is automatically generated for a network region and for all network sites without bandwidth constraints within that region. Sites with bandwidth constraints within the region and sites connected to the region over WAN links with bandwidth constraints are each assigned their own unique bypass IDs.<br /></span><br /><span xmlns="">When a user makes a call to the PSTN, the Mediation Server compares the bypass ID of the client subnet with the bypass ID of the gateway subnet. If the two bypass IDs match, media bypass is used for the call. If the bypass IDs do not match, media for the call must flow through the Mediation Server.<br /></span><br /><span xmlns="">When a user receives a call from the PSTN, the user's client compares its bypass ID to that of the PSTN gateway. If the two bypass IDs match, media flows directly from the gateway to the client, bypassing the Mediation Server.<br /></span><br /><span xmlns="">At the Global level, media bypass configuration has two options: <b>Always Bypass</b> or <b>Use Site and Region Information</b>. Always Bypass is used where there is no need for CAC. Always Bypass assigns all networks the same bypass ID.<br /></span><br /><ul><li><span xmlns="">The system automatically assigns a single unique bypass ID to each region.<br /></span></li><span xmlns=""><li>Any site connected to a region over a WAN link without bandwidth constraints inherits the same bypass ID as the region.<br /></li><li>A site associated with the region over a WAN link with constrained bandwidth is assigned a different bypass ID from that of the region.<br /></li><li>Subnets associated with each site inherit the bypass ID for that site. <br /></li></span></ul><span xmlns="">Media bypass and CAC work together to manage bandwidth control for call media. Media bypass facilitates media flow over well-connected links; CAC manages traffic on links with bandwidth constraints. If you enable CAC, you cannot select <b>Always Bypass</b>, and vice-versa, because the two configurations are <b>mutually exclusive</b>.<b><br /></b></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4270712661442504154.post-31521374195183691932011-05-16T11:02:00.000+01:002011-06-29T12:51:13.931+01:00Windows 2008 R2 Bare Metal RestoreA very interesting and informative article on the Bare Metal Restore capabilities of Windows Server 2008 R2 is <a href="http://blogs.technet.com/b/askcore/archive/2011/05/12/bare-metal-restore.aspx">available</a> on the Technet Ask the Core Team blog.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4270712661442504154.post-21743953528263630042011-05-16T10:54:00.000+01:002011-06-29T12:51:13.931+01:00Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Resources–Part I<span class="user-name">Aviraj Ajgekar of Microsoft has pulled together in one place a number of Lync 2010 resources, the original article is published <a href="http://blogs.technet.com/b/aviraj/archive/2011/05/16/microsoft-download-center-microsoft-lync-server-2010-resources-part-i.aspx">here</a>.</span> <br /><div class="post-date"><span class="value"> </span></div><br /><b><span style="font-size: x-small;">Resources</span></b><br /><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=1772a5ad-9688-4861-8387-ec30411bf455">Lync 2010 Attendee</a> <br />Microsoft Lync 2010 Attendee is a conferencing client that allows users without Microsoft Lync 2010 installed, to participate in online meetings. A user with an administrator account on the computer can install Lync 2010 Attendee so that users of the computer can join Microsoft Lync Server 2010-hosted meetings. <br /><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=b7d8f948-fa64-4c51-8b54-2223954d1fa4">Lync Web Scheduler</a> <br />Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Web Scheduler provides a Web-based online Lync meeting scheduling and management experience for Lync Server 2010.<br /><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=165d7e44-5186-44f5-84b1-86c1f372caa1">Microsoft Lync Server 2010 New Features Overview</a> <br />This download contains the New Features Overview chapter of the Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Resource Kit book. This book is currently being developed. Chapters will be available for download while this book is being completed.<br /><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=8c64a1e1-f0b3-479c-a265-e480875c61d8">Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Resource Kit</a> <br />The Lync Server 2010 Resource Kit is the technical reference for the product. This book extends the product planning, deploying, and managing documentation in the Lync Technical Library. This book serves as a companion to the product documentation to learn how the product works under the hood.<br /><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=4c780031-3e53-41be-9c65-2ca04be56bdb">Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Technical Overview </a> <br />This download contains the Technical Overview chapter of the Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Resource Kit book. This book is currently being developed. Chapters will be available for download while this book is being completed.<br /><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=7141b219-5336-40e0-9529-83a6d53a3727">Lync Server 2010 Administration Guide</a> <br />This document contains procedures and guidance for administering a Lync Server 2010 deployment.<br /><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=513c46db-adc3-4d62-8acc-5f0ee27f1f9c">Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Active Directory Guide</a> <br />This document guides you through the process of preparing Active Directory for Microsoft Lync Server 2010 and includes the Active Directory schema reference.<br /><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=6e8342a7-3238-4f37-9f95-7b056525dc1a">Lync Server 2010 Capacity Calculator</a> <br />A spreadsheet for calculating a user’s hardware requirements based on information about users and traffic.<br /><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=bcd64040-40c4-4714-9e68-c649785cc43a">Lync Server 2010, Planning Tool</a> <br />The Microsoft Lync Server 2010, Planning Tool provides prescriptive guidance to get you started with planning your topology.<br /><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=ef6b21c4-68a5-403c-bcae-bf5946eb3d43">Lync 2010 Bandwidth Calculator</a> <br />A Microsoft Excel spreadsheet that calculates WAN bandwidth requirements for a Lync Server deployment based on administrator-specified user profiles and network information.<br /><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=65b5a396-2c87-445d-be23-d324727d19cb">Lync Server 2010 Visio Stencil</a> <br />This stencil provides over 125 shapes to help you create a visual presentation of your Lync Server architecture.<br /><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=030548df-0dc7-4f86-b8a9-2f5ec8de8ba5">Lync Server 2010, Best Practices Analyzer</a> <br />The Microsoft Lync Server 2010, Best Practices Analyzer is designed for administrators who want to determine the overall health of their Lync Server environment.<br /><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=d98f0bf7-c82c-47f5-9f73-be3edbf30438">Lync 2010 SDK</a> <br />The Lync 2010 SDK is the client-side API set that enables the integration and extension of Lync experiences.<br /><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=1400504e-8b2e-4d75-b091-1bf9f7bbc46f">Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Security Guide</a> <br />The Security Guide provides guidelines for assessing and managing security risks to your Lync Server 2010 deployment.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4270712661442504154.post-63609088544350998882011-05-15T23:32:00.000+01:002011-06-29T12:51:13.931+01:00Understanding and Troubleshooting Exchange IntegrationMicrosoft have <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=e28a196a-b80f-4c7e-952c-9dceacae1beb&displaylang=en">published </a>a document describing the integration of Lync with Exchange.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4270712661442504154.post-61778705919199361012011-05-11T11:05:00.000+01:002011-06-29T12:51:13.931+01:00An Alternative guide to 70-665 preparationEnrigue Lima has <a href="http://geekswithblogs.net/enriquelima/archive/2011/05/09/unofficial-prep-guide-for-pro-microsoft-lync-server-2010-administrator-again.aspx">published</a> a prep guide based on technet resources for the Lync 70-665 examUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4270712661442504154.post-30679680108298263552011-05-11T10:06:00.000+01:002011-06-29T12:51:13.932+01:00Lync Powershell Cmdlets Mindmaps<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://lyncdup.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/image13.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://lyncdup.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/image13.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div>The guys at the <a href="http://blogs.technet.com/b/csps/archive/2011/05/10/newsmindmaps.aspx">Technet Blog</a> describe a great aid to those of us struggling through the hundreds of Lync Powershell Cmdlets. <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://lyncdup.com/">Tom Arbuthnot</a> has developed a Flash based online interactive application that groups the cmdlets by category and verb. Tom's article is available <a href="http://lyncdup.com/2011/05/lync-powershell-cmdlets-mind-maps/">here</a> and there are mindmaps with <a href="http://lyncdup.com/Lync2010PowerShellcmdletsbyCategoryMindmap.swf">category</a> and <a href="http://lyncdup.com/Lync2010PowerShellCmdletsbyVerbMindmap.swf">verb</a> views.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://lyncdup.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/image12.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="153" src="http://lyncdup.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/image12.png" width="400" /> </a></td><td style="text-align: center;"> </td><td style="text-align: center;"> </td><td style="text-align: center;"> </td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lync Cmdlets by Category</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://lyncdup.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/image13.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="243" src="http://lyncdup.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/image13.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lync Cmdlets by Verb</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4270712661442504154.post-22484524945032411752011-05-10T14:44:00.000+01:002011-06-29T12:51:13.932+01:00Microsoft Buys Skype for $8.5 Billion. Why, Exactly?This is a technology focused blog but the acquisition of Skype by Microsoft has the potential for changing the game in relation to Microsoft's UC strategy. The ability for Skype to break out to the PSTN is something would have needed to be implemented for Lync Online, now Microsoft have a head start. An interesting analysis of the move is available on <a href="http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2011/05/microsoft-buys-skype-2/">Wired</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4270712661442504154.post-24622918149685448022011-05-07T21:05:00.000+01:002011-06-29T12:51:13.932+01:00The Lync Server DatabasesA great explanation of the various Lync Server databases is available on <a href="http://blog.insidelync.com/2011/04/the-lync-server-databases/">Inside Lync blog</a> by Curtis JohnstoneUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4270712661442504154.post-14219927961899619442011-05-07T20:56:00.000+01:002011-06-29T12:51:13.932+01:00Lync Monitoring roleThe Lync monitoring role gathers data from Lync endpoints, servers and Lync phones. The data specifies media quality and usage data and stores them in a SQL database. The server also provides access to the data trough a reporting engine.<br /><br />Requirements<br />To deploy the monitoring role requires a server (hardware and software spec as per all other Lync roles). A full edition of SQL server is required, which can be the same server as the backend of an Enterprise pool. Message Queuing is required on the monitoring server.<br /><br />Collocation<br />The monitoring role can be co-located with the Archiving role. Full details on collocation can be found <a href="http://lyncunleashed.blogspot.com/2011/04/lync-server-supported-role-collocation.html">here</a>.<br /><br />Capacity<br /><br />One Monitoring server can be associated with multiple pools. A single Monitoring server can capture data for 250,000 users. Based on the Lync Server user model, the CDR database grows 31.5 KB per user per day, and the QoE database grows 28 KB per user per day.<br /><br />The Monitoring server database size can be calculated from the following formula<br /><code>DB size = (DB growth per user per day) * (Number of users) * (Number of days)</code><br /><br />Installation<br />The Monitoring role comprises a number of components:<br /><ul><li>Data Collection Agent - automatically installed on all FE servers</li><li> Monitoring server - collects data sent by FE via Message Queuing and stores it in the database</li><li>SQL database - <a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg398687.aspx">QoEMetrics Schema details</a> and <a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg398570.aspx">LcsCDR Schema details</a></li><li>Message Queuing - installed on Monitoring server as well as FE server</li><li>SCOM management pack (optional)</li><li>Monitoring Server Reports (optional)</li></ul> Installation requires:<br /><ul><li>Iinstalling and configuring MQ</li><li>deploy SQL and SQl Reports Service</li><li>define Monitoring roles in the Lync Topology and publish</li><li>Install Lync Monitoring servers</li><li>Install Monitoring Server reports</li></ul> Supported SQL Server versions<br />The same SQL Server versions are supported as for pool database<br /><ul><li>SQL 2008 Std/Ent SP1</li><li>SQL 2005 Std/Ent SP3</li></ul>[Note:SQL 2008 R2 now officially supported but the documentation has not all been updated and for exam purposes for a while we can assume any questions will reference 2005/2008 only.]<br /><br /><div class="AlertText"><span lang="EN-US">SQL Server 2008 Express and SQL Server 2005 Express Edition are not supported. </span></div><br /> <br /><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">You can use the following cmdlets to configure Monitoring Server:</span></div><ul><li><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Symbol;"></span><span lang="EN-US">To configure CDR settings, use </span><span class="CodeEmbedded"><span lang="EN-US">New-</span></span><span lang="EN-US">, </span><span class="CodeEmbedded"><span lang="EN-US">Set-</span></span><span lang="EN-US">, </span><span class="CodeEmbedded"><span lang="EN-US">Get-</span></span><span lang="EN-US"> and </span><span class="CodeEmbedded"><span lang="EN-US">Remove-CsCdrConfiguration</span></span><span lang="EN-US">.</span><span lang="EN-US"> </span></li><li><span lang="EN-US">To configure the QoE settings, use </span><span class="CodeEmbedded"><span lang="EN-US">New-</span></span><span lang="EN-US">, </span><span class="CodeEmbedded"><span lang="EN-US">Set-</span></span><span lang="EN-US">, </span><span class="CodeEmbedded"><span lang="EN-US">Get-</span></span><span lang="EN-US"> and </span><span class="CodeEmbedded"><span lang="EN-US">Remove-CsQoEConfiguration</span></span><span lang="EN-US">.</span></li></ul>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0