Lync

Prior to Lync Server 2013, there was a tool.  And this tool was called DBIMPEXP.exe.  It stands for Database Import Export.  This tool was part of the OCS and Lync 2010 Resource Kits, but will now be deprecated to make way for built-in Lync Management Shell PowerShell commands.  But before we talk about its replacement in detail, let's talk a little bit about DBIMPEXE.exe's … [Read more...] about DBIMPEXP.exe functionality integrated into Lync 2013 Preview Management Shell

To Automate Lync Network Site and Subnet Creation with only one Lync Network Region, please see my New-CSSingleRegionNetwork.ps1 script here. With Lync Server 2010 and 2013, there are Lync Regions, Lync Sites, and Lync Subnets.  There are three functions in which these can be utilized:Call Admission Control Controlling Media Bypass Behavior Ability to assign a Location Policy … [Read more...] about New-CSMultiRegionNetwork.ps1 – Automate Lync Network Site and Subnet Creation

Lync 2013, just as with previous releases, allows the ability to Appear Offline. And just as with previous releases, you can enable this functionality in the Lync Client Policies. For information on how Lync Client Policies work, see my post here.  To enable Appear Offline through Client Policie against the Global Policy, use the following command: Get-CSClientPolicy | … [Read more...] about Manually enable Appear Offline in Lync 2013 Preview via Registry

To Automate Lync Network Site and Subnet Creation with more than one Lync Network Region, please see my New-CSMultiRegionNetwork.ps1 script here. With Lync Server 2010 and 2013, there are Lync Regions, Lync Sites, and Lync Subnets.  There are three functions in which these can be utilized:Call Admission Control Controlling Media Bypass Behavior Ability to assign a Location … [Read more...] about New-CSSingleRegionNetwork.ps1 – Automate Lync Network Site and Subnet Creation

This article series is to guide you through the entire Lync Server 2013 Persistent Chat deployment process from scratch.  In Part 1, we took a look at preparing the environment for the Persistent Chat Pool.  In Part 2, we'll take a look at the installation process in the Lync 2013 Persistent Chat Pool.  We'll then finish up the article series with Part 3 by taking a look at the … [Read more...] about Lync Server 2013 Release Preview Persistent Chat with Enterprise Pool – Part 3