Lync Location Database (LIS) is Not Available Externally via Reverse Proxy
Came across this one on a customer, they have an exclusively “dirty” Wi-Fi, where all Wi-Fi users are external and have to connect to all services via VPN/DMZ/Lync Edge. This model works fine, as long as you scale you edge services ok. However they wanted to set locations based on the LIS, so that when [...]
Lync 2013: An error occurred during the screen presentation (KB2760556 issue)
It seems there is an issue with Lync 2013 KB2760556 March Update which causes desktop sharing to fail. We have also noticed that somehow KB2760556 ends up installed twice on some machines, possibly installed once manually, then installed again by windows update. In some situations it has reappeared twice even after being removed. [...]
Lync 2013 Gotcha, When adding/removing FE’s in Topology, Publishing Topology will Reset the Relevant Pool
Just a quick post of a “gotcha” in Lync 2013. Due to the way Windows Fabric works, it is recommended to add one FE at a time during deployments, otherwise you might hit a quorum issue and have your pool not want to start. When going to add an FE in Topology you will get [...]
Microsoft Q3 2013: #Lync revenue grew over 30% again, 90 of the Fortune 100 use Lync
Microsoft’s Q3 2013 results were published on April 18th. Revenue came in just under expectations at $20.49 billion but it beat expectation with an earnings per share of $0.72. On the Lync front, from the earnings call (my emphasis): “In terms of our productivity server offerings, we continued to see strength with Exchange, SharePoint, and [...]
70 #Lync Technical, Business and Partner Videos from LyncConf now available Free!
70 Videos and PowerPoint presentations, covering a Technical, Business and Partner tracks from LyncConf 2013 are now available free of charge to download and keep (mp4 and pptx, registration is required). I was lucky enough to be at the conference and I can say the content is definitely worth looking at. Just head over to [...]
Test-CsPstnPeerToPeerCall Known Bug: “Expected DTMF Tones to be received within 10 seconds”
A quick note that there is a known bug in the Test-CsPstnPeerToPeerCall in Lync Server 2010 and 2013. When testing with certain gateways (such as Sonus SBC 1000 and 2000), you may see the following response PS C:\> Test-CsPstnPeerToPeerCall –TargetFqdn pool1.domain.com RunspaceId : c80a2c5f-0659-4081-b88c-54ccfe18f395 TargetFqdn : pool1.domain.com Result : Failure Latency : 00:00:03.3379616 Error : [...]
Microsoft Lync Server 2013 Unleashed Book/eBook Now Available
Just wanted to note that Lync Server 2013 Unleashed book/ebook is now available. It comes from 4 great core authors, Alex Lewis, Tom Pacyk, David Ross and Randy Wintel. I also contributed a chapter to the book (but don’t let that stop you buying it ) I work alongside Alex and Randy at Modality [...]
Microsoft UC User Group London, April 25th from 6pm
Reminder that we have a MUCUGL coming up in a couple of weeks, it would be great to see you there. First up Justin will be giving a deep dive into the new Lync 2013 mobility architecture and cover how everything talks to each other and fits together. Next up, I will be giving an [...]
