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Prepare AD, Install Topo and define a Front-End pool

August 12th, 2011 Leave a comment Go to comments

After preparing the environment we are ready to start the installation of Lync 2010.

Please keep in mind that the names and ip’s are fictive in this documentation.

In this setup I choose to install Archiving and Monitoring on seperate hardware. Also keep in mind that you first have to prepare thes servers the way I described in part 1.

If you need more information or if you have questions please send an e-mail to tim.peeters@ictinus.be and I will reply or help you as soon as possible.

 

Prepare Active Directory Domain Services for Lync Server 2010

The next area for preparation is Active Directory Domain Services. Preparing AD DS for Lync Server 2010 consists of three steps:

· Schema Preparation

· Forest Preparation

· Domain Preparation

Each of these steps can be performed by using the Lync Server Deployment Wizard or the Lync Server Management Shell cmdlets directly.

 

Install Topology Builder and define Topology for Lync Front-End Pool

Now we have all of the infrastructure preparation complete, so it’s time to move on to defining the topology for Lync 2010 Enterprise Edition in Topology Builder.

1. Log on to Lync Front-End server

2. Go to Start, click All Programs, click Microsoft Lync Server 2010, and then click Lync Server Topology Builder.

3. On the Topology Builder dialog box, select the New Topology option, and then click OK.

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4. On the Save New Topology As dialog box, enter a name in the File name field, and then click OK.

5. On the Define the primary domain page, enter the primary SIP domain, and then click Next.

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6. On the Specify additional supported domains page, click Next.

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7. On the Define the first site page, enter a site name into the Name field, enter a description into the Description field if desired, and then click Next.

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8. On the Specify site details page, enter the location details, and then click Next.

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9. On the New topology was successfully defined page, ensure the Open the New Front End Wizard when this wizard closes option is selected, and then click Finish.

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10. The Define the New Front End Pool wizard opens. Click Next.

11. On the Define the Front End pool FQDN page, type pool1.domain.local into the Pool FQDN field, ensure the Enterprise Edition Front End Pool option is selected, and then click Next.

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12. On the Define the computers in this pool page, enter lyncserver.domain.local into the Computer FQDN field, click Add, and then click Next.

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13. On the Select features page, check all options you need and then click Next.

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14. On the Select collocated server roles page, collocate A/V Conferencing service, and then click Next.

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15. On the Associate server roles with this Front End pool page, select all options, and then click Next.

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16. On the Define the SQL store page, select the Define a new SQL store option, enter the specified into the SQL Server FQDN field, ensure the SQL Instance option is selected, enter the specified name into the Named Instance field, and then click Next.

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17. On the Define the file share page, select the Define a new file share option, enter the specified name into the File Server FQDN field, enter the file share name into the File Share field, and then click Next.

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18. On the Specify the Web Services URL page, click Finish.

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19. On the Select an Archiving Server page, click New.

20. On the Define the fully qualified domain name page, enter the specified name into the FQDN field, and then click Next.

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21. On the Define the SQL store page, select the Use a previously defined SQL store option, enter the specified name into the SQL Server FQDN field.

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22. On the Define the file store page, select the Use a previously defined file share option, select the the specified file share from the drop down, and then click Next.

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23. On the Select an Archiving Server page, click Finish.

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24. On the Select a Monitoring Server page, click New.

25. On the Define the fully qualified domain name page, enter the specified name into the FQDN field, and then click Next.

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26. On the Define the SQL store page, select the Use a previously defined SQL store option, enter the specified name into the SQL Server FQDN field, and then click Finish.

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27. On the Select a Monitoring Server page, click Finish.

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28. You will be presented with the Lync Server 2010, Topology Builder page, which is where you can view and modify the topology that was just created.

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/Tim

Next part (part 3) will be Publishing the Topology and Setup the Lync 2010 Front-End server and Front-End pool.

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