Archive for December, 2010

Lync Server 2010 (RTM) Installation Walkthrough - Part 6b: Install or Update Lync Server System/Lync Server Components

To install, de/activate, uninstall or modify any Lync Server Components, these must always be authored and published using the Lync Topology Builder. Thereafter, it is essential to execute “Step 2: Setup or Remove Lync Server Components”.

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Lync Server 2010 (RTM) Installation Walkthrough - Part 6a: Install or Update Lync Server System/Install Local Configuration Store

With the successful publication of the initial topology to the Lync CMS, it is now time to run the Lync Server 2010 Deployment Wizard again. On the main page, select the link “Install or Update Lync Server System” and click Run next to “Step 1: Install Local Configuration Store”. Essentially, this procedure prepares and populates a local configuration store (or replica) with CMS data.

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Lync Server 2010 (RTM) Installation Walkthrough - Part 5b: Publish Topology / Enable Simple URLs

Having completed the definition of your Lync Standard Edition topology with Topology Builder from Step 5a, it is finally time to publish the authored information. We shall conduct this step on the target Lync Server.

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Lync Server 2010 (RTM) Installation Walkthrough - Part 5a: Topology Builder, Site and More

In contrast to OCS 2007 and R2, the actual installation of any Lync server role or service does not begin until the desired topology has been defined, validated and successfully published to the CMS*. This is typically accomplished using the new Topology Builder tool. Alternatively, the prescriptive guidance provided by the Lync Server 2010 Topology Planning Tool can be utilized.

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