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#skype4b #powershell Get Registrar Pool Names from Cluster Id (msRTCSIP-PrimaryHomeServer)

Instead of legible plain text is a long string describing the distinguished name of the Skype for Business Front-End Server pool in the msRTCSIP-PrimaryHomeServer Active Directory user attribute. This can become difficult to identify and manage if several registrar pools exist in your environment whether they are located in the same or different sites.

To decipher the DN (pool cluster Id) into the fully qualified distinguished name of the corresponding #skype4b pools, Continue reading “#skype4b #powershell Get Registrar Pool Names from Cluster Id (msRTCSIP-PrimaryHomeServer)”

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#skype4b Audit Change Tracking Management?

With the right administrative permissions, a #skype4b administrator can add new or modify existing policies and global configuration settings. Every team member is happy when things go according to plan. If a system-wide or scope-level setting[1] goes awry, your end-users will likely be your most reliable “first level alarm” system. In this case, any remedial actions will visibly affect respective services or users in the firm.

Likewise, a Skype for Business enabled user… Continue reading “#skype4b Audit Change Tracking Management?”

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#skype4b #powershell Get-CsWindowsService Missing Service

On a machine with the latest SkypeForBusiness Server 2015 PowerShell module, you successfully execute Get-CsWindowsService directly or remotely by wrapping the former in Invoke-Command with the -ComputerName parameter.

However, you noticed that targeting a Lync Server 2013 Front-End pool may omit some core services such as FabricHostSvc in the result set. This is despite the fact that you explicitly Import-Module Lync in the Invoke-Command statement.

The workaround is to check for the missing service and explicitly run Get-CsWindowsService -ComputerName $server -Name FabricHostSvc.

Note that although you can use Get-Service, the object type is that of ServiceController which differs from NTService returned from Get-CsWindowsService.

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#skype4b #powershell *-CsDatabase Common Error Messages (and Fix)

Even with the right administrative account and permissions, and proper network as well as firewall (port) settings provisioned, a number of common error messages when working with *-CsDatabase cmdlets in Skype for Business Server prove to be rather challenging to decipher and resolve:

PS C:\> Install-CsDatabase -SqlServerFqdn sql01.leedesmond.com -SqlInstanceName sql01inst01 -Update -ConfiguredDatabases
Install-CsDatabase : Parameter set cannot be resolved using the specified named parameters.
At line:1 char:1
+ Install-CsDatabase -SqlServerFqdn sql01.leedesmond.com -SqlInstanceName sql01inst01 -Update -ConfiguredDatabases
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : InvalidArgument: (:) [Install-CsDatabase], ParameterBindingException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : AmbiguousParameterSet,Microsoft.Rtc.Management.Deployment.InstallDatabaseCmdlet

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#skype4b/lync Hide Share/Presentation Meeting Window (Keyboard Shortcut)

In a conference call using Skype for Business 2016/2015 desktop client, an end-user is only allowed to toggle between Speaker and Gallery view using the left most icon on the top right hand corner of the meeting window. Until someone shares something or makes a PowerPoint presentation, you may have to stare at the (typically low-resolution) overblown photograph of the active speaker or a row of meeting participants’ pictures.

To go back to classic “telephone” audio voice calls with no visual cues of the person speaking whatsoever, you can hit Ctrl+Shift+P on the keyboard to move into Compact View for the Sfb desktop client. This functions apparently only if the Participants window is active otherwise the Gallery view will be shown.

REFERENCE
Keyboard shortcuts for Skype for Business

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#skype4B/Lync #powershell Script: Compare User Policy (Update v1.10)

This revised version of Compare-Skype4BUserPolicy adds the option to include items that hold the same values. It is one of the many PowerShell functions/utilities in my personal script toolbox repository designed to help simplify the management and administration of just about any Lync / Skype for Business Server environments.

Have fun!

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# Copyright (c) 201x-2017 leedesmond.com
# All Rights Reserved. Use at your own risk and responsibility.
# Compare-Skype4BUserPolicy.ps1
# Version 1.10
# Continue reading "#skype4B/Lync #powershell Script: Compare User Policy (Update v1.10)"

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#skype4b #powershell Compare (Any) Lync/Skype Policy

Compare-SfbAnyPolicy is one of the many PowerShell functions/utilities in my personal script toolbox repository designed to help simplify the management and administration of just about any Lync / Skype for Business Server environments.

Enjoy!

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# Copyright (c) 201x-2017 leedesmond.com
# All Rights Reserved. Use at your own risk and responsibility.
# Compare-SfbAnyPolicy.ps1
# Version 1.00
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#skype4b #powershell Watch Those Temporary Files!

Certain cmdlets in the SkypeForBusiness PowerShell module appear to have the need to write temporary files to the $env:temp folder in order to correctly function.

Over time, disk space consumption can add up, particularly when this path points to the default location, namely on the same drive where the operating system is installed. Needless to say, regular manual or scheduled clean-up of the temp directory is generally recommended to ensure continuous and trouble-free operations.