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Session Objectives and Takeaways

Pre-planning

Planning

Deployment Administration

Monitoring

Datasheets

Product overview

Lync Server 2010 Planning tool+

Planning Guides+

Topology Builder*

Setup (Local)*

Migration tools (PowerShell)*

Lync Server 2010 Control Panel*

PowerShell*

SCOM 2007 R2 pack+

Monitoring Server+

Synthetic Transactions*

* new in Lync Server 2010

+ significant enhancements in Lync Server 2010

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CMS Lync 2010 server

1. Administrator makes changes through CS PowerShell/UI Interfaces.

2. Master Replicator generates a snapshot of the new configuration.

3. File Transfer Agent replicates the snapshot to all computers in the deployment .

4. Local Replicator Agent notified of new snapshot available. Loads it into the

database and reports back status.

5. Status is transferred back to master and replication status is updated.

Management Experience Investments

Pools

Sites

(Data Center)

Global Microsoft

Redmond

Tukwila-1 Tukwila-2

Dublin

Dublin-1

Task OCS 2007 R2 Microsoft Lync Server 2010

Create Dial Plan: 10 Digit Dialing 58% 75%

Create Dial Plan: 4 Digit Extension 25% 88%

Create Voice Policy: Local Calls Only 4% 100%

Create Voice Policy: Assign Gateway 29% 88%

Create Voice Policy: Block Numbers 0% 50%

Create Conferencing Policy: Restricted Policy 58% 88%

Create Conferencing Policy: Unrestricted Policy 63% 100%

Enable Users 50% 100%

Move Pool 96% 100%

Troubleshoot AV Issue 90% 100%

Check Service Status 70% 88%

Average 49% 89%

Management Experience Investments

Lync Server Control Panel

User Management

Search for users

Enable/Disable for OCS

Assign OCS policies

Configuration Management

Server Roles

Global/Site level

Device Management

Device configuration

Common Area phones

Analog devices

Policy Management

ArchivingPolicy

ExternalAccessPolicy

VoicePolicy

Synthetic Transactions

Test phone calls

SIP registrations

Simple conferencing

Voice Applications

Response Group

Conferencing Attendant

Bandwidth management

External applications

Deployment Management

Certificates management

Setup steps

Topology management

Management Experience Investments

Lync Server Control Panel

PowerShell

Built-In Role Exchange Equivalent Notes CSAdministrator Organization Management Top level; Can assign roles

CSArchivingAdministrator Retention Management, Legal Hold Archiving configuration and policies–

exclusive access to some functions

CSHelpDesk HelpDesk Read-only view with access to

troubleshooting tasks

CSServerAdministrator Server Management Manage, monitor, troubleshoot

services, including start, stop, drain

CSUserAdministrator Mail Recipients Provision, move, assign policies to

users

CSViewOnlyAdministrator View Only Organization

Management View only access to configuration,

health

CSVoiceAdministrator N/A Voice settings and policies

CSResponseGroupAdministrator N/A Response Group Service (RGS)

management

CSLocationAdministrator N/A Lowest level E911 rights