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Steps for installing Microsoft Lync Server 2010

Operating System support for Lync Server 2010.

All server roles of Lync Server 2010 require one of the following operating systems: The 64-bit edition of Windows Server 2008 R2 (Standard, Enterprise or Datacenter). The 64-bit edition of Windows Server 2008 SP2 (Standard, Enterprise, or Datacenter). Components required on Lync Server machine

Commands to install all pre-requisites... (On Windows Server 2008 R2)

PS C:\> Import-Module ServerManager

PS C:\> Add-WindowsFeature NET-Framework,RSAT-ADDS,Web-Server,Web-Static-Content,Web-Default-Doc,Web-Http-Errors,Web-Http-Redirect,Web-Asp-Net,Web-Net-

Ext,Web-ISAPI-Ext,Web-ISAPI-Filter,Web-Http-Logging,Web-Log-Libraries,Web-Http-

Tracing,Web-Windows-Auth,Web-Client-Auth,Web-Filtering,Web-Stat-Compression,Web-Mgmt-Console,Web-Scripting-Tools Restart

It'll check the availability of Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 redistributable on the system. If its not

installed, it'll give you option to install the application. Click "Yes" to install it.Next step would be to choose the installation location

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By default, it'll select above location. After selecting the right installation location, click on "Install".

Accept the license agreement and click "ok".

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Topology Builder (TB): It is must to install Topology Builder (TB) before you can deploy a Lync

Server. Topology Builder helps you to define sites and servers in the setup.

Define a topology (xml file gets created).Topology Builder validates the topology.Publish the topology after successful validation.Publishing it puts it into the Communications Server central management store (which is

created if it does not already exist).

Click "Install Topology Builder" to install the TB. After installation of TB, it'll look like following in the

deployment wizard

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Preparing Active DirectoryTo prepare Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) for your Microsoft Lync Server 2010

deployment, you must perform three steps in a specific sequence:

Prep Schema Forest Prep Domain Prep

Permission required for these three operations

On deploy wizard main screen, click "Prepare Active Directory" and "Run" the schema prep.

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On the Schema Prep wizard, click "Next" and "Finish". This will extend the Active Directory

schema for the use of Microsoft Lync Server 2010. You need to be an enterprise admin to

perform this operation.

In this case location of schema prep log was

Location: C:\Users\administrator.LYNCDOM\AppData\Local\Temp\2\Install-CSAdServerSchema-

[2010_10_06][13_15_13].html

Figure out the location of schema prep log in your setup.. :)

If you already have an OCS setup then verify the process has completed successfully by

checking the rangeUpper(1100) and rangeLower(14) values of the ms-RTC-SIP-SchemaVersion

Schema object with adsiedit.msc.

It's time for forest prep after you are done with schema prep

From Active Directory Preparation wizard, "Run" the prepare forest operation (Above picture). Click

"Finish" when the forest prep is done (below picture).

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Log Location for domain prep action: C:\Users\administrator.LYNCDOM\AppData\Local\Temp\2\Enable-CSAdDomain-[2010_10_06][14_41_28].html

To check the status of Domain Prep, run the following command.

PS C:\> Get-CsAdDomain

LC_DOMAINSETTINGS_STATE_READY

Prepare the Microsoft Lync ServerProcess to prepare the Lync Server does three things primarily.

1) Checks following components for availability. If anyone them missing, it also installs that

component.2) Creates firewall exception for SQL instance.3) Creates firewall exception for SQL browser

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After this wizard completes, you should see following components installed on the server.

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Before moving further the domainAdministratoraccount used throughout this process should be added

as a member to the domain security groups CsAdministrator and RTCUniversalServerAdmins .

This user account should then logoff and back on to the Windows Server where Lync is being installed to

update the associated security token.

Create a share for Lync Server:

It will be used during Lync Server 2010 installation. Everyone should have Read & Execute permission.

Administrators should have Full Control.

Share name for this purpose in this article is LyncFolder.

Defining topology with the help of Topology Builder

Open the TB from start menu.

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Provide a name to the topology. For example, NewYork.tbxml"

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Back at the main Topology Builder window select Edit Properties on the Lync Server 2010 (RC) root-level

object. Highlight the Simple URLs section and enter the desired Administrative Access URL. (Note the

additional for Phone Access URLs and Meeting URLs are already configured.)

Also highlight the Central Management Serversection and select the new Front-End server from the

drop-down menu if it is not already selected.

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By now local SQL instance will have two databases Lis and XDS. Also, the shared folder is configured

properly.

DNS Records:

Create following three hostnames

Dialin.Lyncdom.com

Meet.Lyncdom.com

Admin.Lyncdom.com

All three hostnames should point to the IP Address of the standard edition server (enterprise edition

pool IP if its enterprise edition deployment).

Installation of Microsoft Lync Server 2010 binaries

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Run setup or remove Lync Server components.

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After rebooting the server, run setup or remove Lync Server components again. This will install the

rest of the components on the machine.

Certificate for Lync Server

You can either user certificates from the internal Certification Authority (CA), or you can get the

certificates from the public CA. Since this certificate will be used only for the internal purpose, it

makes sense to get the certificate from internal CA.

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Provide Organization Information detail and click Next.Provide Geographical Information and click Next.

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You may get this error during certificate request/assign.

Error:A certificate chain processed, but terminated in a root certificate which is not trusted by the trust provider. (Exception fromHRESULT: 0x800B0109)

Install the Root CA cert chain on the server and run the wizard again to resolve the problem

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After you have successfully configured certificates on the Lync Server, now its time to start theservices.