Lync Server 2010 (RC) (Replication Issues)

#lync #XDS Since two weeks now we are running Microsoft Lync Server 2010 (RC) in our demo environment. The entire install went smooth but after installing all the different components we ran into a issue which was hard to tackle. Good time to give you some insights. Our environment: we setup a Windows Server 2008 R2 DC + CA and setup a Microsoft Lync Server 2010 (RC) on a separate box connected in a private network. After installing the Microsoft Lync 2010 (RC) on the DC and installing the Lync 2010 (RC) on the Lync Server itself we were unable to sign in (see the printscreen in the first line). The fist thought came up in my mind was incorrect DNS entries. After checking that, that was ok. After that we went to the LSCP (Lync Server Control Panel) and checked if our users where provisioned correctly. We also checked the service state of our running components. All went up “green”. Also Mina Nagy suggestion did not work to change the domain name in a domain FQDN. 

If you would to know which users are provisioned you can do this by Powershell (LSMS) btw. To do this go start Lync Server Management Shell (LSMS) and type: get-csuser. After that you will see the entire list in your organization of SIP enabled users. After resetting the password multiple times and restarting the Lync 2010 (RC) client multiple times something changed in the logon procedure. We got a login prompt in the Lync 2010 (RC) client!  That really suggest that the user was there.

After setting up logging in the Lync 2010 (RC) client some interesting records showed up:

1. SIP/2.0 404 Not Found ms-diagnostics: 1003;reason="User does not exist";TargetUri="contoso.com";source="DEMO-LS-LS01.contoso.com"

2. SIP/2.0 401 Unauthorized (no specific ms-diagnostic message).

This information gives me the direction that maybe something with the XDS replication went wrong. Lets go back to the LSMS and put in the following commando (Get-CsManagementStoreReplicationStatus) PS C:\Users\administrator.DEMO-LS> Get CsManagementStoreReplicationStatus

UpToDate           : False (well there is it!)
ReplicaFqdn        : DEMO-LS-LS.contoso.com
LastStatusReport   :
LastUpdateCreation : 9/23/2010 2:39:25 PM
ProductVersion     : <empty>

The registrar is looking local for the User and can’t find it since replication has failed and most likely never populated the users from CMS. After setting up a trace with the LSLT (Lync Server Logging Tool) I monitored on XDS and then issue the Invoke-csManagementStoreReplication command in LSMS to find out what is going on. (here some lines from my extraction). On the specific share we got a access denied.

TL_ERROR (TF_COMPONENT) XDS_Master_Replicator (MasterReplicationAgent.QueryChang
esImpl:masterreplicationagent.cs(724))  [0]047C.04C0::09/23/2010-21:02:27.769.00
00006f
    Query changes operation failed. Exception [System.UnauthorizedAccessExceptio
n: Access to the path '\\demo-ls-ls\LyncShare\1-CentralMgmt-1\CMSFileStore\xds
-master\working\replication\tmp\e0285292-b325-4e06-aa74-97b32d2d0373' is denied.

We went back to the LSTB (Lync Server Topology Builder) and changed the specific share and re-populated the folder tree. Still no status change while logging in with Lync 2010 (RC). I was really smacking my head to the wall. After some nice conversations with Microsoft (thanks Geoff Clark) we re-installed the Lync Server System Components again from the Lync Server Deployment Wizard (LSDW). Back to LSMS:PS C:\Users\administrator.DEMO-LS> Get-CsManagementStoreReplicationStatus

UpToDate           : True
ReplicaFqdn        : DEMO-LS-LS.contoso.com
LastStatusReport   : 10/1/2010 11:16:40 AM
LastUpdateCreation : 10/1/2010 11:16:35 AM
ProductVersion     : 4.0.7457.0

This blogpost is possible a little bit scrambled for you but it really helps to understand how Microsoft Lync Server 2010 (RC) works and how you troubleshoot Lync. To be honest I really don’t no why the initial share I created during the install was not created correctly. If you have any questions feel free to contact me. After taking all these steps the environment is working perfectly.

BoxedUC with Microsoft Lync Server 2010 (RC) released

(#lync #uc) As Microsoft Lync Server 2010 is still in RC I saw this solution from fabbricadigitale. Please keep in mind Microsoft Lync Server 2010 is still in “development” and only available in (RC). Test this solution for now only in a lab environment. Still I liked this solution. See our blogpost here. 

BoxedUC is the first all-in-one solution for Unified Communcations bringing a complete suite of services using the power of virtualized environments.

In a market in which the IT proposition is moving towards services ‘on the cloud’, boxedUC represent an innovative model which gives the opportunity to adopt the latest technologies for companies which could not move on the cloud because of bandwidth availability, legal constraints, internal policies, budgets. In this way boxedUC is an opportunity, for SMB and for big companies too, to adopt and join the benefits of unified communications.

Important news is the release of boxedUC with Microsoft Lync Server 2010 (RC) (formerly known as CS”14”) which completes the ‘wave 14’ suite of servers on-board:

• Exchange 2010 SP1
• Microsoft Lync Server 2010 (RC)
• Sharepoint 2010 Foundation
• MultiUx Self-Governance tool
• Blackberry Enterprise Server 5

The improvements to the appliance using Microsoft Lync Server 2010 (RC) come both from the end-user point of view and from the architectural point of view:

• New user interface, improved the usability based on Silverlight
• Unique client for personal use and webconferencing
• Improved the telephony features of the system, resulting in an advanced PBX system
• Improved the software architecture, which results in highest performances and reliability
• Introduced new web interface for Web Conferencing

Many aspects linked with the architecture are a big new for the appliance solution; the most important two are:

• Microsoft Lync Server 2010 (RC) supports virtualization through Hyper-V making boxedUC a 100% Microsoft compliant solution
• Microsoft Lync Server 2010 (RC) introduces a Powershell management kit wich has been integrated very transparently with the ‘self-governance tool’ developed by fabbricadigitale (see MultiUx www.multiux.com ) which is a strategic component of boxedUC

Thanks to the ‘telephonic’ features of Microsoft Lync Server 2010 (RC), boxedUC has new important applications, starting from the native PBX and PSTN integration functions but in particular the ‘Branch Survivability’ which makes boxedUC an ideal solution for big organizations geographically distributed.

An other important new features comes from the self-governance toll, branded MultiUX, which is an integrated tool, accessible via web console, mobile interface or SDK, to manage transparently Active Directory objects, Exchange and Microsoft Lync (RC) recources: the Ethical Wall.

The Ethical Wall is a specific control for Microsoft Lync federations between the local organization with external ones; it allows to to manage the authorized ‘routes’ of communication among users, by controlling different protocols, preserving the privacy and confidentiality of the users and guaranteeing that real-time communications happen only between the units which have really to communicate. I’ve not seen this before.

At this moment boxedUC release 2 is build up with the official RC version of Microsoft Lync Server 2010; it will be updated immediately with the RTM version as soon as available.

For more info please check www.boxeduc.com or e-mail info@boxeduc.com !

Introduction video Ferrari Electronic – SBA configuration / installation

Survivable telephony in branch offices

Microsoft Lync Server 2010 (former CS14) is the first release which
will support remote site telephony even on WAN outages. Microsoft
has defined an appliance type of products which contains
all functions needed for telephony in a branch office – therefore
called “survivable branch appliance”.

OfficeMaster Survivable Branch Appliance is based on high quality
industrial grade server hardware (HP ProLiant) which runs
Windows Server 2008 R2 together with Microsoft branch office
components like Registrar and Mediation Server. All necessary
software is preinstalled and activation can be done through an
easy to use web UI by a local technician.

More information see this (pdf file)

TRY OUT LYNC 2010 (RC) FOR FREE

#lync #uc. Would you like to try Microsoft Lync (RC) without setting up your own lab environment.
Join our e-office demo environment to see the entire feature set incl Enterprise Voice. Join us and sent me an email on (joachim.farla@e-office.com)

UCVUG Q3 meeting (offline presentations) now available!

Amazing presentations by Bas Krikke van Johann Deutinger! Last night we organized our third Virtual User Group for this year. Microsoft Lync Server 2010 and the Wave 14 devices from Ferrari (SBA’s) were on the stage. After a short introduction from the founder and organizer we started with the first session (Bas Kirkke – e-office) and later on the second session presented by (Johann Deutinger– Ferrari)

In this blogpost we will give you all the slidedecks and offline recordings made during the UCVUG sessions. Spread the world! Attention the recording failed to convert for some reason. Only the audio part survived. I will publish that afterwards.

Introduction: Joachim Farla (founder and owner of ucvug.nl) Communications Server – MVP (MCSE/MCITP/MCTS)

Yes! After a great Q3 meeting with interesting speakers like Bas Kirkke (e-office) and Johann Deutinger (Ferrari) we continue our journey with a new scheduled session UCVUG Q4 #ucvug_nl. Feel free to download and distribute all the available resources. More information about Q4 available soon here on this site.

See this presentation (here)

 

 

Session 1: Bas Krikke Presented in English. Talking about SharePoint 2010 and its Social Aspects and strong reflections to Unified Communications as communication platform underneath.

Bas Krikke specialized in SharePoint 2007 and 2010. Total linked stack of Microsoft products. Managing politically challenged projects. Gain insights on applying The New World of Work in your organization. Create workable project definitions based on business needs. Strong focus on: SharePoint 2007 and social capabilities of 2010, presentations, discovering business requirements or needs, awareness on the New World of Work, Impact approach. Check out his linkedin and his own weblog or follow him on twitter.

See this presentation (here)

 

Session 2: Johann Deutinger Presented in English. Talking about Ferrari Electonic AG portfolio for Wave 14. CTO at Ferrari electronic AG.

• UC/UM gateways including survivable branch appliance (technical details)
• new gateway features in CS"14"
• fax server for Exchange (and other platforms), Inbound fax solution built into all gateways, also for Exchange 2010 fax for BPOS and hosted Exchange

See this presentation (here)

 

Special thanks to our sponsors Ferrari Electronic AG and Plantronics for supporting us!

We are still looking for interesting speakers for our Q4 meeting UCVUG. Contact me directly

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