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How to Determine What Version of LCS or OCS You Have Installed
Here's an easy way to figure out exactly what version of LCS or OCS you have installed.For LCS or OCS, check the following key:HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Real-Time...
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How to Force User Replicator Regeneration
If you are troubleshooting a User Replicator issue, here's an easy way to force User Replicator to run without have to restart any services on your Front-End server. To force User Replicator to run,...
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How to Change the Shared Folder Location for an OCS Enterprise Pool
If you need to change the location where you originally configured the OCS shares, there are a couple of steps that you need to follow. One reason to change the location is if you originally...
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How to Move OCS Enterprise SQL Database to another Server
The first step is to stop all of the OCS services on all of the servers in the pool. Next you will want to backup the existing databases (rtc, rtcconfig, and rtcdyn). Open SQL Management Studio and...
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OCS Remote Connectivity Analyzer
Similar to the Exchange Remote Connectivity Analyzer, the OCS Remote Commectivity Analyzer will help administrators troubleshoot Edge server issues.Give it a try at: https://www.TestOcsConnectivity.com
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How to Verify if Schema Prep Completed Successfully
Update 5/3/15 - Added Skype for Business Server 2015 greenfield schema version.Update 11/26/12 - Updated Lync Server 2013 schema version for RTM.Update 7/19/12 - Added Lync Server 2013 schema...
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Configure the Domains that User Replicator Searches
Update 6/19/12 - Updated post with cmdlet for Lync Server 2010.A common issue that occurs in a multi-domain forest, is that most of the time, not all of your domains contain users that are going to be...
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Do NOT Apply KB974571 to LCS/OCS Servers
Update - Please see the "Known issues that affect this security update" section in KB974571 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/974571/) for information on resolving this issue.<Removed rest of post,...
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What Rights in SQL are Needed for DBAnalyze to Work?
I see this come up a lot when doing OCS Health Checks. Part of the Health Check is looking at information from DBAnalyze. If you get the following error, more than likely the account you're trying to...
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Do I Really Need to be a Domain Admin to Install CWA?
This question came up from a customer who was looking to install CWA without having to be a member of the Domain Admins group. The documentation and the GUI says that you need to be a member of the...
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Issue with Federation Only Working in One Direction
I ran into this issue with a couple of customers recently while troubleshooting federation issues. The issue was that Company A and Company B set up federation with each other. Both companies could...
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KB Article Published for OCS and .NET Framework 4.0 Issues
A knowledge base article has been published with a workaround to the issues seen when trying to install OCS on a computer that has been updated to .NET Framework 4.0. You can find all of the details...
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Issue Updating WsFedPassiveMetadataUri for Passive Authentication in Lync...
I had a customer recently where we were setting up passive authentication for Lync Server 2013 and we needed to change the ADFS server that we were using. That seemed like an easy enough task,...
View ArticleWhat Databases are Moved when Running Invoke-CsDatabaseFailover?
I have a customer question recently on how to know what databases the Invoke-CsDatabaseFailover cmdlet was going to move for each DatabaseType parameter. Some of them are self explanatory, but others...
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How to Change the Certificate Store Used for Lync Client Certificates
I’ve gotten this question from time to time from customers about the certificate that Lync issues to users and it showing up in the certificate picker for users. The Lync server issues a certificate...
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Skype for Business Server Real-Time Statistics Manager
Update 4/20/16 – Added information on upgrading Statistics Manager. A pretty cool new tool is available to help administrators monitor their Skype for Business/Lync servers in real time. From the Plan...
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Issue Installing Skype for Business Server 2015 in a Hardened Environment...
During the install for Skype for Business Server 2015, SQL Express fails to install with the following error message: Prerequisite installation failed: Prerequisite installation failed: SqlInstanceRtc...
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New Skype for Business Server 2015 PowerShell Cmdlets Not Available After...
After applying the Skype for Business Server 2015 November 2015 Cumulative Update, some additional PowerShell cmdlets are available: Add-CsSlaDelegates Remove-CsSlaDelegates Get-CsSlaConfiguration...
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How to Setup Shared Line Appearance in Skype for Business Server 2015
Update 3/6/16 – Updated list of supported Polycom phones. Shared Line Appearance (SLA) is a new feature in the Skype for Business Server November 2015 Cumulative Update. To enable this feature, you...
View Article.NET Framework 4.6.1 and Skype for Business Server 2015/Lync Server 2013
Be aware that the Skype Product Group has recommended that customers hold off on installing .NET Framework 4.6.1 on their Skype for Business Server 2015 and Lync Server 2013 servers. You can follow...
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