Lync Server 2013 Installation Deployment

1. Preparation for deployment

Deploy operating systems for Lync, install feature components, configure IIS, configure DNS, add SRV records, prepare installation accounts, share folders

2. Lync Certificate Services

Installing a Certificate Server

3. Extend the architecture, install Lync Management Tools

Domain schema extensions, preparing Lync Standard Edition Services, installing Lync management tools, building and publishing topologies

4. Install Lync Server

Installing Lync Servers and Components

5. Enable user, client test

I. Deployment Readiness

Deploy operating systems for Lync, install feature components, configure IIS, configure DNS, add SRV records, prepare installation accounts, share folders

Windows features and component preparation

Install Microsoft. Net Framework 3.5 (requires sever2012 install mirroring and specify file location), Windows Desktop Experience, message Queuing, Windows Identity Foundation,

Configuring IIS

Install Silverlight

DNS Preparation

Meet.contoso.com

Serves as the basic URL for all meetings in a site or organization, example https://meet.contoso.com.

Admin.contoso.com

Allows quick access to the Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Control Panel, sample https://admin.contoso.com.

Dialin.contoso.com

Allow access to the phone dial-in Conferencing Settings page, sample https://dailin.contoso.com.

SRV records

Used by users in the domain to automatically log on using the Lync Client

When you are done, the test creates the correct record. Run a command prompt on any server or domain client, and the results are correct:

Ready to install account permissions

Add the Lync Installation account to the "Csadministrator" group

Preparing a shared folder

For future archiving of servers and monitoring server usage. Create a folder anywhere and share it, add the admin has read and write permissions, and everyone's readonly permission.