Snooper Tool Directory

Getting application association failure when clicking on "Analyze Log Files" in "Lync Server 2010 Logging Tool"?

Be sure to install the Snooper Tool in this directory >C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Lync Server 2010\Tracing

CSR and Certificate Decoder

Prior to submitting your cert request for Lync Edge External interface, including Reverse Proxy TMG run this web based tool to see contents of the request in plain text. The decoder hash displays the attributes selected in the original request. Also displayed is the X509 v3 SAN field. I use this tool to double check the values before ordering certs http://certlogik.com/decoder

Lync Calls Failing with error code "ICEWarn=0x12b"

Description: External (Off Net) Lync client tries to make an audio call to an internal user (On Net) and visa versa. The call however does not connect and errors out with  "the call could not be established due to network issues".

Error Code: The specific Lync Client Log file error shows "ms-client-diagnostics: 23; reason=”Call failed to establish due to a media connectivity failure when one endpoint is internal and the other is remote”;CallerMediaDebug="audio:ICEWarn=0x12b

Resolution: Make sure internal (On Net) client devices are not being blocked by firewall on ports 443 and 3478. This can be verfied by telneting from a client device to Edge Server in your perimter on TCP 443. No answer means firewall blocking that port. Same applies to UDP port 3478, it needs to be opened on firewall. To test UDP port 3478you will need to run port query utility from the client to the Edge server (0x000000 means successful, 0x0000002 ect indicates failure).

Lync Network Monitor Parsers

Link to download parsers

Lync Server 2013 Preview Resource Links

Lync 2013 List of Resources

Lync Meet Now - Displayed Dial In Conferencing Number

When joined into a meeting with Lync 2010 client, the Dial-In number that is displayed in "Join Information and Meeting Options" is the Dial-In Conferencing number that has a priority of "0". To view what is currently set run PowerShell cmd Get-CsDialinConferencingAccessNumber. To change priority run cmd Set-CsDialInConferencingAccessNumber -Identity “sip:DialinSIPAddress@domain.com” -Priority <0,1,2,3 ect>.

Disabling Lync User Account - Proper Way

Disabling a user account in Active Directory does not immediately disable the user from using Lync. To properly disable user run powershell cmd: Disable-CsUser sip:enduser@domain.com

Lync 2013 reaches RTM

 General availability is planned for the first quarter of 2013

Lync Firewall Rules Viewer

Lync Firewall Rules Viewer is a Windows 7 application that visually illustrates the network traffic between any pair of server or client Lync endpoints.

http://mbcorp.sharepoint.com/Pages/Downloads.aspx

Cumulative update package for Lync 2010: June 2012

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2707265

Lync Server 2013 Preview

Link to Download ISO - Lync Server 2013 Preview

Unable to change Dial-in Conferencing Pin

Using Dial-in Conferencing for Lync 2010 but not enabled for Enterprise voice? Chances are you’re missing an entry in “Line URI”.  This “Line URI” is the only way to define a phone number to a user for them to authenticate to Dial-In Conferencing with. If its left blank the common complaint is that the when the user attempts to change their pin entering username and password, then hits enter its goes back to asking for credentials again. Make sure the number you enter is unique, it will not take duplicates.

Microsoft Lync and Citrix NetScaler

Link to Download PDF

NLB - Microsoft Lync and NetScaler Deployment Guide

Lync for iPAD

Link to Download

Microsoft Lync Server 2010 on Aruba Wireless LAN

Best Practices to achieve optimal voice and video quality with Microsoft Lync Server 2010 on Aruba WLAN infrastructure.

Link to File

Lync Powershell Blog

Link to Blog

Lync 2010 - Cumulative Update 4

Link to download

Microsoft Lync 2010 Training Download Package

125MB of training material; FAQs, Quick Reference cards, introductory How-To videos and Articles and Self-Paced Training.
Link to Zip download

Configure Outlook Web App and Lync Server 2010 Integration

Link to File on Skydrive

Specifying Antivirus Scanning Exclusions

Commonly overlooked.........

To ensure that the antivirus scanner does not interfere with the operation of Microsoft Lync Server 2010, you must exclude specific processes and directories for each Lync Server 2010 server or server role on which you run an antivirus scanner. The following processes and directories should be excluded   http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg195736.aspx

TechEd 2011 Lync 2010 Edge PPT

Link to File on Skydrive

Integrating Microsoft Lync Server 2010 and Cisco Unified Communications Manager

http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=26800

This white paper shows step-by-step configuration tasks to set up the Direct SIP connectivity between Cisco Unified Communications Manager (CUCM) and Lync Server 2010. These steps include configuration of the media bypass feature that optimizes media flow by allowing Lync endpoints to directly establish a media connection with a gateway or private branch exchange (PBX) without going through the Lync Server Mediation Server.

SQL Server Requirements for Lync 2010

In the process of planning your backend SQL server database’s for Lync Server 2010? If so you will want to read over this PDF. Pay special attention to Group Chat SQL Server requirements; specifically if you want to run it on SQL2008R2 along with other Lync databases. Note that GC is not yet supported on SQL2008R2. There are ways around this limitation such as running the GC database on a down version of SQL such as 2005 SP3.

Issue Moving LCS 2005 Users to OCS 2007 R2 Hosted on 2008 R2 Server

Recently I was migrating from LCS2005 to OCS20007R2 for a client and was receiving errors when trying to move users between the pools. The specific error code was"0xC3F75809 “Cannot move user to pool.” “Either the pool to which the move happens is not running or you have no credentials for the operation. Make sure the server is running and you have appropriate credentials for the operation."

Note that if you’re OCS2007 installation is running on Windows 2008R2 you will need to install SP1. The other option is to make a “DisableLoopbackCheck” registry key.

Follow these steps to do so:

1. Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK.
2. In Registry Editor, locate and then click the following registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa
3. Right-click Lsa, point to New, and then click DWORD Value.
4. Type DisableLoopbackCheck, and then press ENTER.
5. Right-click DisableLoopbackCheck, and then click Modify.
6. In the Value data box, type 1, and then click OK.
7. Quit Registry Editor, and then restart.