So… VMware’s NSX is super awesome! I’m one of those weird guys that find playing with networking and virtualization on a Monday night more fun and exciting than a weekend in Vegas. Ok, maybe not so much, but still somehow I managed to stay up past midnight deploying an NSX “Lab” just by messing with it. I say screw the guide, I learn better by just pressing buttons and breaking things… I’m not doing this for a client so what gives? Let’s poke… ...
Released last week, new technical diagrams in Visio and PDF for Skype for Business workloads, Call Quality Methodology (CQM) and different hybrid scenarios. https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn594589.aspx
My first attempt at a semi-useful PowerShell script. This script will export all UM prompts from all dial plans and auto attendants for Exchange 2010 and 2013. The output of the script is a collection of files with WAV extension on the running directory, matching the names of the custom prompts. Future changes: Set a working folder, and organize the prompts into folders based on AA and DP name. The output files are in WAV extension, but are actually MP3 files (Insert blame for Export-UMPrompt). There is another script coming that will convert these files from MP3 to 8Khz Mono PCM WAV files so they can be reused for other UM attendants. ...
Skype for Business for Android is out of preview and finally released. Time to try it with the Grandstream GXV3275… https://blogs.office.com/2015/12/16/skype-for-business-for-android-now-available/?wt.mc_id=soc_li_Office-365_Skype-for-Business_null&ls=soc&ca=Office-365&lsd=li&Ocid=1%20-%20Fans_Social_LINKEDIN_COMPANY_Skype%20for%20Business_20151216_305715181
Released 11/17 and fixes an issue with Windows 10 users over Edge not able to join meetings using the Skype Web App. It also adds a new Shared Line Appearance (SLA). More details on that here: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3092727 Get the CU here: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=47690
Paul Bloem’s stencils blow anything else out of the water. Zeacom servers, AudioCodes SBC’s, and better looking Skype for Business roles, even the CQD! What else could I want? Excellent job Paul. I’ve shared this with my colleagues so they better vote 5 stars! https://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/office/Skype-for-Business-2015-4a8f03dc
A few hours ago I received an e-mail from Microsoft inviting me and some of my coworkers to the Skype for Business Mobile Preview program, with instructions on how to get the Android app installed. So far the app is very well made, with a less “beta” sense than many other products. I dare to say this preview app feels more reliable than the Lync 2013 app. Some screenshots that give you an idea of what it’s like: ...
Technet has a PowerShell one-liner but it’s missing .NET 3.5 and the Windows Identity Foundation, which you need anyway. Here’s the one-liner that includes them (and assumes your media is on D:) Install-WindowsFeature RSAT-ADDS, Web-Server, Web-Static-Content, Web-Default-Doc, Web-Http-Errors, Web-Asp-Net, Web-Net-Ext, Web-ISAPI-Ext, Web-ISAPI-Filter, Web-Http-Logging, Web-Log-Libraries, Web-Request-Monitor, Web-Http-Tracing, Web-Basic-Auth, Web-Windows-Auth, Web-Client-Auth, Web-Filtering, Web-Stat-Compression, Web-Dyn-Compression, NET-WCF-HTTP-Activation45, Web-Asp-Net45, Web-Mgmt-Tools, Web-Scripting-Tools, Web-Mgmt-Compat, Desktop-Experience, Telnet-Client, Net-Framework-Core, Net-HTTP-Activation, Windows-Identity-Foundation -Source D:\Sources\SxS
No time to install Management Tools? Or just want to test your scripts locally without having to copy/paste on the Front Ends or management nodes? This is what i do: param( [string]$pool = $(Read-Host "Lync/SfB Pool") ) $Credential = Get-Credential $PSSessionOption = New-PSSessionOption -SkipCACheck:$true -SkipCNCheck:$true -SkipRevocationCheck:$true $PSSession = New-PSSession -ConnectionUri https://$pool/ocspowershell -Credential $Credential -SessionOption $PSSessionOption Import-PSSession $PSSession
Skype for Business 2015 was released today, and I get to try an upgrade in my lab before trying a greenfield rollout on a fresh domain. Here is what I have running right now: Lync 2013 Enterprise Pool with 3 Front-End servers (DNS load balanced) Lync 2013 Enterprise Edge server in a single pool with two perimeter networks Mediation Server dual-homed in Server and Voice VLANs Sophos UTM for networking and Reverse Proxy First run of the setup.exe, we are asked to install a hotfix: ...