Retrieving Office365 IPs and URLs via PowerShell
Full Disclosure I truly stink at scripting and rather dread it. I knew early on in my career that programming was not a strength of mine, so I chose to gravitate towardsRead More…
Tag Archives: Administration
Handling SIP OPTIONS Requests on Audiocodes SBCs
12/20/2016 – Updated to include alternate IP-to-IP Routing configuration SIP OPTIONS requests are a crucial piece of functionality for Lync/Skype4B deployments, but even so, OPTIONS requests are utilized within other Unified CommunicationsRead More…
Using Lync Server 2013 Persistent Chat Whilst Blocking IM Capabilities
In the midst of a 2010 to 2013 migration, a requirement was proposed that was, well, one of those ‘head scratcher’ asks: “We are upgrading from Group Chat 2010 to Persistent Chat but we don’tRead More…
The Curious Case of Lync Server 2013 CLS “Running” but not Actually Working
This was one of those “ohhhh yeah…” moments – one of those issues that made complete sense once you were able to see root cause but one of those issues where youRead More…
Finding Accounts in Skype4B Server with AdminCount Set
If a user account is a member of a protected group in Active Directory, permission inheritance is disabled on the AD object and performing tasks like pool migrations, registrar enablement/disablement or grantingRead More…
Active Directory Site Considerations in Lync Server and Skype4B Server Pool Pairing
If your UC deployment is in any way critical then you should be planning your Lync/Skype4B environment to be not only highly available within your data center, but also available in anotherRead More…
Migrating CMS in Lync Server and Skype4B Server
I know…I know…you’ll look at the title and say “bah humbug – Microsoft has that documented already…SQUIRREL!“. To be truthful, yes, Microsoft does have Technet documentation for moving the Central Management Store:Read More…
The Dangers of SQL Server Security Hardening for Lync Server & Skype4B Server
Having spent 6 years of my life working in internal IT for a publicly traded insurance company here in the United States, I am fully aware of the legal requirements and restrictionsRead More…
Disabling Edge Server File Transfer Functionality in Lync Server
In the November 2011 Cumulative Update of Lync 2010, Microsoft added the ability to disable file transfers via the edge server. This feature enhancement undoubtedly was the result of customers voicing concernsRead More…
Adding SQL Witness Requires Rebuild of Mirror in Lync Server 2013
Consider the following scenario: Lync is installed and the initial topology is published with only mirroring configured (no witness) At a later date (this could be weeks, days, or hours – itRead More…