Installing Lync Server 2010
For installing Lync server topology, i want to brief down some points which will be useful in installing : 1) In wave 13(OCS 2007 R2) we can install AD and OCS on the same machine but Lync server 2010 doesnt allow it. We need to install AD on a separate machine first by using dcpromo. 2) Then next task will be installing AD components of Lync server on AD machine. 3) If you are opting for enterprise edition, install SQL Server on a separate machine. Else just skip this step. 4) Now on another machine from the Lync server deployment wizard install First standard or Enterprise edition. 5) On the same machine install topology builder. From -> All Programs, open topology builder and build a topology. After that publish the topology. For EE, we need to point to SQL server for CMS. And important point here is every organisation irrespective of number of SE and EE pools, a forest can contain only one Central management Store. So if you are planning for a child domain and in...