Lync enterprise sql requirements

Experts,
Can i share another databases in SQL instance which hold the LYNC enterprise database, ?
Ahmad Samir | MCSE 2003, MCSE 2012 Private Cloud | MCTS: SCOM 2007, Lync 2010, Exchange 2010, Server Virtualization.

Yes you can collocate SQL with other databases but it is not recommended approach by MS
check this
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg398990(v=ocs.15).aspx
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Lync 2013 SQL requirements

I have a SQL environment which is used for web apps, ERP, CRM and other databases. Can I install my Lync SQL environment onto this SQL server? is this scenario supported?
or do I need dedicated and separate Lync SQL servers?

It's recommended to use a separate SQL server for Lync (Physical of Virtual), however collating Lync database with other SQL databases will work. Considering the cost of SQL licenses, this is not uncommon.
It is important in either scenario that the SQL servers have adequate resources/performance to be able to handle the load from Lync server in addition to anything else it will be doing.
Also note that if you have multiple front end pools, these cannot share a SQL server. (and creating another instance on the same SQL server also does not work)
Take a look at the Technet information for more: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj205112.aspx and http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg398835.aspx
(refer to Back End Servers)
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Lync 2013 sql database on existing lync 2010 sql server

Dear All,
I have query regarding the SQL server requirement for Lync 2013 enterprise,when there is a co-existence or migration from lync 2010 to 2013, it it possible to use the same Lync 2010 enterprise sql server with different instance name or we have to create
a new sql server for lync 2013, please advice me.
Thanks and regards,
sarma kumar

No it is not possible. Topology builder won't allow it, it needs to be a completely different server name.
When you input the server into Topology builder you enter the server name and instance in two separate fields, it will give you a red X as soon as you try to put the server name in if it's already in the topology.
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Lync network RTT requirements?

We currently have Lync Enterprise set up in one data center that does not have direct Internet connectivity. We are planning on setting up an Edge and Director server, where the Edge server is in our DMZ in another data center. The RTT between
these two networks is about 80ms. Is there any documentation regarding RTT requirements (e.g. for SharePoint, RTT must be <1ms between each server in the farm)? Is there any documentation about the placement of the Director?
http://sharepoint.nauplius.net

The Lync server planning guide gives the following advice "Provision your network to ensure a maximum end-to-end delay (latency) of 150 milliseconds (ms) under peak load. Latency
is the one network impairment that Lync Server media components cannot reduce, and it is important to find and eliminate the weak points." The guide is available for download
here and the quote comes from Chapter 2, which deals with infrastructure requirements.
You should allow for the latency introduced by the firewall.
The Director should be on the internal network. Since the Director is used to authenticate user, it would be best to locate it wherever most of the users are located. The Director
drops out of the path once it forwards internal users to their home pool. For external users, the Director stays in the communications path, so keep this in mind when deciding on location.
Finally, you might not be aware that the Director is an optional role.
Hope that helps.
Mike
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Are Enterprise Services required under DUET FP1, GW 2.0?

In an earlier project we did prior to DUET FP1, GW 2.0, we did not use Enterprise Services. For the new project, I have a valid GW Data and Consumption Model generated under GW 2.0. When I try to follow the old instructions for the non-Enterprise Services install and generate the flat service under transaction SIMGH, the new screens have required fields for Enterprise Services Repository (ESR), so obviously it wants Enterprise Services information. The old instructions (screens) did not have ESR fields. Is there a way around this or is Enterprise Services required for DUET FP1, GW 2.0? Are there instructions on how to create a non-Enterprise Services instance?
BTW, I was following the "Build Duet Enterprise Applications with Gateway RFC or BOR Generator" document for creating my project. I ran into a similar problem here where there was no Enterprise Services set up for the "Create BDC Model from GSDO Type" step.
Thanks,
Andy

Hi Andy,
Your thread title is a little misleading.
Enterprise Services are not required; you typically generate or handcraft own Gateway Services, connected to either RFC's of Web Services (plain BAPI or Enterprise Services; both possible).
But your question actually boils down to whether or not Enterprise Service Repository is required for designing Duet Enterprise Services. The answer to that is Yes: the ESR is also in FP1 still needed during design time, that is if you are using the Gateway Design Time tools (*). At runtime it is not required.
(*) In case of handcrafting approach, you could theoretically do without; that implies that you will somehow have to define the Service Interface, corresponding to the required SAP syntax and semantics. In practice this is NOT advisable, it is very error prone to try handcraft the Service Interface .wsdl...
Best regards, William.

Lync 2013 sql mirroring with different doamin sql server.

Hi,
can I create lync BE sql mirroring with different domain sql server with one AD forest?
Thanks.

Hi,
You can note the sentence “Using Topology Builder or cmdlets to set up and remove SQL mirroring is supported only when the primary, mirror, and witness (if desired) servers all belong to the same domain. If you want to set up SQL mirroring among servers
in different domains, see your SQL Server documentation.” In the link below:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj204992.aspx
So I think in Lync server if you use Topology Builder or cmdlets to set up and remove SQL mirroring only if when the primary, mirror, and witness (if desired) servers all belong to the same domain. If you want to set up SQL mirroring among servers in different
domains you may do some steps on SQL server and you can also post a case on SQL forum, thank you for your understanding.
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/sqlserver/en-US/home?category=sqlserver
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Lync Enterprise deployment file share

How the file share used for in a Lync Enterprise deployment and how to do it step by step??
A lot confusing about it!!

Hi CK Wong,
Hope this article can help you
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms.lync.tbdep.addfrontendfilestorepage.aspx

What is the difference with 1 Lync Standard Edition using VMware Fault Tolerant and 2 Lync Enterprise Edition in a cluster

Hi
As I will be planning to setup Lync on a virtual environment regardless if it is going to be the Standard or Enterprise edition.
I am thinking if we use 1 Lync Standard Edition for the FE Server with Fault Tolerance enabled, would it be as good as having 2 Lync Enterprise Edition in a cluster?
Thanks

Hi there,
the main difference between using Lync enterprise and lync standard is the High availability and scalability feature,
you will get fault tolrance setup with one lync standard edition running on whatever hyper-v and vmware platform, however this will not be an optimum highly available solution for the simple reason that upon a host server failure the image will move
to another available host server and users will lose their active session durin the move process.
on the other hand what you will gain if you the Enterprise edition is that you will have a unique identity to which all lync clients will be connecting and this identity is the lync pool identity which is in the background handled with multiple Front-End
servers and AV conferencing pools, mediation pools and so on.
In additioin when you have multiple front-ends in place, those front-ends will not work in active/passive mode as in a regular cluster, in contrairy all the servers will be active and handeling the work load.
hope i make it a bit clear, if yiu need more info i am ready
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Thanks for the response, being a small environment of 300 users, standard edition would be more than enough for me but the fact for HA is very critical for me at this stage. That is why I am exploring the option of using VMware FT.
I don't quick get what you mean on the users having to move to another image as my understanding of FT is in the event of a host failure (not VM failure like bluescreen etc), the VM will fail over to another host with no lost in any ping etc.
So, in theory, the Lync Server VM would never know that the parent ESX host had failed and it needed to failover to another host. Hope my understanding is correct.
Thanks

Connect Enterprise - MS SQL Requirements

Hello,
I've looked through all the documentation I could find and
also searched both the knowledgebase and the forum to find answers.
What I'm looking for is granular "rule of thumb type data" for
instance like in the format of:
http://kb.adobe.com/selfservice/viewContent.do?externalId=tn_19524&sliceId=2
Anyway:
1. Does anyone have general MS SQL database file size metrics
in regard to Adobe Connect Enterprise? I know it's a tough question
with many answers based on how large of an install, how many users,
etc. However does anyone have metrics based on what they've
experienced?
2. I have seen the Adobe server requirements for a Connect
install, however, what would be the server requirements for a
second server used as a SQL server to support the Connect install?
Regarding MS SQL server to support a Connect install, should I use
the requirements for Adobe Connect as a rule of thumb or the MS SQL
Server 2005 requirements instead?
Thanks!

1) The database file is tiny; the content is the larger
storage hog and is stored in a file system. I believe the database
on one of our installs is about 1 MB with over 1,000 users.
2) We currently have it set up with SQL 2000, but have
started discussing the migration to SQL 2005 on the database
server. I would go with 2005 to start with just because it's one
less migration, but I couldn't say based on experience.

Licensed required for LYNC 2013, Sql, Edge

for 1500 users for IM presence, audio video, HA, DR, archive
proposed design :- archive collacted with backend,
DC:- 2 FE server, 2 Edge server, 2 Sql Mirrored,
DR :- 1 FE, 1 Edge, 1 SQL
is there any flaw in sizing?
Licenses :- 3 FE license, (FE in DR will need license as it is passive?)
3 SQL licenses :- how to calculate it per core, in my case how much core and how many licenses required?
thx

Yes, you'll need 3 Lync licenses (you only license the front end and passive will need to be licensed).
For SQL, yes 3 servers. This article will help calculate your core licensing:
http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/about-licensing/briefs/licensing-by-cores.aspx
Sizing is fine provided everything has adequate resources. 3 FEs in the DC pool is recommended.
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CMS Movement from Lync 2010 to Lync 2013 SQL Mirroring

Hi,
I have read the articles and i know how to move CMS to Lync 2013 , MY question is after moment CMS to Lync 2013 , the new DBs on SQL server will be mirrored automatically or i have to apply some procedure to make them mirror.
Regards
Usman Ghani
Usman Ghani - MCITP Exchange 2010

Good morning,
If the new Lync 2013 Enterprise Pool you deployed has a mirrored backend, then when you move the CMS to that instance the database will inherently be mirrored. There is no requirement to perform any additional action or procedure.
This assumes that you have an enterprise Lync 2013 deployment as a mirrored CMS would not be available on a standard edition deployment.
Kind regards
Ben
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Lync 2013 SQL Permission after install

We have started to install Lync 2013 Enterprise to replace our Lync 2010 Standard servers. Since we are moving to enterprise I've had to ask the SQL dba to get envolved with the installation. We followed the recommended permission document here..
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg398375.aspx
we gave the install account Sysadmin and local admin on the SQL server.
Now that the install is complete our dba wants to remove sysadmin from the account and remove it from SQL.
Can we do that or does it need to stay in place?
Thanks,
Matt

Hi Matt,
You should be able to remove it now that the databases have been created as it should only be required for installation. You just need to make sure that your users accounts for management are part of the appropriate RBAC groups.
The only caveat I can think of is if you need to do some SQL configuration tasks like deploy mirroring or run an update that may need to drop and rebuild the database. In those scenario you would need to have it reapplied.
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Lync 2013 certificate requirements for multiple SIP domains

Hi All,
I am engaged with a client in respect of a Lync 2013 implementation initially as a conferencing platform with a view to enabling EV functions (inc. PSTN conferencing) in the future. They initially need to support 30 SIP domains and eventually
around 100 SIP domains which is proving to be either not possible or severely cost prohibitive. Their current certificate provider, Thawte, can only support up to 25 SANs and have quoted them 5 figures. We tend to use GeoTrust as they are cheaper but they
appear to have a limit of 25 SANs. GoDaddy appear to support up to 100 SANs for a pretty reasonable cost. My questions are as follows:
Is there a way that I’m missing of reducing the number of SANs required on the Edge server?
Use aliases for access edge FQDNs - Supported by desktop client but not by other devices so not really workable
Don’t support XMPP federation therefore removing the need for domain name FQDNs for each SIP domain
Is there a way that I’m missing of reducing the number of SANs required on the Reverse Proxy server?
Friendly URL option 3 from this page:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg398287.aspx
Client auto-configuration:
i.
Don’t support mobile client auto-configuration in which case no lyncdiscover.sipdomain1.com DNS records or SANs would be required.
ii.
Support mobile client auto-configuration over HTTP only in which case CNAME records are required for each SIP domain (lyncdiscover.sipdomain1.com, etc. pointing to lyncdiscover.designateddomain.com) but no SANs are required.
iii.
Support mobile client auto-configuration over HTTPS in which case DNS records are required for each SIP domain and a SAN entry for each SIP domains is also required. This is because a DNS CNAME to another domain is not supported over
HTTPS.
If the answer to 1 and/or 2 is no, are there certificate providers that support over 100 SANs?
How do certificate requirements differ when using the Lync 2013 hosting pack? I would think that this issue is something that a hosting provider would need to overcome.
Would the Lync 2013 Hosting Pack work for this customer? The customer uses SPLA licensing so I think is eligible to use the hosting pack but not 100% sure it will work in their environment given that client connections are supposed
to all come through the Edge where their tenants will be internal and also given the requirement for an ACP for PSTN conferencing.
Many thanks,

Many thanks for the response.
I was already planning to use option 3 from the below page for simple URLs to cut down on SAN requirement.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg398287.aspx
What are the security concerns for publishing autodiscover over port 80? I.e. Is this only used for the initial download of the discovery record and then HTTPS is used for authentication? This seems to be the case from the following note on the below page:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-gb/library/hh690030.aspx
Mobile device clients do not support multiple Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) certificates from different domains. Therefore, CNAME redirection to different domains is not supported over HTTPS. For example, a DNS CNAME record for lyncdiscover.contoso.com that redirects
to an address of director.contoso.net is not supported over HTTPS.
In such a topology, a mobile device client needs to use HTTP for the first request, so that the CNAME redirection is resolved over HTTP. Subsequent requests then use HTTPS. To support this scenario, you need to configure your reverse proxy with a web publishing
rule for port 80 (HTTP).
For details, see "To create a web publishing rule for port 80" in Configuring the Reverse Proxy for Mobility. CNAME redirection to the same domain is supported over HTTPS. In this case, the destination domain's certificate covers the originating
domain.”
I don’t think SRV records for additional SIP domain access edge is a workable solution as this is not supported by some devices.
As per the below article:
http://blog.schertz.name/2012/07/lync-edge-server-best-practices/
“The recommended approach for external client Automatic Sign-In when supporting multiple SIP domains is to include a unique Access Edge FQDN for each domain name in the SAN field. This is no longer a requirement (it was in OCS) as it is possible to
create a DNS Service Locator Record (SRV) for each additional SIP domain yet have them all point back to the same original FQDN for the Access Edge service (e.g. sip.mslync.net).
This approach will trigger a security alert in Windows Lync clients which can be accepted by the user, but some other clients and devices are unable to connect when the Automatic Sign-In process returns a pair of SRV and Host (A) records which do not share
the same domain namespace. Thus it is still best practice to define a unique FQDN for each additional SIP domain and include that hostname in the external Edge certificate’s SAN field”.
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1. Basically the requirement is to initially provide Lync conferencing services (minus PSTN conferencing) to internal, external, federated and anonymous participants with a view to providing PSTN conferencing and therefore enterprise voice services later.
2. The customer currently supports close to 100 SMTP domains and wants to align their SIP domains with these existing domains. The structure of their business is such that “XXX IT Services” provide the IT infrastructure for a collection of companies who
fall under the XXX umbrella but are very much run as individual entities.
Question:
Would you agree that I’m going to need a SAN for every SIP domain’s access edge FQDN?
Thanks.

Multiparty video conference with extended family - Does Lync meet these requirements?

Hello, we are 100% invested in the MS ecosystem. We would like to find an affordable MS solution to the following so that we are not forced into using Hangouts. Thanks in advance for any advice or comments you can offer.
Objective:
Enable family members from across North America to cost effectively video conference with each other on a weekly basis.
Requirements:
R1) Multiparty video conferencing
R2) Only one user (myself) incurs an affordable cost for the service. (Else Hangouts will be lobbied for)
R3) Any subset of family members can connect to a scheduled meeting, without requiring the user who pays for the service to be in the meeting to allow them in.
*** Question #1 - Is there a solution that meets or closely meets these requirements?
SOLUTIONS CONSIDERED
Skype Premium:
* Does not meet R2 and R3.  Someone with a premium account must initiate the call and invite all of the attendees.  If the person with a premium account is not always available, then two other family members must also purchase
premium accounts to be backup call leaders.
Lync Online Plan 2:
Documentation states, "To access multiparty video (gallery view), ... , users must have rights to the full Lync 2013 client. You can obtain the full Lync 2013 client by purchasing Office 2013 Professional Plus."
I am already a subscriber of Office 365 Home Premium, buying another license of office to get the Lync client is not a reasonable expense.
*** QUESTION #2 - If it is required, is there a lower cost way to obtain the Lync 2013 client?
*** QUESTION #3 - Can a Lync meeting be scheduled with Office 365 Home Premium and Lync Online Plan 2, similar to meetings created in the enterprise environment where a link is included in the meeting request?
*** QUESTION #4 - If the person who sends the Outlook meeting request to other attendees is unable to attend, can other attendees continue to have the meeting with only their Lync Windows Store client or the Lync Web client?
Thank you for taking the time to read this post and offering your thoughts.
To Microsoft Lync/Skype group: I would happily pay another $3 per month for "Office 365 Premium Home with Scheduled Skype Group Conferencing" or "Office 365 Premium Home with Lync Online 2 and
multiparty client"

Hi,
Couple of points on Lync online plan-2;
You can buy Lync standalone client from a local reseller. Following website will provide list of local resellers;
http://pinpoint.microsoft.com
Assume that you got single Lync online plan-2 license. If so , Lync attendee (guest/anonymous) would't be able to start the conference.
Lync meeting organizer should initiate the meeting every time.
Thanks
Saleesh
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Lync LcsLog SQL query assistance

I have this SQL query that we used in the past on LCS and OCS which worked fine. For Lync it's returning the info I want, but it's also returning all kinds of HTML characters.
SQL query
select * from LcsLog.dbo.Messages,LcsLog.dbo.Users where LcsLog.dbo.Users.UserId=Messages.ToId and LcsLog.dbo.Users.UserUri='[email protected]'
Here's what it returns. As you can see, all this was just me saying "hello". How can I remove the html?
2011-06-04 14:03:19.057    1    2011-06-04 14:03:19.057    1    5    2    2    1    {\rtf1\ansi\ansicpg1252\fromhtml1 \fbidis \deff0{\fonttbl
{\f0\fswiss Arial;} {\f1\fmodern Courier New;} {\f2\fnil\fcharset2 Symbol;} {\f3\fmodern\fcharset0 Courier New;} {\f4\fswiss MS Shell Dlg 2;}} {\colortbl\red0\green0\blue0;\red0\green0\blue255;\red0\green0\blue0;} \uc1\pard\plain\deftab360
\f0\fs24   {\*\htmltag0 \par } {\*\htmltag48 <BODY>}{\*\htmltag64}\htmlrtf {\htmlrtf0   {\*\htmltag148 <FONT color=#000000 size=2 face="MS Shell Dlg 2">}\htmlrtf {\cf2 \fs20 \f4 \htmlrtf0   {\*\htmltag4 \par
}\htmlrtf }\htmlrtf0 {\*\htmltag72}\htmlrtf}\htmlrtf0    {\*\htmltag96 <DIV dir=ltr>}\htmlrtf {\ltrpar\ltrch\ql \htmlrtf0 {\*\htmltag64}\htmlrtf {\htmlrtf0 \htmlrtf {\cf2 \fs20 \f4 \htmlrtf0
hello\htmlrtf }\htmlrtf0 {\*\htmltag72}\htmlrtf\par}\htmlrtf0    {\*\htmltag104 </DIV>}\htmlrtf }\htmlrtf0   {\*\htmltag248 </FONT>} {\*\htmltag58 </BODY>}}
0    0    0    NULL    NULL    2011-06-17 20:04:42.227    2    [email protected]    0    0
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We are a Microsoft ISV and we have spent a great deal of time reviewing and diving into the lcslog. In order to help many of our larger enterprise customers, we have built an application specifically to help search, view, and share the conversations
in the LCSLog database.
Of course, you can extract and assemble this content yourself - but you might want to give us a look. It's possible it that is might save you some time (on the dev front)
We have a free eval and support both Lync 2010 and Lync 2013 - with a pretty great UI, great performance, and some visual drill down.
Might save you some time...
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