Jan 05 2017

Install Skype for Business Prerequisites

 

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Skype for Business Server 2015 is available now, along with a new set of demands to install it right on your Windows Server.

Here are the recommendations for each Windows version:

Windows Server 2008R2: Microsoft recommends that you only install Skype for Business Server 2015 on Windows Server 2012 or 2012R2. However, if you’re in-place upgrading from an existing installation of Lync 2013, you might like to use your existing Windows 2008R2 server. The following procedure assumes you already have Lync 2013 installed on your system, so all prerequisites should already be installed. Continue reading

Jan 04 2017

Understanding Skype for Business DNS Records and Autoconfiguration

skype-for-businessSkype for Business DNS Records are one of critical components of the whole infrastructure. Skype for Business uses two types of DNS records: A record and SRV record.

The DNS is often deployed as “split-brain” DNS deployment: the same zone name is deployed internally and externally but with different (internal or external) IP-addresses for the same entries.

Thus Skype for Business clients will get information only from their zone, so if  external client is trying to connect to Skype for Business server, it will resolve the entries to the external IP-addresses, if it’s from internal network then it will resolve the DNS entries to internal IP-addresses using the internal DNS server.

If you are not using “split-brain” DNS you can create a zone for each required DNS records pointing it to the internal IP-address. Continue reading

Dec 19 2016

Configuring Gmail as a Sendmail email relay

In this article I will show how to configure gmail to be an email relay for your linux server with sendmail MTA. This allow you to send letters from your bash scripts, hosted website or from command line using mail command. Other examples where you can utilize this setting is for a notification purposes such or failed backups etc. Sendmail is not the only Mail Transport Agent that can be configured to use gmail account Postfix, exim , ssmpt etc. can be configured as well. The guide below was created on Debian. Continue reading

Dec 14 2016

Configure Postfix to use Gmail as a Mail Relay

Postfix is a free, open-source, actively maintained, and highly secure mail transfer agent. You can configure your system with Postfix to use Gmail as a mail relay.

In order to do this follow the instruction below. Use sudo when needed or execute the commands below under “root” account.

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Dec 13 2016

File Transfer Agent cannot send/get replication data to Replica Replicator on Edge

skype-for-businessThe sympthom is that on Skype for Business Front End Server you see Event ID 1046 LS File Transfer Agent Service in the Event Log:

Skype for Business Server 2015, File Transfer Agent cannot send replication data to Replica Replicator on Edge

Skype for Business Server 2015, File Transfer Agent cannot get replication status from Replica Replicator Agent on Edge
Edge machine: EDGENAME
Exception: System.ServiceModel.Security.MessageSecurityException: The HTTP request was forbidden with client authentication scheme ‘Anonymous’. —> System.Net.WebException: The remote server returned an error: (403) Forbidden.
at System.Net.HttpWebRequest.GetResponse()
at System.ServiceModel.Channels.HttpChannelFactory1.HttpRequestChannel.HttpChannelRequest.WaitForReply(TimeSpan timeout)
— End of inner exception stack trace —
Server stack trace:
at System.ServiceModel.Channels.HttpChannelUtilities.ValidateAuthentication(HttpWebRequest request, HttpWebResponse response, WebException responseException, HttpChannelFactory1 factory)
…
Cause: Service may be unavailable or Network connectivity may have been compromised.
Resolution:
Verify that Replica Replicator Agent service is running on the Edge machine, network connectivity is available and TLS is configured correctly. For details, see http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2464556

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Dec 12 2016

Skype for Business Server 2015 Databases Purpose

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Skype for Business Server 2015 databases are as same as they were in Lync Server 2013. So this article is appliable for Lync Server 2013 as well. Skype for Business Server 2015 installs SQL Server 2014 Express Edition (64-bit) for local configuration databases while SQL Server 2014/SQL Server 2012 SP2 with CU2/SQL Server 2008 R2 SP2 can be deployed for Back End databases, Archiving, Monitoring, Persistent Chat and Persistent Chat Compliance databases. Below are the graphical representation of databases placement in Standard and Enterprise Edition. Continue reading

Dec 07 2016

Get-CsBackupServiceStatus statuses meaning

skype-for-businessThe Skype for Business Server Backup Service is a service used to support disaster recovery.

The Skype for Business Server Backup Service supports two categories of data (UserData and CMS), which it will copy between paired pools to keep them synchronized. The implementation use three modules: UserServices.PresenceFocus, ConfServices.DataConf and CentralMgmt.CMSMaster. The modules can operate both in Import or Export mode. The Skype for Business Server Backup Service collects the changes into batches before copying it to the paired pool. The Backup Service is only active on one of the front ends in a pool. Continue reading

Nov 25 2016

Web Conferencing Server connection failed to establish. Event ID 41987

skype-for-businessWeb Conferencing Server connection failed to establish.

Over the past 1 minutes Skype for Business Server has experienced incoming TLS connection failures 1 time(s). The error code of the last failure is 0x80090325(SEC_E_UNTRUSTED_ROOT) and the last connection was from the host “”.
Cause: This can occur if this box is not properly configured for TLS communications with remote Web Conferencing Server.
Resolution:
Check your topology configuration to ensure that both this host and remote Web Conferencing Server can validate each other TLS certificates and are otherwise trusted for communications.

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Nov 25 2016

No connectivity with any of Web Conferencing Edge Servers. Event ID 41026

skype-for-businessNo connectivity with any of Web Conferencing Edge Servers. External Skype for Business clients cannot use Web Conferencing modality.

Cause: Service may be unavailable or Network connectivity may have been compromised.
Resolution:
Verify all Web Conferencing Edge Services in the topology are running, and network connectivity is available.

There are four most common reasons for this error: Continue reading

Nov 25 2016

Understanding Asterisk call files

Asterisk PBXAsterisk call files are text files with a certain structure that tell Asterisk to initiate a call when moved to /var/spool/asterisk/outgoing directory. You can use them in order to initiate calls without an extension or bypass the dialplan for troubleshooting purposes. They can be scheduled on any time and date you want and used for call campaigns. Continue reading

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