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Dean Suzuki Blog

Title: Lync 2013 Setup (Step 3 - Second Lync Front End Server Install)

Created: 2/4/2013

Description:

We have been building a Lync 2013 environment in an Enterprise configuration. This is the

third step in the process. Here is a recap of what has been done in the prior posts.

o In Step 1: We built the SQL back-end database for the Lync Enterprise Pool

o In Step 2: We built one of the Lync Front End Enterprise Edition servers

o In this post (Step 3): We build a second Lync Front End Enterprise Edition server so that

we will have a highly availability solution.

Lync Front End (Step 2)

SQL Database (Step 1)

Lync Front End (Step 3)

Please note that in Lync 2013 the best practice is to have three Lync Front-End Enterprise

Edition servers in a pool. To add a third server to the pool, just repeat this post to build a third

server. See http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg412996.aspx for more information.

We are building the architecture described on: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-

us/library/gg398797.aspx

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References:

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg398447.aspx ; Lync 2013 Planning Documentation

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg412892.aspx ; Deploying Lync Server 2013

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg398205.aspx ; Preparing the Infrastructure and Systems

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg412883.aspx ; Server and Tools Operating System Support

Disclaimer:

Contents of this blog and article represent the opinions of Dean Suzuki, and do not reflect the views of my employer. (C) 2012 Dean Suzuki, All Rights Reserved

Procedure:

Table of Contents 1 Create Lync 2013 FE VM: ...................................................................................................................... 3

2 Prepare Lync Server - Load Operating System Pre-requisites .............................................................. 3

2.1 Enable HTTP Activation ................................................................................................................. 4

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2.2 Enable Windows Identity Foundation 3.5 ..................................................................................... 6

2.3 Enable Media Foundation ............................................................................................................. 7

2.4 Load IIS Features ........................................................................................................................... 7

3 Load Lync 2013 Software ...................................................................................................................... 8

4 Lync 2013 Topology Builder .................................................................................................................. 9

4.1 Add Lync 2013 to existing Lync 2013 Enterprise Pool .................................................................. 9

4.2 Publish the Topology ................................................................................................................... 11

5 Install local configuration store .......................................................................................................... 13

6 Setup Lync Components ..................................................................................................................... 15

7 Request certificates ............................................................................................................................ 17

7.1 Request Default Certificate ......................................................................................................... 17

7.2 Request the OAuth Certificate .................................................................................................... 24

8 Start Lync Services .............................................................................................................................. 31

1 Create Lync 2013 FE VM: Create a new virtual machine for Lync 2013.

See the earlier posts for building a base Windows 2012 VM.

Copy it and make a virtual machine for Lync 2013.

Lync 2013 supports Windows 2012. For a list of the supported operating systems for Lync 2013

are listed here: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg412883.aspx

Set IP address

Set server name.

Join machine to the domain

Set IP address

2 Prepare Lync Server - Load Operating System Pre-requisites

See the following article: http://technet.microsoft.com/e8103.aspx

Review for pre-reqs: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg398686.aspx

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Lync requires Windows PowerShell 3.0 and .NET Framework 4.5

I checked the base install of Windows 2012 server and both are already installed.

2.1 Enable HTTP Activation

Need to add HTTP Activation

The following are added by the setup.

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Enable HTTP Activation

2.2 Enable Windows Identity Foundation 3.5 Add Windows Identity Foundation 3.5 feature

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2.3 Enable Media Foundation Add Media Foundation feature

Documents said to load Windows Desktop Experience ; only found Media Foundation

2.4 Load IIS Features Go to: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg398686.aspx

Open a PowerShell window

Copy and paste the powershell command for the IIS features to add:

Add-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-

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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, BITS -Source D:\sources\sxs

3 Load Lync 2013 Software Load Lync 2013 Software CD

Press Install

Prepare Active Directory should be complete from building the first server.

Select “Install Administrative Tools”

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4 Lync 2013 Topology Builder Launch Lync 2013 Topology Builder

Select Download Topology

4.1 Add Lync 2013 to existing Lync 2013 Enterprise Pool

Navigate to the Lync Server > Site Name (e.g. IrvineMTC) > Lync Server 2013 > Enterprise Edition Front End pools > Pool Name (pool13a)

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Right-click on the pool name and select “New Server”

Note, that we need to restart the machines in the pool.

Enter the FQDN and IP address of the second Front End Enterprise Edition Server.

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4.2 Publish the Topology

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Note, that the pool is about to be reset when you add a second node to it.

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5 Install local configuration store

See http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg412874.aspx

Launch Lync 2013 Deployment Wizard

Select “Install or Update..”

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Lync 2013 uses the same install process in that it use the CMS to learn the configuration of the server.

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6 Setup Lync Components

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7 Request certificates

7.1 Request Default Certificate

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg398995.aspx

Each Standard Edition server or Front End Server requires up to four certificates: the oAuthTokenIssuer

certificate, a default certificate, a web internal certificate, and a web external certificate

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Check “Mark the certificate’s private key as exportable”

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Adding SAN names for the other Lync FE servers that will be added later.

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7.2 Request the OAuth Certificate

This step might already be complete from the first server install.

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8 Start Lync Services

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Check services status

Lync 2013 is ready to go!

Check for any updates.