Detailed Course Outline
Module 1: Architecture and Design Approach for Microsoft Lync Server 2013
Lessons
- Overview of Lync Server 2013 Architecture
- Overview of Lync Server 2013 Core Capabilities
- Introduction to the Lync Server 2013 Design Process
- Assessing Infrastructure Requirements and Updating the Design
- Planning for all Microsoft Solutions Framework Phases
Module 2: Designing a Lync Server 2013 Topology
Lessons
- Planning Infrastructure Requirements for Lync Server 2013
- Using the Lync Server 2013 Planning Tool
- Using Topology Builder
- Planning the Server Infrastructure
- Designing Documentation Using Microsoft Office
Lab: Preparing the Environment and Deploying a Lync Server 2013 Pool
- Preparing for Lync Server 2013
- Configuring a Lync Server 2013 Topology
- Publishing the Topology
- Configuring Domain Name Server (DNS)
- Deploying the Front-End Server Role
- Configuring Exchange UM and Enabling Users (optional lab exercise)
Module 3: Configuring Users and Rights in Microsoft Lync Server 2013
Lessons
- Managing Lync Server 2013
- Introduction to Role Based Access Control
Lab: Configuring Users and Rights in Lync Server 2013
- Start the virtual machines for the lab
- Using the Lync Server Management Shell
- Configuring Role-Based Access Control
Module 4: Client and Device Deployment and Management
Lessons
- Prepare for client deployment.
- Deploy and manage clients.
- Prepare for device deployment.
- Deploy and manage IP phones.
Lab: Client and Device Management
- Starting the virtual machines
- Creating and Assigning Client Policies
- Creating and Assigning Device Policies
- Configuring a Device Update
- Creating and Assigning Mobile Device Policies
Module 5: Conferencing in Lync Server 2013
Lessons
- Introduction to Conferencing in Lync Server 2013
- Designing for Audio\Video and Web Conferencing
- Dial-In Conferencing in Lync Server 2013
- Managing and Administering Conferencing
Lab: Conferencing in Microsoft Lync Server 2013
- Deploying Lync Server 2013 Conferencing–Installing Office Web App Server
- Configuring Dial-in Conferencing
- Configuring Conferencing Policies
- Experiencing Lync Server 2013 Conferencing
Module 6: Designing and Deploying External Capabilities
Lessons
- Conferencing and External Capabilities of Lync Server 2013
- Planning for IM and Presence Federation
- Designing Edge Services
Lab: Designing and Deploying for External Scenarios
- Defining the Edge Server in the Topology
- Deploying Edge Server and Configuring Remote Access
- Validating the Edge Server
Module 7: Deploying Microsoft Lync Server 2013 Persistent Chat
Lessons
- Overview of Persistent Chat Architecture in Lync Server 2013
- Designing Lync Server 2013 Persistent Chat
- Deploying and Configuring Lync Server 2013 Persistent Chat
Lab: Deploying Persistent Chat Server
- Defining a Persistent Chat Topology
- Installing Persistent Chat and Compliance Service
- Configuring and Using Persistent Chat Rooms
Module 8: Monitoring and Archiving
Lessons
- The Archiving Service
- The Monitoring Service
- Configuring Archiving and Monitoring
Lab: Configuring and Using Archiving and Monitoring in Lync Server 2013
- Configuring Lync Archiving to Exchange 2013
- Configuring the Monitoring Server Role and the Lync Server Monitoring Reports
- Exploring the Lync Server Monitoring Reports
Module 9: Administration and Maintenance of Lync Server 2013
Lessons
- Introduction to Lync Server 2013 troubleshooting tools
- Understanding Lync Server 2013 Operational Tasks
- Developing Lync Server 2013 Troubleshooting Techniques
Lab: Administration and Maintenance of Lync Server 2013
- Reviewing Lync Server 2013 Maintenance/Operational Tasks (Paper-based lab)
- Reviewing Lync Server 2013 Administration Tools
- Enabling the Centralized Logging Service
- Introduction to analyzing Lync Server 2013 logs and traces
Module 10: High Availability in Lync Server 2013
Lessons
- High Availability in Lync Server 2013
- Configuring High Availability in Lync Server 2013
- Planning for Load Balancing
- Designing Load Balancing
Lab: Configuring High Availability in Lync Server 2013
- Configuring Database Mirroring
- Experiencing a Scheduled SQL Server Outage
- Experiencing an Unscheduled SQL Server Outage
Module 11: Disaster Recovery in Lync Server 2013
Lessons
- Disaster Recovery in Lync Server 2013
- Tools for Backing Up and Restoring Lync Server 2013
- Critical Lync Server 2013 Data to Back Up and Restore
- Critical Lync Server 2013 Data to Export and Import
- Designing Branch Site Resiliency
Lab: Configuring Disaster Recovery in Lync Server 2013
- Configure Pool Pairing
- Experiencing a Pool Failure or Outage
Module 12: Planning a Migration to Lync Server 2013
Lessons
- Overview of Coexistence and Migration
- Migration Steps
- Planning for Clients and Devices
- Designing a Client Migration and Device Migration Strategy
Lab: Planning a Migration to Lync Server 2013 (Paper-based)
- Creating a Migration Plan
- Documenting the Migration Phase