Why does not Lync 2013 logs lostcalls in Outlook?

I got an email from a customer today about that Lync 2013 does not show Lost Calls in Outlook more. Well they did not actually miss it. But it would have been nice to have.

What about Lync 2013 and Antivirus

If you consider to have antivirus installed on your Lync 2013 environment be aware that Lync 2013 is not very happy about this.

What about the boot order for Lync 2013 Enterprise Edition?

Time for a article again. This time the boot order of Lync 2013 Enterprise Edition. As we know Lync 2013 is using Windows Fabric to replicate the topology to each server.

What about SIP addresses in Lync 2013?

I have noticed something strange when it comes to SIP addresses in Lync 2013. In Office365 sip addresses with special caraters are just forbidden. Like /()# and more.

Failed to register with back-end database. Microsoft Lync Server 2013

When moveing CMS to another SQL server there can be some issue where you get this kind of error.
Failed to register with back-end database. Microsoft Lync Server 2013, Master Replicator Agent will continuously attempt to reconnect to the back-end. While this condition persists, no replication will be done.

Competella and Lync Conf 2014

It's been a while since I have been posting something new articles here. I been busy working on a huge Lync 2013 case.

How to change the timeout for PSTN Calls

Not very often but from time to time we have problems during make overseas call or make calls to Mobile phones.
The Lync 2010 and 2013 has a value that is set to 10 seconds before it will terminate the calls.

IT-Tinget Tønsberg 25-26 september

EVRY has an huge event here in Norway named IT-Tinget. This year will I attend to this event and I will blog form there on what's happen and how it is.
I will come with daily reports on what is happening.

How to set different SharePoint MySite and Skill Search in Lync 2013

If you have like us a customer with different domains and local SharePoint with local MySite, then you normaly can get this to work with one SharePoint.

How to renew Certificate on the Office Web App Server also known as WAC

Some day the certificate for the Office Web App Server will expire.
Can this be done by useing IIS Manager to change this or is Powershell our friend again?

The secret update on Lync 2013 and SQL Cluster

In the last few days, Microsoft has done some changes in what they support when it comes to SQL Server.

Lync Server 2013 supports the use of either SQL mirroring or SQL clustering for each Lync Server database. You can easily set up SQL mirroring with the Topology Builder tool in Lync Server 2013. For SQL failover clustering, you must use SQL Server deployment tool.

Lync 2013 and SQL Confusing..What is recommended

If you read the documentation for Lync 2013, you will there find out that when it comes to the SQL part, that it can be confusing.

Lync 2013 roster

Finaly its here. The trafic roster for Lync 2013.
http://windowsitpro.com/lync/lync-server-2013-protocol-poster

Lync 2010 and SKYPE Federation

Normaly when you have got the feedback from Microsoft that you are ready for Lync and SKYPE Federation.
Well be aware of the following.

LyncConf 2014

18-20 february 2014 the Lync Conference is takeing place in Las Vegas at the Arie hotel and casino resort.
More information will come at http://www.lyncconf.com

Lync 2013 July Update also known as CU-2

Where is the CU-2 for Lync 2013? Well here you will find it:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2809243/en-us

There has been fun to test this in preview and to be a part of the vNEXT TAP program.

/Kai

Where is the SIP Stack Trace in Lync 2013

Since Lync 2013 has centralized logging, and if you download the Lync Logging Tool and install it. Well default you will  not be able to see the SIP Stack Trace.
If you have Lync issues well then this trace can give you lot's of information for you.
Either if you log on Mediation Server, Edge server or the Front Ends server.

Federation with SKYPE and Lync is out!

Finaly what we have been waiting for. Lync 2010 and 2013 is now ready for SKYPE federation.

http://blogs.technet.com/b/lync/archive/2013/05/23/lync-skype-connectivity-available-today.aspx

Some thoughts about the feature for Lync 2013

There are certainly many out there, who thinks a lot where shall we take Lync 2013 to the next step.
Shall our customers integrate Contac Center solutions? What about Lync Room Systems (LRS)? Will it kill Cisco/Tandberg?
What will Microsoft do with Lync and Skype?
What will come...?

Lync2013 and CRM Integration

Where I work, in Evry, we are now testing out the CRM integration useing Dynamics2011, Lync2013. With help of Mondality Systems we can now offer our customer Lync2013 integrated with Dynamics2011.