I am confused with respect to DNS Load Balancing and Hardware Load Balancing. I have read that at on some components DNS Load Balancing can work, but some component can only provide Load Balancing if there is Hardware Load Balancer. So, I would appreciate if someone could list me components and their respective supported load balancing method such as

Lync FE DNS/HLB

Lync Edge HLB

OWAS WINDOWS NLB/HLB

and so on........

Thanks in advance.

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Error While Downloading Topology from Topology Builder

September 10, 2015, 1:03 pm

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Hello All..........I am trying to see the configuration of a topology that is based on 2010 and 2013 lync servers, but I am unable to download Topology through Topology Builder and I am getting standard error which say could not download. How can I troubleshoot it?

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Mobile clients unable to sign in after latest round of updates. Webhost failed to process a request errors

September 10, 2015, 11:30 pm

≫ Next: Lync Client 2013 Connexion Failing (new and some users can't connect to Lync Client)

≪ Previous: Error While Downloading Topology from Topology Builder

Our mobile clients that were previously working fine are no longer able to sign in to Lync 2013 with "Can't connect to the server messages"

Relevant factors I think are:

- This issue seems to have come up immediately after the latest round of windows updates

- Another symptom is a lot of Webhost errors on the front end server which also appeared just after updates

WebHost failed to process a request.

Sender Information: System.ServiceModel.ServiceHostingEnvironment+HostingManager/58029198

Exception: System.ServiceModel.ServiceActivationException: The service '/WebTicket/WebTicketService.svc' cannot be activated due to an exception during compilation. The exception message is: Method not found: 'Microsoft.Rtc.Management.Config.Settings.Web.MobilePreferredAuthType Microsoft.Rtc.Management.Config.Settings.Web.WebServiceSettings.get_MobilePreferredAuthType()'.. ---> System.MissingMethodException: Method not found: 'Microsoft.Rtc.Management.Config.Settings.Web.MobilePreferredAuthType Microsoft.Rtc.Management.Config.Settings.Web.WebServiceSettings.get_MobilePreferredAuthType()'.

at Microsoft.Rtc.Internal.WebTicketService.WebTicketServiceHostFactory.CreateServiceHost(Type serviceType, Uri[] baseAddresses)

at System.ServiceModel.Activation.ServiceHostFactory.CreateServiceHost(String constructorString, Uri[] baseAddresses)

at System.ServiceModel.ServiceHostingEnvironment.HostingManager.CreateService(String normalizedVirtualPath, EventTraceActivity eventTraceActivity)

at System.ServiceModel.ServiceHostingEnvironment.HostingManager.ActivateService(ServiceActivationInfo serviceActivationInfo, EventTraceActivity eventTraceActivity)

at System.ServiceModel.ServiceHostingEnvironment.HostingManager.EnsureServiceAvailable(String normalizedVirtualPath, EventTraceActivity eventTraceActivity)

--- End of inner exception stack trace ---

at System.ServiceModel.ServiceHostingEnvironment.HostingManager.EnsureServiceAvailable(String normalizedVirtualPath, EventTraceActivity eventTraceActivity)

at System.ServiceModel.ServiceHostingEnvironment.EnsureServiceAvailableFast(String relativeVirtualPath, EventTraceActivity eventTraceActivity)

Process Name: w3wp

Process ID: 924

Any help with diagnosing this error would be greatly appreciated!!

regards,

Rob.

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Lync Client 2013 Connexion Failing (new and some users can't connect to Lync Client)

September 11, 2015, 3:01 am

≫ Next: CSUserAdministrator in Account Operators

≪ Previous: Mobile clients unable to sign in after latest round of updates. Webhost failed to process a request errors

Hello all,
I have a complete Lync 2013 topology in production : 1 principal site (where the lync server and his dedicated AD are installed) and 4 remote sites (all the remote sites have its SBA).
However, we always had Lync Client connexion problems : some users on a same PC can connect to the client but others can’t, and I don’t know why (neither how to troubleshoot this…).

I tried with Lync Connectivity Analyzer, even it’s for mobility client I guess, and the behavior is the same : users who can’t connect to Lync display the same message :

- “You didn’t get signed in. It might be your sign-in address or logon credentials, so try those again. If that doesn’t work, contact your support team.” On Lync Clients (while I’m sure of the IDs, I’ve tried with a new account and is the same…).

- “Server discovery failed for secured channel against https://WSLSFE01.oli-pc.local/Autodiscover/AutodiscoverService.svc/root”
“The credentials were not authorized by the server. Please verify your login credentials and try again.” On Microsoft Lync Connectivity Analyzer

Incredibly, I tried the same with another account and it works good! (an account in the same OU in the same AD of the same domain…).

The account seems to be activated on the Lync Server :

PS C:\Users\administrateur.OLI-PC> Get-CsUser -Identity "Dorianne Duluc"

Identity : CN=Dorianne

DULUC,OU=CMA16,OU=OLI-PC,DC=OLI-PC,DC=local

VoicePolicy :

VoiceRoutingPolicy :

ConferencingPolicy :

PresencePolicy :

DialPlan :

LocationPolicy :

ClientPolicy :

ClientVersionPolicy :

ArchivingPolicy :

ExchangeArchivingPolicy : Uninitialized

PinPolicy :

ExternalAccessPolicy :

MobilityPolicy :

PersistentChatPolicy :

UserServicesPolicy :

HostedVoiceMail :

HostedVoicemailPolicy :

HostingProvider : SRV:

RegistrarPool : wslsfe01.oli-pc.local

Enabled : True

SipAddress : sip:d.duluc@uh-threethree.fr

LineURI : tel:2085

EnterpriseVoiceEnabled : True

ExUmEnabled : True

HomeServer : CN=Lc Services,CN=Microsoft,CN=1:1,CN=Pools,CN=RTC Se

rvice,CN=Services,CN=Configuration,DC=OLI-PC,DC=local

DisplayName : Dorianne DULUC

SamAccountName : dduluc

And this one can connect to Lync :

PS C:\Users\administrateur.OLI-PC> Get-CsUser -Identity "Jean Cartier"

Identity : CN=CARTIER

Jean,OU=CMA16,OU=OLI-PC,DC=OLI-PC,DC=local

VoicePolicy :

VoiceRoutingPolicy :

ConferencingPolicy :

PresencePolicy :

DialPlan :

LocationPolicy :

ClientPolicy :

ClientVersionPolicy :

ArchivingPolicy :

ExchangeArchivingPolicy : Uninitialized

PinPolicy :

ExternalAccessPolicy :

MobilityPolicy :

PersistentChatPolicy :

UserServicesPolicy :

HostedVoiceMail :

HostedVoicemailPolicy :

HostingProvider : SRV:

RegistrarPool : wslsfe01.oli-pc.local

Enabled : True

SipAddress : sip:j.cartier@uh-threethree.fr

LineURI : tel:2034

EnterpriseVoiceEnabled : True

ExUmEnabled : True

HomeServer : CN=Lc Services,CN=Microsoft,CN=1:1,CN=Pools,CN=RTC Se

rvice,CN=Services,CN=Configuration,DC=OLI-PC,DC=local

DisplayName : Jean CARTIER

SamAccountName : jcartier

I think it’s a problem about certificates, but I’m not sure…

I compared the attributes (proxyaddresses, samAccountName…) of two AD accounts (one who can connect to Lync, and other one who can’t) and they follow the same logic of values…
I can ping the Lync Server fqdn from client PC.
This is the DNS configuration with all the DNZ zones indicated in best practices :

Global server zone :

Name	Type	State
_msdcs.uh33.local	Main server integrated with Active Directory	Running
_sipinternaltls._tcp.uh-threethree.fr	Main server integrated with Active Directory	Running
uh33.local	Main server integrated with Active Directory	Running
autodiscover.uh-threethree.fr	Main server integrated with Active Directory	Running
sip.uh-threethree.fr	Main server integrated with Active Directory	Running
ucupdates-r2.uh-threethree.fr	Main server integrated with Active Directory	Running

_sipinternaltls._tcp.uh-threethree.fr :

Name	Type	Data	Timestamp
(same as parent folder)	Name Server (NS)	vador.uh33.local.	static
(same as parent folder)	Name Server (NS)	cleopatre.uh33.local.	static
(same as parent folder)	Name Server (NS)	cesar.uh33.local.	static
(same as parent folder)	Source of name (SOA)	[4], cesar.uh33.local., hostmaster.uh33.local.	static
(same as parent folder)	Location of service (SRV)	[0][0][5061] sip.uh-threethree.fr.	static

Does anyone meet similar problem and help me please ?
Thank you

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CSUserAdministrator in Account Operators

September 11, 2015, 1:35 pm

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Hi,

In our AD domain the group CSUserAdministrator is a member of the default group Account Operators.

This causes some issues since Account Operators is a 'protected group' and the users I add to CSUserAdministrator will be protected.

It was a long time since Lync was installed and I am not sure if CSUserAdministrator gets added to Account Operators during the Lync installation or if this is a change that was made by hand later on.

Could anyone help me check if it is Lync that placed CSUserAdministrator in Account Operators?

If that is the case I guess it have to be there for a reason.

Would it then make sense to create a new Admin Role based on CSUserAdministrator and add my users to that role instead?

Regards Erik

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re-install in lab topology builder picks up old fqdn even though i have new dc and fe

September 12, 2015, 6:23 am

≫ Next: Migration from lync 2010 to lync 2013

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Two virtual servers one for dc one for fe, both have been rebuilt, went to install lync again and the topology builder fails

"sql server store xxxxx.home.local\rtc is not defind in the topology. you must ensure sql server store that is used for CMS is part of the defined topology and that the sql server store is associated with front end pool"

on this 2nd install on clean machines I have used different IP address, different domain " gold.local" I never once entered the old name.

Any help pls.

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Migration from lync 2010 to lync 2013

August 9, 2015, 7:56 am

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Hello,

I migrated from lync 2010 to lync 2013 ,I moved all users and endpoints to lync 2013

I did all the below steps,and showed 0 entries
bit still unable to publish topoply due to the existence of users,contacts,..
Is there any tool which shows what r the users contacts they still in the pool

all down gave 0 entries
?Get-CsUser
?Get-CsExUmContact
?Get-CsCommonAreaPhone
?Get-CsAnalogDevice
?Get-CsRgsWorkflow
?Get-CsDialInConferencingAccessNumber
?Get-CsAudioTestServiceApplication
?Get-CsTrustedApplicationEndpoint
?Get-CsPersistentChatEndpoint

.\fondobjectsinthepool.ps1--------------- no users

any help

Ghassan

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Security Update for Lync Server 2013 Web Components Server (KB3080353) destroyed my web Components

September 12, 2015, 3:26 pm

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≪ Previous: Migration from lync 2010 to lync 2013

Hi,

after installation of this fix my Lync Mobile stopped working. I uninstalled this and it did not uninstall properly.

My web components was in totally mess, could not start application pools. I reinstalled Web Components and now

I can not get it to work again.

I am running this version of Lync 2013,

IdentifyingNumber : {C2F9F9F0-863B-4725-BB0A-7704A058A7C7}
Name              : Microsoft Lync Server 2013, Reach Fonts
Vendor            : Microsoft Corporation
Version           : 5.0.8308.0
Caption           : Microsoft Lync Server 2013, Reach Fonts

IdentifyingNumber : {0F204021-E7B6-4AD3-B5DB-6163B201C7FE}
Name              : Microsoft Lync Server 2013, Bandwidth Policy Service
Vendor            : Microsoft Corporation
Version           : 5.0.8308.834
Caption           : Microsoft Lync Server 2013, Bandwidth Policy Service

IdentifyingNumber : {132D8DB2-CF48-4C05-9E62-FC192EC419D3}
Name              : Microsoft Lync Server 2013, Audio Test Service
Vendor            : Microsoft Corporation
Version           : 5.0.8308.0
Caption           : Microsoft Lync Server 2013, Audio Test Service

IdentifyingNumber : {FFBDC5E4-F1BE-4A4E-BA0D-9F413F29EBF2}
Name              : Microsoft Lync Server 2013, Conferencing Announcement Servi
                    ce
Vendor            : Microsoft Corporation
Version           : 5.0.8308.556
Caption           : Microsoft Lync Server 2013, Conferencing Announcement Servi
                    ce

IdentifyingNumber : {96DC5335-24FF-44B4-9D4A-A07A7D067DD4}
Name              : Microsoft Lync Server 2013, Application Host
Vendor            : Microsoft Corporation
Version           : 5.0.8308.0
Caption           : Microsoft Lync Server 2013, Application Host

IdentifyingNumber : {ED16FE45-D51D-43B6-880B-4CF44C36A632}
Name              : Microsoft Lync Server 2013, Conferencing Server
Vendor            : Microsoft Corporation
Version           : 5.0.8308.834
Caption           : Microsoft Lync Server 2013, Conferencing Server

IdentifyingNumber : {AAA3CAA6-BE96-4CE6-AA48-8A1D74636DCF}
Name              : Microsoft Lync Server 2013, Core Management Server
Vendor            : Microsoft Corporation
Version           : 5.0.8308.872
Caption           : Microsoft Lync Server 2013, Core Management Server

IdentifyingNumber : {6B4A6C59-F72B-4580-B135-CECC4AB06BCA}
Name              : Microsoft Lync Server 2013, Conferencing Attendant
Vendor            : Microsoft Corporation
Version           : 5.0.8308.832
Caption           : Microsoft Lync Server 2013, Conferencing Attendant

IdentifyingNumber : {CC520C69-5A29-4D82-AF6A-9840C45273F6}
Name              : Microsoft Lync Server 2013, Web Components Server
Vendor            : Microsoft Corporation
Version           : 5.0.8308.0
Caption           : Microsoft Lync Server 2013, Web Components Server

IdentifyingNumber : {6408FD69-B5A4-48C7-9484-F3EA3C847279}
Name              : Microsoft Lync Server 2013, Administrative Tools
Vendor            : Microsoft Corporation
Version           : 5.0.8308.726
Caption           : Microsoft Lync Server 2013, Administrative Tools

IdentifyingNumber : {B81B70BB-A6BC-497F-82D1-DABFF95DF68E}
Name              : Microsoft Lync Server 2013, XMPP Translating Gateway
Vendor            : Microsoft Corporation
Version           : 5.0.8308.0
Caption           : Microsoft Lync Server 2013, XMPP Translating Gateway

IdentifyingNumber : {626B476C-59AC-4AEA-A193-EB2E4CE908B1}
Name              : Microsoft Lync Server 2013, Response Group Service
Vendor            : Microsoft Corporation
Version           : 5.0.8308.872
Caption           : Microsoft Lync Server 2013, Response Group Service

IdentifyingNumber : {8901ADFC-435C-4E37-9045-9E2E7A613285}
Name              : Microsoft Lync Server 2013, Core Components
Vendor            : Microsoft Corporation
Version           : 5.0.8308.872
Caption           : Microsoft Lync Server 2013, Core Components

IdentifyingNumber : {255C36BD-17FF-4C1D-88E7-E9F641F0DB3C}
Name              : Microsoft Lync Server 2013, Web Conferencing Server
Vendor            : Microsoft Corporation
Version           : 5.0.8308.726
Caption           : Microsoft Lync Server 2013, Web Conferencing Server

IdentifyingNumber : {5043B30E-AD39-4251-8807-A2B8184E48B7}
Name              : Microsoft Lync Server 2013, Debugging Tools
Vendor            : Microsoft Corporation
Version           : 5.0.8308.577
Caption           : Microsoft Lync Server 2013, Debugging Tools

IdentifyingNumber : {35E816EE-A175-4A07-A2CE-111E9C8F03BD}
Name              : Microsoft Lync Server 2013, Call Park Service
Vendor            : Microsoft Corporation
Version           : 5.0.8308.556
Caption           : Microsoft Lync Server 2013, Call Park Service

IdentifyingNumber : {42F4AB5F-5643-4AF5-88C7-B523EA1D6510}
Name              : Microsoft Lync Server 2013, Front End Server
Vendor            : Microsoft Corporation
Version           : 5.0.8308.872
Caption           : Microsoft Lync Server 2013, Front End Server

I need to upgrade web component server to say 5.0.8308.872 I guess that is the way hopfully to fix this

Without having to install the Lates Lync 2013 CU. The this I need to download this version but I always get the latest

version which I do not want right now.

The error I get ist this,

Event code: 3005

Event message: An unhandled exception has occurred.

Event time: 13-09-2015 00:24:58

Event time (UTC): 12-09-2015 22:24:58

Event ID: 648100c6538e45a49612aabf31eac577

Event sequence: 1

Event occurrence: 1

Event detail code: 0

Application information:

Application domain: /LM/W3SVC/34577/ROOT/Reach-162-130865702980518841

Trust level: Full

Application Virtual Path: /Reach

Application Path: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Lync Server 2013\Web Components\Reach\Int\

Machine name: LYFE02

Process information:

Process ID: 2488

Process name: w3wp.exe

Account name: NT AUTHORITY\NETWORK SERVICE

Exception information:

Exception type: TargetInvocationException

Exception message: Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation.

at System.RuntimeTypeHandle.CreateInstance(RuntimeType type, Boolean publicOnly, Boolean noCheck, Boolean& canBeCached, RuntimeMethodHandleInternal& ctor, Boolean& bNeedSecurityCheck)

at System.RuntimeType.CreateInstanceSlow(Boolean publicOnly, Boolean skipCheckThis, Boolean fillCache, StackCrawlMark& stackMark)

at System.RuntimeType.CreateInstanceDefaultCtor(Boolean publicOnly, Boolean skipCheckThis, Boolean fillCache, StackCrawlMark& stackMark)

at System.Activator.CreateInstance(Type type, Boolean nonPublic)

at System.RuntimeType.CreateInstanceImpl(BindingFlags bindingAttr, Binder binder, Object[] args, CultureInfo culture, Object[] activationAttributes, StackCrawlMark& stackMark)

at System.Activator.CreateInstance(Type type, BindingFlags bindingAttr, Binder binder, Object[] args, CultureInfo culture, Object[] activationAttributes)

at System.Activator.CreateInstance(Type type, BindingFlags bindingAttr, Binder binder, Object[] args, CultureInfo culture)

at System.Web.HttpRuntime.CreateNonPublicInstance(Type type, Object[] args)

at System.Web.HttpApplicationFactory.GetSpecialApplicationInstance(IntPtr appContext, HttpContext context)

at System.Web.Hosting.PipelineRuntime.InitializeApplication(IntPtr appContext)

The type initializer for 'Microsoft.Rtc.Internal.WebRelay.WebRelayHttpApplication' threw an exception.

at ASP.global_asax..ctor()

The type initializer for 'Microsoft.Rtc.Internal.WebServicesAuthFramework.OCSAuthModule' threw an exception.

at Microsoft.Rtc.Internal.WebRelay.WebRelayHttpApplication.CreateEventWaitHandle(Boolean& isCreatedNew)

at Microsoft.Rtc.Internal.WebRelay.WebRelayHttpApplication..cctor()

The type initializer for 'Microsoft.Rtc.Internal.WebServicesAuthFramework.ProviderManager' threw an exception.

at Microsoft.Rtc.Internal.WebServicesAuthFramework.ProofWebTicketTokenResolver.InternalInitialize()

at Microsoft.Rtc.Internal.WebServicesAuthFramework.OCSAuthModule..cctor()

Method not found: 'Microsoft.Rtc.Server.Infrastructure.Interfaces.ILookupUser Microsoft.Rtc.Server.Infrastructure.Interfaces.ServiceProviderBase.get_CachingLookupUserImpl()'.

at Microsoft.Rtc.Server.Web.ServiceProvider.get_CachingLookupUserImpl()

at Microsoft.Rtc.Internal.WebServicesAuthFramework.ProviderManager.InitializeServiceProvider()

at Microsoft.Rtc.Internal.WebServicesAuthFramework.ProviderManager..cctor()

Request information:

Request URL: https://lyfe02.rr.local:4443/Reach/DataCollaborationRelayWebService.svc

Request path: /Reach/DataCollaborationRelayWebService.svc

User host address: fe80::18e6:d7c0:7e0d:ad9bC:\Program Files\Microsoft Lync Server 2013\Web Components\Reach\Int\

User:

Is authenticated: False

Authentication Type:

Thread account name: NT AUTHORITY\NETWORK SERVICE

Thread information:

Thread ID: 20

Thread account name: NT AUTHORITY\NETWORK SERVICE

Is impersonating: False

Stack trace: at System.RuntimeTypeHandle.CreateInstance(RuntimeType type, Boolean publicOnly, Boolean noCheck, Boolean& canBeCached, RuntimeMethodHandleInternal& ctor, Boolean& bNeedSecurityCheck)