Description

When cumulative updates are released from the Lync Product Group, they often contain firmware updates for Lync Phone Edition devices. The update process is somewhat arduous in that you have to download each update for each device model, extract it, then manually upload each firmware file, test it, then approve it for wide scale release. If you have multiple pools, the updates need to be uploaded to each one so that a copy exists in each Lync file share. And there is no way to select multiple files and upload them, and each file is named ucpdates.cab, so they need to be in separate folders. So, I made this little script to help deal with the upload process.

Create a parent folder called whatever you want. In my example, it is called “CU6 – June 2012”. Inside that folder, I have the Cumulative Update file, LyncServerUpdateInstall.exe, as well as child folders for the various devices. The child folders can be called anything.

Inside each of the child folders, I’ve downloaded the firmware update for that model, run the .exe, and extracted the file back to the same folder. So each folder has the original UCUpdates.exe file that was downloaded, and the ucupdates.cab file that was extracted. This is normal practice for me, even when manually uploading the files. With the newer Polycom VVX and Snom firmware files, they download in different formats. The Snom firmware just comes as the .cab file, while the Polycom VVX comes as a .zip file containing several .cab files. Nothing to do once you download the Snom file, but you do need to unzip the Polycom file.

Next, run the script using

.\New-CsFirmware.ps1

If the script was launched from a plain PowerShell console, the Lync module will be loaded automatically.

Next, you’ll be prompted for the parent folder.

Select the parent folder and click ok. The script will look through the parent folder and all child folders for update files called ucupdates.cab, and will upload them to all pools that it can find.

That’s all there is to it. You will still need to follow the rest of the upgrading process such as configuring test devices, testing, and then approving. Fellow MVP Jeff Schertz has a fabulous blog post, Updating Lync Phone Edition Devices that details the entire process.

You can also include the path to the parent folder when you run the script, such as

.\New-CsFirmware.ps1 -FilesPath "c:\users\lyncent.administrator\desktop\cu6-june 2012"

and the script will skip prompting for the folder.

.\New-CsFirmware.ps1 -Download

Will download the firmware for LPE devices, and automatically import them. It does NOT download firmware for SNOM or Polycom VVX devices (yet).

A special shout-out to fellow MVP and Lync MCM Kevin Peters, who gave me the idea to script it out and include all of the child folders and all of the pools.

If you’d like to target just a specific pool for the updated firmware, using the -PoolFqdn parameter with the desired pool FQDN.

Once you’ve deployed the firmware, you can easily see the firmware versions connecting to Lync by using my Get-CsConnections script and specifying the -ClientVersion parameter with a value of “CPE”.

.\Get-CsConnections.ps1 -PoolFqdn mypool.fabrikam.local -ClientVersion CPE

And look at the first table:

Installation

Execution Policy: Third-party PowerShell scripts may require that the PowerShell Execution Policy be set to either AllSigned, RemoteSigned, or Unrestricted. The default is Restricted, which prevents scripts – even code signed scripts – from running. For more information about setting your Execution Policy, see Using the Set-ExecutionPolicy Cmdlet.

No real installation required. The script can be run from any machine that has the Lync Core Components installed. As usual, you do need to set your Execution Policy to RemoteSigned or Unrestricted in order to run PowerShell scripts. The script will create a folder called .\Logs, and it will create the transcript file in there for future reference.

Donations

I’ve never been one to really solicit donations for my work. My offerings are created because *I* need to solve a problem, and once I do, it makes sense to offer the results of my work to the public. I mean, let’s face it: I can’t be the only one with that particular issue, right? Quite often, to my surprise, I’m asked why I don’t have a “donate” button so people can donate a few bucks. I’ve never really put much thought into it. But those inquiries are coming more often now, so I’m yielding to them. If you’d like to donate, you can send a few bucks via PayPal at https://www.paypal.me/PatRichard. Money collected from that will go to the costs of my website (hosting and domain names), as well as to my home lab.

Frequently Asked Questions

Question: Will this update Roundtable devices?

Answer: No, but fortunately, fellow Lync MVP Jeff Schertz has an excellent article on how to upgrade those devices at http://blog.schertz.name/2012/02/update-cx5000-rt-firmware/.

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Question: My test phones aren’t downloading the right firmware?

Answer: Could be this quirky issue. http://uclobby.com/2013/11/06/lync-phone-edition-test-device-wont-update-to-unapproved-version/

Download

v2.1 – 02-08-2017 – New-CsFirmware.v2.1.zip

v1.9 – 03-31-2015 – New-CsFirmware.v1.9.zip

v1.8 – 02-08-2015 – New-CsFirmware.v1.8.zip

v1.7 – 05-20-2014 – New-CsFirmware.v1.7.zip

v1.6 – 02-08-2014 – New-CsFirmware.v1.6.zip

v1.5 – 09-09-2013 – New-CsFirmware.v1.5.zip

v1.4 – 05-10-2013 – New-CsFirmware.v1.4.zip

v1.3 – 10-17-2012 – New-CsFirmware.v1.3.zip

v1.2 – 08-17-2012 – New-CsFirmware.v1.2.zip

v1.1 – 07-10-2012 – New-CsFirmware.v1.1.zip

v1.0 – 06-30-2012 – New-CsFirmware.v1.0.zip

Changelog

See the changelog for this script for a list of what’s changed in each version

The Lync team has released the June 2012 updates for Lync Server 2010 and related products. Here are some of the details:

2493736 Cumulative Updates for Lync Server 2010 – June 2012

Highlights

1. 2703311 The Activity Feeds tab or the Phone tab is displayed unexpectedly in Lync 2010
2. 2703316 Incorrect data is displayed in the Response Group Call List report in Lync Server 2010
3. 2703318 Lync 2010 is in an unmuted state when the meeting organizer tries to join an online meeting
4. 2703320 You cannot paste text enclosed in <fieldset> HTML tags from a web browser to a Lync 2010 conversation window

KBs

Lync Server 2010

1. 2701663 Core Components
2. 2701659 Conferencing Attendant
3. 2710559 Web Components Server
4. 2701585 Standard/Enterprise Edition Server
5. 2708616 Web Conferencing Server
6. 2708617 Mobility Service

Use the cumulative update installer, called LyncServerUpdateInstaller.exe to view and install the needed updates. That update can be downloaded here

Clients

1. 2701664 Lync 2010 (32-bit)
2. 2701664 Lync 2010 (64-bit)
3. 2496326 Attendant Console
4. 2709412 iPad
5. 2721062 iPhone
6. 2716895 Android

Phone Edition

1. 2701671 Polycom CX500, CX600, CX3000
2. 2724545 Polycom CX700, LG-Nortel 8540
3. 2701667 Aastra 6721ip, 6725ip
4. 2701670 HP 4110, 4120

For information on updating Lync Phone Edition devices, see Jeff Schertz’s article Updating Lync Phone Edition Devices

Group Chat

1. 2701665 Client
2. 2707265 Administration Tool

Installation

Note: Pay close attention to the installation notes listed on the summary page. They include manual tasks that must be followed after installing the updates on Lync servers.

News

Premier

OpsVault – Operate and Optimize IT
http://www.opsvault.com/

Microsoft Premier Support UK – Site Home – TechNet Blogs
http://blogs.technet.com/b/mspremuk/

Antigen & Forefront

http://blogs.technet.com/forefront

http://blogs.technet.com/fssnerds

Exchange

Exchange Team Blog – Site Home – TechNet Blogs
http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/

MCS UK Unified Communications Blog – Site Home – TechNet Blogs
http://blogs.technet.com/b/msukucc

Microsoft Online Services Team Blog – Site Home – TechNet Blogs
http://blogs.technet.com/b/msonline/

1. How large is my Exchange Offline Address Book (OAB)?
   http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/archive/2012/04/27/how-large-is-my-exchange-offline-address-book-oab.aspx
2. Released: Processor Query Tool v1.1
   http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/archive/2012/04/30/released-processor-query-tool-v1-1.aspx
3. Exchange Server Deployment Assistant Update for Exchange 2007 and Office 365 Hybrid Deployments
   http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/archive/2012/05/02/exchange-server-deployment-assistant-update-for-exchange-2007-hybrid-deployments-with-office-365.aspx
4. Is ARIA ready to make Web 2.0 accessible? The OWA team says “YES!”
   http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/archive/2012/05/16/is-aria-ready-to-make-web-2-0-accessible-the-owa-team-says-quot-yes-quot.aspx
5. Exchange 2010 Service Pack 2 Language Pack Available for Download
   http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/archive/2012/05/23/exchange-2010-service-pack-language-pack-available-for-download.aspx
6. Exchange Server Deployment Assistant Update for Exchange 2010 Hybrid Deployments with Office 365
   http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/archive/2012/05/23/exchange-server-deployment-assistant-update-for-exchange-2010-hybrid-deployments-with-office-365.aspx
7. Released: Update Rollup 3 for Exchange 2010 Service Pack 2
   http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/archive/2012/05/29/released-update-rollup-3-for-exchange-2010-service-pack-2.aspx
8. RPC Client Access Cross-Site Connectivity Changes
   http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/archive/2012/05/30/rpc-client-access-cross-site-connectivity-changes.aspx
9. Holy COW! Changes to Recoverable Items versioning in Exchange 2010 SP2 RU3
   http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/archive/2012/06/01/holy-cow-changes-to-recoverable-items-versioning-in-exchange-2010-sp2-ru3.aspx
10. Everything You Need to Know About Exchange Backups* – Part 1
    http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/archive/2012/06/04/everything-you-need-to-know-about-exchange-backups-part-1.aspx
11. Check Out Some TechNet Radio Podcasts on Hybrid Deployments
    http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/archive/2012/06/05/check-out-some-technet-radio-podcasts-on-hybrid.aspx

Lync, Office Communication Server & LiveMeeting

NextHop – Site Home – TechNet Blogs
http://blogs.technet.com/b/nexthop/

DrRez: Microsoft Lync Server Technical Reference Hub
http://blogs.technet.com/b/drrez/

1. Deploying Lync Jump Start Video Series
   http://blogs.technet.com/b/nexthop/archive/2012/04/27/deploying-lync-jump-start-series.aspx
2. Lync and Learn: Delivering Professional Quality Webcasts Using Lync Online
   http://blogs.technet.com/b/nexthop/archive/2012/04/27/lync-and-learn-session-delivering-professional-quality-webcasts-using-lync-online.aspx
3. Troubleshooting Lync Server 2010 with Snooper: Part 3
   http://blogs.technet.com/b/nexthop/archive/2012/04/30/troubleshooting-lync-server-2010-with-snooper-part-3.aspx
4. Interview with a Lync Pro: Elan Shudnow
   http://blogs.technet.com/b/nexthop/archive/2012/05/02/interview-with-a-lync-pro-elan-shudnow.aspx
5. Planning and Designing a Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Solution Jump Start
   http://blogs.technet.com/b/nexthop/archive/2012/05/04/planning-and-designing-a-microsoft-lync-server-2010-solution-jump-start.aspx
6. Troubleshooting Lync Server 2010 with Snooper: Part 4
   http://blogs.technet.com/b/nexthop/archive/2012/05/07/troubleshooting-lync-server-2010-with-snooper-part-4.aspx
7. Notes from the Field: Three Unified Communications Success Criteria Every IT Team Should Consider
   http://blogs.technet.com/b/nexthop/archive/2012/05/09/notes-from-the-field-three-unified-communications-success-criteria-every-it-team-should-consider.aspx
8. Video: Troubleshooting “Cannot Connect to the Server” Error When Using Lync Mobile for Office 365
   http://blogs.technet.com/b/nexthop/archive/2012/05/10/video-troubleshooting-cannot-connect-to-the-server-error-when-using-lync-mobile-for-office-365.aspx
9. Lync Server 2010 Geographically Dispersed Edge Topology: Part 1
   http://blogs.technet.com/b/nexthop/archive/2012/05/15/lync-server-2010-geographically-dispersed-edge-topology-part-1.aspx
10. Push Notification Flow for Windows and iOS Mobile Device on Lync Server 2010 Internal Network
    http://blogs.technet.com/b/nexthop/archive/2012/05/21/push-notification-flow-for-windows-and-ios-mobile-device-on-lync-server-2010-internal-network.aspx
11. Using Server-Side Logging to Troubleshoot Lync Server 2010 Mobility Issues
    http://blogs.technet.com/b/nexthop/archive/2012/05/23/using-server-side-logging-to-troubleshoot-mobility-issues.aspx
12. LyncMD: Troubleshooting Installation Issues when Deploying Lync Server 2010 with Other Microsoft Products
    http://blogs.technet.com/b/nexthop/archive/2012/05/24/lyncmd-troubleshooting-installation-issues-when-deploying-lync-server-2010-with-other-microsoft-products.aspx
13. Introducing Lync Partner Connect!
    http://blogs.technet.com/b/nexthop/archive/2012/05/29/introducing-lync-partner-connect.aspx
14. Microsoft Announces New MVP Website
    http://blogs.technet.com/b/nexthop/archive/2012/06/01/microsoft-announces-new-mvp-web-site.aspx

Outlook

http://blogs.msdn.com/outlook/default.aspx

Other

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/office/ocs/ee465814.aspx

http://blogs.technet.com/themasterblog

Documents

Antigen & Forefront

1. FOPE-EHA Support Contact Information and Support SLO Details Document contains all contact and SLO information for FOPE-EHA
   http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=28774

Exchange

1. Microsoft Exchange and Microsoft Outlook Standards Documentation
   The Microsoft Exchange and Microsoft Outlook standards documentation describes how Exchange and Outlook support industry messaging standards and Requests for Comments (RFCs) documents about iCalendar, Internet Message Access Protocol – Version 4 (IMAP4), and Post Office Protocol – Version 3 (POP3).
   http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=13800
2. Microsoft Exchange Server Protocol Documentation
   The Microsoft Exchange protocol documentation provides detailed technical specifications for the Microsoft protocols that are implemented and used by Microsoft Exchange to inter-operate or communicate with other products. It also provides technical specifications for extensions to industry-standard and other published protocols that are used by Microsoft Exchange.
   http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=15779
3. How To Successfully Migrate From Novell GroupWise to Microsoft Exchange
   Learn how organizations perform successful migrations from Novell GroupWise to Exchange Server or Office 365 using migration tools from Quest Software and services provided by Dimension Data.
   http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=29683
4. Infrastructure Planning and Design
   The Infrastructure Planning and Design (IPD) guides are the next version of Windows Server System Reference Architecture. The guides in this series help clarify and streamline design processes for Microsoft infrastructure technologies, with each guide addressing a unique infrastructure technology or scenario.
   http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?familyid=ad3921fb-8224-4681-9064-075fdf042b0c
5. Open Specifications Poster
   The Open Specifications Poster (PDF format) makes it easy for interoperability developers to explore the Open Specifications overview documents for Office client, Lync, SharePoint, Office file formats, and Exchange Server.
   http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?familyid=1b9a43e0-2e37-481b-9e00-686973094ca0

Hosted Messaging Collaboration

Lync, Office Communication Server & LiveMeeting

1. Open Specifications Poster
   The Open Specifications Poster (PDF format) makes it easy for interoperability developers to explore the Open Specifications overview documents for Office client, Lync, SharePoint, Office file formats, and Exchange Server.
   http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?familyid=1b9a43e0-2e37-481b-9e00-686973094ca0
2. Unified Communications Phones and Peripherals Datasheets
   These datasheets list the phones and peripheral devices that are qualified to display the “Optimized for Microsoft Lync” logo.
   http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=16857
3. Training Presentation – Scheduling Lync 2010 Online Meetings
   Learn how to schedule online meetings and conference calls with Lync 2010, and the familiar user interface of Microsoft Outlook.
   http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=26793
4. Outlook Open Specifications Poster
   The Open Specifications Poster (PDF format) makes it easy for interoperability developers to explore the Open Specifications overview documents for Office client, Lync, SharePoint, Office file formats, and Exchange Server.
   http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?familyid=1b9a43e0-2e37-481b-9e00-686973094ca0

Downloads

Exchange

1. Exchange Server 2010 SP2 Help
   This download contains a standalone version of Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 SP2 Help.
   http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=28207
2. Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 SP2 Language Pack Bundle
   This download contains the most recently updated language packs for Exchange 2010. The language bundle includes all packs for all supported languages.
   http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=28953
3. Update Rollup 3 for Exchange Server 2010 Service Pack 2 (KB2685289)
   Update Rollup 3 for Exchange Server 2010 Service Pack 2 (KB2685289)
   http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=29899

Lync, Office Communication Server & LiveMeeting

1. Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Resource Kit Tools
   Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Resource Kit Tools are provided to help make some routine tasks easier for IT administrators who deploy and manage Lync Server 2010.
   http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=21165
2. Outlook Update for Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 Junk Email Filter (KB2598343)
   This update provides the Junk E-mail Filter in Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 with a more current definition of which e-mail messages should be considered junk e-mail.
   http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=29725
3. Calendar Checking Tool for Outlook
   The Calendar Checking Tool for Outlook (CalCheck) is a program that checks the Microsoft Outlook Calendar and items for problems or for potential problems.
   http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=28786

Events/Webcasts

None

New KB’s

Antigen & Forefront

Microsoft Forefront Online Protection for Exchange

1. 2669119 Legitimate email messages are marked as spam for a Forefront Online Protection for Exchange (FOPE) user
2. 2690809 How to perform a message trace in the Forefront Online Protection for Exchange (FOPE) Administration Center

Exchange

Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Enterprise Edition

1. 822444 How to reset system folders in Exchange Server 2003
2. 883380 How to reset the default virtual directories that are required to provide Outlook Web Access, Exchange ActiveSync, and Outlook Mobile Access services in Exchange Server 2003

Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Enterprise Edition

1. 2695022 The E-mail Signature text box is not editable in Outlook Web App when you use Google Chrome in an Exchange Server 2010 environment
2. 2698960 You cannot move some users’ mailboxes from one Exchange Server 2010 mailbox database to another
3. 2716912 Event ID 122 is logged incorrectly on a server that is running  Exchange Server 2010

Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Standard Edition

1. 2710089 Application-generated email messages or email messages from a user in an external organization generate an NDR that has a 5.6.0 status code when messages are sent to an Exchange Server user

Outlook

Microsoft Office Outlook 2003

1. 235244 XCLN: Error Message: Text Formatting Command Is Not Available
2. 2598343 Description of the Outlook 2003 Junk Email Filter update: May 8, 2012
3. 2701020 You experience issues when your Exchange account uses Cached Exchange Mode and you set a .pst file as the default delivery location in Outlook
4. 2711221 Error printing from Outlook 2003 “The system cannot find the file specified”
5. 823580 How to configure how the Offline Address Book is downloaded when you use Outlook in Cached Exchange Mode

Microsoft Office Outlook 2007

1. 2598290 Description of the Outlook 2007 Junk Email Filter update: May 8, 2012

Microsoft Office Outlook 2010

1. 2697986 How to configure the default message class for new items in an Outlook folder
2. 2710636 Outlook cannot encrypt by using AES when Outlook is running on Windows XP
3. 2713772 Email remains in the Outbox when the StrictAccountOrder registry value is non-zero
4. 2714439 Office document attachments in Outlook unexpectedly open in Protected View mode
5. 2715315 Problems when Outlook and Exchange components (2003 and earlier) are installed on the same computer
6. 841273 Administering the offline address book in Outlook

This is the changelog page for Get-CsVoiceCalls.ps1. You will find a complete list of released versions, their dates, and the features and issues addressed in each. Please refer to the script’s main page for more information including download links, installation details, and more.

v1.4 – 06-12-2012

1. Added some additional code to handle named SQL instances better. Still needs some testing in more environments.

v1.2 – 06-05-2012

1. Original version

Description

I had a need to see real-time call data. Lync MVP/MCM Tom Pacyk has a really cool script for logging concurrent calls to .csv over time by querying perfmon counters at regular intervals. That works great when you’re trying to determine concurrent for scale planning. But I wanted to see who was on the phone – not just the number of current calls.

This script will look at the LCSCDR database, which is installed when you install a Monitoring Server in your topology. The script gathers information about current calls in progress, and displays them in list style. It’s fairly basic.

As you can see, the list shows the two users in the call, their ID number, who initiated the call, when it was made, etc. In this screen shot, User 1 was connected from outside the environment (IsUser1Internal is false), while User2 was in a company office with WAN connectivity to the Lync infrastructure (IsUser2Internal is True).

If a user has initiated or received a call to/from a PSTN number, then User2Uri will read “PSTN call”.

As mentioned above, a Monitoring Server does need to be installed in your topology so that the LCSCDR database is created and updated. But the script can be run from anywhere.

You could also wrap this into a function and toss it in your PowerShell profile to make easily accessible.

This script was more of a proof of concept into querying SQL from PowerShell, and the required query. If you have suggestions, let me know!

Installation

Execution Policy: Third-party PowerShell scripts may require that the PowerShell Execution Policy be set to either AllSigned, RemoteSigned, or Unrestricted. The default is Restricted, which prevents scripts – even code signed scripts – from running. For more information about setting your Execution Policy, see Using the Set-ExecutionPolicy Cmdlet.

Download the script from below to a server with PowerShell. Run the script in PowerShell using

Get-CsVoiceCalls.ps1 -server [SQL server]

If the lcscdr database is in a named instance, specify the instance

Get-CsVoiceCalls.ps1 -server [SQL server] -instance [instance]

Where [SQL server] is the FQDN of the database server containing your LCSCDR database.

You can also hard code the SQL server FQDN and the instance in the script. Look for

[string]$server,

and change it to include the SQL server FQDN, such as

[string]$server = "sqlserver.domain.local",

and look for

[string]$instance,

and change it to include the instance name, such as

[string]$instance = "Lync",

And then you can just call the script by name using

Get-CsVoiceCalls.ps1

There is also full comment based help, using

Get-Help Get-CsVoiceCalls.ps1

Donations

I’ve never been one to really solicit donations for my work. My offerings are created because *I* need to solve a problem, and once I do, it makes sense to offer the results of my work to the public. I mean, let’s face it: I can’t be the only one with that particular issue, right? Quite often, to my surprise, I’m asked why I don’t have a “donate” button so people can donate a few bucks. I’ve never really put much thought into it. But those inquiries are coming more often now, so I’m yielding to them. If you’d like to donate, you can send a few bucks via PayPal at https://www.paypal.me/PatRichard. Money collected from that will go to the costs of my website (hosting and domain names), as well as to my home lab.

Known Issues

1. The logic that looks for the database in named instances still needs more testing. If you run it in an environment where you have the lcscdr database in a named instance, please let me know your results.
2. I tried to adapt to correcting the time display. The data is apparently stored in SQL in GMT. So I’ve coded the script to display it according to the local time zone (according to Windows). Let me know if your results aren’t as expected.
3. If a user receives a call from a PSTN number, the SessionStartedById field is blank. Working around that has been problematic, but I’m still trying.

Download

Get-CsVoiceCalls.v1.4.zip

Get-CsVoiceCalls.v1.2.zip

Changelog

See the changelog for this script to see what has changed between versions.

News

Premier

OpsVault – Operate and Optimize IT http://www.opsvault.com/

Microsoft Premier Support UK – Site Home – TechNet Blogs http://blogs.technet.com/b/mspremuk/

Antigen & Forefront

http://blogs.technet.com/forefront

http://blogs.technet.com/fssnerds

Exchange

Exchange Team Blog – Site Home – TechNet Blogs http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/

MCS UK Unified Communications Blog – Site Home – TechNet Blogs http://blogs.technet.com/b/msukucc

Microsoft Online Services Team Blog – Site Home – TechNet Blogs http://blogs.technet.com/b/msonline/

1. Updated Facebook Provider for Outlook Social Connector and Group Policy settings http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/archive/2012/04/25/updated-facebook-provider-for-outlook-social-connector-and-group-policy-settings.aspx
2. Released: Update Rollup 7 for Exchange 2007 Service Pack 3 http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/archive/2012/04/16/released-update-rollup-7-for-exchange-2007-service-pack-3.aspx
3. Released: Update Rollup 2 for Exchange 2010 Service Pack 2 http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/archive/2012/04/16/released-update-rollup-2-for-exchange-2010-service-pack-2.aspx
4. Released: v18.9 of the Exchange 2010 Mailbox Server Role Requirements Calculator http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/archive/2012/04/13/released-v18-9-of-the-exchange-2010-mailbox-server-role-requirements-calculator.aspx
5. AD RMS Cryptographic Mode 2 and Exchange 2010 Information Rights Management http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/archive/2012/04/09/ad-rms-cryptographic-mode-2-and-exchange-2010-information-rights-management.aspx
6. Geek Out With Perry on Mailbox Replication Service (MRS) http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/archive/2012/04/06/geek-out-with-perry-on-mailbox-replication-service-mrs.aspx
7. MEC 2012 registration is open! http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/archive/2012/04/03/mec-2012-registration-is-open.aspx
8. Storage Validation in A Virtual World http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/archive/2012/04/02/storage-validation-in-a-virtual-world.aspx
9. Geek Out with Perry on New Exchange Online Functionality http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/archive/2012/04/01/geek-out-with-perry-on-new-exchange-online-functionality.aspx

Lync

NextHop – Site Home – TechNet Blogs http://blogs.technet.com/b/nexthop/

DrRez: Microsoft Lync Server Technical Reference Hub http://blogs.technet.com/b/drrez/

1. Microsoft Lync for Mac 2011 Update: April 2012 http://blogs.technet.com/b/nexthop/archive/2012/04/26/microsoft-lync-for-mac-2011-update-april-2012.aspx
2. Lync Server 2010 – Mobility Deep Dive – Autodiscover Service http://blogs.technet.com/b/nexthop/archive/2012/04/25/lync-server-2010-mobility-deep-dive-autodiscover-service.aspx
3. Developing an Effective Lync Readiness and Adoption Strategy http://blogs.technet.com/b/nexthop/archive/2012/04/25/developing-an-effective-lync-readiness-and-adoption-strategy.aspx
4. TechNet Webcast: Lync for Mobile Devices http://blogs.technet.com/b/nexthop/archive/2012/04/25/technet-webcast-lync-for-mobile-devices.aspx
5. Troubleshooting Lync Server 2010 with Snooper: Part 2 http://blogs.technet.com/b/nexthop/archive/2012/04/23/troubleshooting-lync-server-2010-with-snooper-part-2.aspx
6. Lync Online: How Lync Online Helps Stop Telephone Tennis http://blogs.technet.com/b/nexthop/archive/2012/04/18/lyna-online-how-lync-online-helps-stop-telephone-tennis-grid-user-post.aspx
7. Lync Online: Install the Lync Attendee Before a Conference Call http://blogs.technet.com/b/nexthop/archive/2012/04/17/lync-online-install-the-lync-attendee-before-a-conference-call.aspx
8. Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Updates Now Available: April 2012 http://blogs.technet.com/b/nexthop/archive/2012/04/16/office-communications-server-2007-r2-updates-now-available-april-2012.aspx
9. Troubleshooting Lync Server 2010 with Snooper: Part 1 http://blogs.technet.com/b/nexthop/archive/2012/04/16/troubleshooting-lync-server-2010-with-snooper-part-1.aspx
10. Moving the Root Tenant OU for the Lync Server 2010 Multitenant Pack for Partner Hosting http://blogs.technet.com/b/nexthop/archive/2012/04/09/moving-the-root-tenant-ou-for-the-lync-server-2010-multitenant-pack-for-partner-hosting.aspx
11. Hotfix Rollup 4 for Forefront Security for Office Communications Server http://blogs.technet.com/b/nexthop/archive/2012/04/02/hotfix-rollup-4-for-forefront-security-for-office-communications-server.aspx

Outlook

http://blogs.msdn.com/outlook/default.aspx

Other

http://blogs.technet.com/themasterblog

Documents

Exchange

1. Using the Exchange Server 2010 SP1 Control Panel (IT Professional Evaluation Guide)
   This evaluation guide is designed to give IT Professionals an introduction and overview of the administrative features available in the Microsoft Exchange Control Panel (ECP). http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=29424
2. Installing Exchange Server 2010 SP1 (IT Professional Evaluation Guide)
   This evaluation guide is designed to give IT Professionals an introduction to the Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Service Pack 1 (SP1) installation process using the user interface. http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=29425

Lync

1. 26791 Office Communication Server & LiveMeeting
   Make, receive and manage calls with Lync 2010 Learn how to use Microsoft Lync 2010 to make and receive phone calls with one-click, follow up on missed calls, and use call controls to mute and unmute your voice. This course provides examples to help you complete daily Lync 2010 activities.
2. 3006 Microsoft Lync 2010 Voice and Video Training
   Learn about voice and video with Microsoft Lync 2010.
3. 12715 Microsoft Lync 2010 IM and Presence Training
   Learn how to optimize your IM and Presence experience with Microsoft Lync 2010.
4. 16857 Unified Communications Phones and Peripherals Datasheets
   These datasheets list the phones and peripheral devices that are qualified to display the “Optimized for Microsoft Lync” logo.
5. 29298 Successful Meetings with Lync
   Get Started By understanding the best practices for conducting meetings and using the right communication technology from Microsoft Lync 2010, you are on your way to conducting successful meetings.

Outlook

1. 29289 Outlook Web App Get Started
   Microsoft Outlook Web App (OWA) provides secure access to your Outlook email, calendar, contacts, tasks, and Global Address List – via the Internet. This guide explains how to log on to OWA and use OWA features.
2. 29290 Outlook 2010 Get Started
   Use Microsoft Outlook 2010 to manage your e-mail messages. You can use this guide to learn about some of the new features in Outlook 2010.
3. 2757 E-Mail Basics: Managing E-Mail Get Started
   Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 offers tools to help manage your messages. This guide includes information to help you with the following tasks: Group Messages in folders, Use the To-Do Bar, Assign Categories to Messages, Search for Messages with the Search Box, and Use E-Mail Rules to Route Messages.
4. 1844 Outlook 2010 Calendar Scenarios Get Started
   Microsoft Outlook 2010 makes setting appointments, sharing your calendar availability, and managing your schedule even easier.

Downloads

Exchange

1. 29427 Update Rollup 2 for Exchange Server 2010 Service Pack 2 (KB2661854)
2. 29426 Update Rollup 7 for Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 3 (KB2655203)

Lync

1. Office Communication Server & LiveMeeting Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies Protocol Documentation
   The Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies protocol documentation provides technical specifications for Microsoft proprietary protocols that are implemented and used in SharePoint Products and Technologies. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?familyid=5e94ad07-902c-422f-aadd-ff2bba9e540a
2. Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Hotfix (KB968802)
   This download includes all available updates for Office Communications Server 2007 R2. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?familyid=b3b02475-150c-41fa-844a-c10a517040f4
3. Microsoft Office Protocol Documentation
   The Office protocol documentation provides technical specifications for Microsoft proprietary protocols that are implemented and used in the Microsoft Office system. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?familyid=e7a23d42-0835-440f-9400-badfe9672b21
4. 29558 CSContactImporter
   Small tool for OCS 2007 R2 and Lync Server 2010 which allows an administrator to import contacts into the database.

Outlook

1. Microsoft Office Protocol Documentation
   The Office protocol documentation provides technical specifications for Microsoft proprietary protocols that are implemented and used in the Microsoft Office system. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?familyid=e7a23d42-0835-440f-9400-badfe9672b21
2. 29391 Update for Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 Junk Email Filter (KB2598292)
   This update provides the Junk E-mail Filter in Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 with a more current definition of which e-mail messages should be considered junk e-mail.
3. 28806 Microsoft Outlook Configuration Analyzer Tool
   The Outlook Configuration Analyzer Tool (OCAT ) provides a quick and easy method to analyze your Microsoft Office Outlook profile for common configurations that may cause problems in Outlook. This can be very useful for busy Help Desk personnel when end-users call for help with Outlook or when you want to identify possible issues with Outlook proactively.
4. 29393 Update for Microsoft Outlook Social Connector 2010 (KB2553406) 64-Bit Edition
   Microsoft has released an update for Microsoft Outlook Social Connector 2010 64-Bit Edition. This update provides the latest fixes to Microsoft Outlook Social Connector 2010 64-Bit Edition. Additionally, this update contains stability and performance improvements.
5. 29382 Update for Microsoft Outlook Social Connector 2010 (KB2553406) 32-Bit Edition
   Microsoft has released an update for Microsoft Outlook Social Connector 2010 32-Bit Edition. This update provides the latest fixes to Microsoft Outlook Social Connector 2010 32-Bit Edition. Additionally, this update contains stability and performance improvements.
6. 29361 Update for Microsoft Outlook 2010 (KB2553248) 32-Bit Edition
   Microsoft has released an update for Microsoft Outlook 2010 32-Bit Edition. This update provides the latest fixes to Microsoft Outlook 2010 32-Bit Edition. Additionally, this update contains stability and performance improvements.
7. 29385 Update for Microsoft Outlook 2010 (KB2553248) 64-Bit Edition
   Microsoft has released an update for Microsoft Outlook 2010 64-Bit Edition. This update provides the latest fixes to Microsoft Outlook 2010 64-Bit Edition. Additionally, this update contains stability and performance improvements.

Events/Webcasts

Lync Server 2010

1. More than a PBX
   Starts: Friday, May 04, 2012 8:30 AM
   Ends: Friday, May 04, 2012 9:30 AM
   Time zone: (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
   Welcome Time: 8:20 AM
   Lync Server 2010, more than a PBX: In this webcast, a live presenter will showcase all of the additional features that come along with Lync Server 2010. https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032500199&culture=en-US

New KBs

Exchange

Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 3

1. 2654700 Certain mailbox rules do not work automatically after you move a mailbox from an Exchange Server 2007 server to an Exchange Server 2010 server and then move it back
2. 2677583 Move operation is not completed and 100 percent of CPU resources are consumed on an Exchange Server 2007 Mailbox server
3. 2677979 MSExchangePOP3 service crashes in an Exchange Server 2007 environment
4. 2690628 Pre-reform spelling rules are used in the Portuguese (Portugal) dictionary in Outlook Web Access in an Exchange Server 2007 environment
5. 2694267 MSExchangeRepl.exe process crashes when Active Directory returns an LDAP_PARAM_ERROR value in an Exchange Server 2007 environment
6. 2694274 User who has the Full Access permission cannot open another user’s mailbox by using Outlook Web App in a mixed Exchange Server 2007 and Exchange Server 2010 environment
7. 2694291 The autocomplete=”off” parameter is missing in Outlook Web Access in an Exchange Server 2007 environment
8. 2696628 You receive duplicate read receipts from a user who is using an IMAP4 client in an Exchange Server 2007 environment

Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Enterprise

1. 2625450 You cannot generate an OAB file that is larger than 2GB in an Exchange Server 2010 environment
2. 2641249 Error message when you use the “Folder.Bind” method in an Exchange Server 2010 environment
3. 2661294 An email address policy does not generate the email addresses of recipients correctly in an Exchange Server 2010 environment
4. 2664365 Certain MailboxStatistics properties are not updated when a user uses a POP3 or IMAP4 client to access a mailbox in an Exchange 2010 environment
5. 2689533 Exchange Server 2010 does not recognize a new or updated mailbox throttling policy

Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Standard

1. 2635223 A hidden user is still displayed in the Organization information of Address Book in OWA in an Exchange Server 2010 environment

Lync

Office Communication Server & LiveMeeting

Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Enterprise Edition

1. 2686821 OWA does not work correctly in an Office Communications Server 2007 R2 environment that has OWA integration configured
2. 2686823 Description of the update for Office Communications Server 2007 R2, Unified Communications Managed API 2.0 Core Redist 64-bit: April 2012
3. 2686825 An update is available to add a detailed exception message to an Office Communications Server 2007 R2 trace log
4. 2686826 An update is available for Office Communications Server 2007 R2, UCMA 2.0 Core Redist 64-bit to support encoded IPV6 addresses

Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Standard Edition

1. 2695383 Description of the update for Office Communications Server 2007 R2: April 2012

Microsoft Office Live Meeting 2007

1. 2702319 Error message when you try to join a meeting by using Live Meeting 2007: “Internet Explorer cannot download join from www.livemeeting.com”

Outlook

Microsoft Office Outlook 2003

1. 2598292 Description of the Outlook 2003 Junk Email Filter update: April 10, 2012
2. 973705 MS09-060: Description of the security update for Outlook 2003: October 13, 2009

Microsoft Office Outlook 2007

1. 2598306 Description of the Outlook 2007 Junk Email Filter update: April 10, 2012
2. 927676 No results are returned when you search for e-mail items after you enable Instant Search in Outlook

Microsoft Outlook 2002 Standard Edition

1. 302357 You receive an “Outlook is unable to connect to your outgoing (SMTP) e-mail server” error message in Outlook 2002
2. 973702 MS09-060: Description of the security update for Microsoft Outlook 2002: October 13, 2009

Microsoft Outlook 2010

1. 2553267 Description of the Outlook Social Connector update (Oscmoss-x-none.msp): April 10, 2012
2. 2553406 Description of the Outlook Social Connector update (Osc-x-none.msp, Oscintl-en-us.msp): April 10, 2012
3. 2638687 Pictures cannot be displayed and are shown as red X in Outlook
4. 2650641 Description of the Outlook Social Connector Provider for Facebook update: January 17, 2012
5. 2673231 Managing the Room Finder in Outlook 2010
6. 2686906 Order of folder synchronization for Outlook 2007 and for Outlook 2010
7. 2697421 Change Password
8. 2699725 Information about the Outlook Sniffer functionality
9. 2699728 Information about the Sniffer Lock feature in Outlook
10. 2701035 Details on the publishing of free/busy data by Outlook
11. 2703723 Email remains in the Outbox when you use the DelegateSentItemsStyle registry value

News

Premier

OpsVault – Operate and Optimize IT http://www.opsvault.com

Microsoft Premier Support UK – Site Home – TechNet Blogs http://blogs.technet.com/b/mspremuk/

Antigen & Forefront

Forefront Team Blog – Site Home – TechNet Blogs http://blogs.technet.com/b/forefront

Forefront Server Security Support Blog – Site Home – TechNet Blogs http://blogs.technet.com/b/fssnerds

Exchange

Exchange Team Blog – Site Home – TechNet Blogs http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/

MCS UK Unified Communications Blog – Site Home – TechNet Blogs http://blogs.technet.com/b/msukucc

1. Demystifying the CAS Array Object – Part 2 http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/archive/2012/03/28/demystifying-the-cas-array-object-part-2.aspx
2. Demystifying the CAS Array Object – Part 1 http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/archive/2012/03/23/demystifying-the-cas-array-object-part-1.aspx
3. Exchange Server Deployment Assistant Update for Exchange 2010 SP2 and Office 365 Hybrid Deployments http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/archive/2012/03/21/exchange-server-deployment-assistant-update-for-exchange-2010-sp2-and-office-365-hybrid-deployments.aspx
4. Check out Microsoft Script Explorer for Windows PowerShell (pre-release) http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/archive/2012/03/14/check-out-microsoft-script-explorer-for-windows-powershell-pre-release.aspx
5. Exchange Client Network Bandwidth Calculator Beta 2 http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/archive/2012/03/09/exchange-client-network-bandwidth-calculator-beta2.aspx
6. Introducing: Log Parser Studio http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/archive/2012/03/07/introducing-log-parser-studio.aspx
7. MEC is Back! http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/archive/2012/03/06/mec-is-back.aspx

Lync

NextHop – Site Home – TechNet Blogs http://blogs.technet.com/b/nexthop/

DrRez: Microsoft Lync Server Technical Reference Hub http://blogs.technet.com/b/drrez/

1. Lync Server 2010 Updates Now Available: March 2012 http://blogs.technet.com/b/nexthop/archive/2012/03/28/lync-2010-updates-now-available-march-2012.aspx
2. Lync Server Documentation Update: March 2012 http://blogs.technet.com/b/nexthop/archive/2012/03/15/lync-server-documentation-update-march-2012.aspx
3. Lync Wikis—Start a Wild and Wooly Conversation http://blogs.technet.com/b/nexthop/archive/2012/03/15/lync-wikis-start-a-wild-and-wooly-conversation.aspx
4. Deploying and Troubleshooting Lync Server 2010 MSPL Applications http://blogs.technet.com/b/nexthop/archive/2012/03/14/deploying-and-troubleshooting-lync-server-2010-mspl-applications.aspx
5. Lync 2010 Training Release Updates http://blogs.technet.com/b/nexthop/archive/2012/03/09/lync-2010-training-release-update.aspx

Outlook

Outlook Blog http://blogs.msdn.com/b/outlook/default.aspx

Other

The Master Blog – Site Home – TechNet Blogs http://blogs.technet.com/b/themasterblog

Documents

Exchange

Exchange Server 2010 SP2 Help
This download contains a standalone version of Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 SP2 Help. http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=28207

Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Install Guide Templates
You can use these templates as a starting point for formally documenting your organization’s server build procedures for servers that will have Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 server roles installed on them. http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=17206

Best Practices for Virtualizing Exchange Server 2010 with Windows Server® 2008 R2 Hyper V
The purpose of this paper is to provide guidance and best practices for deploying Microsoft® Exchange Server 2010 in a virtualized environment with Windows Server® 2008 R2 Hyper V technology. This paper has been carefully composed to be relevant to organizations of any size. http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=2428

Migrate from Exchange Public Folders to Microsoft Office 365
This document outlines these considerations, discusses the most common public folder scenarios and how they are represented in Office 365 services. It also provides the information you need to decide whether Office 365 is a good match for you based on your current public folder usage. http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=27582

Lync

Unified Communications Phones and Peripherals Datasheets
These datasheets list the phones and peripheral devices that are qualified to display the “Optimized for Microsoft Lync” logo. http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=16857

Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Protocol Workloads Poster
This poster shows each workload in Microsoft Lync Server 2010 communications software, describing relationships, dependencies, flow of information, and certificate requirements. Version 5.11 corrects minor errors. http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=6797

Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Device Management and Troubleshooting Guide
The purpose of the Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Device Management and Troubleshooting Guide is to provide guidance on how to manage and update devices. It is also intended to answer frequently asked questions. This document identifies supported topologies, configurations, and scenarios described in detail in the Lync Server device deployment and planning documentation. http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=16277

Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Mobility Guide
This document guides you through the process of deploying the Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Mobility Service and the Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Autodiscover Service. http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=28355

Troubleshooting Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Clients: Help Desk Resource
This resource is for first-level help desk agents who support Microsoft Lync Server 2010 clients. Note: The .zip file contains both the print documentation and the Help file. http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=7373

Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Reference: Call Data Recording and Quality of Experience Database Schema
This document describes the call detail recording (CDR) and the Quality of Experience (QoE) databases schemas in Microsoft Lync Server 2010. http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=18099

Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Reference: Group Chat Database Schema
This document describes the Group Chat database schema in Microsoft Lync Server 2010. http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=21632

Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Security Guide
The Security Guide provides guidelines for assessing and managing security risks to your Lync Server 2010 deployment. http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=2729

Migrating from Office Communications Server 2007 R2 to Lync Server 2010
This document provides guidance from migration from Office Communications Server 2007 R2 to Microsoft Lync Server 2010. http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=9109

Migrating from Office Communications Server 2007 to Lync Server 2010
This document provides guidance from migration from Office Communications Server 2007 to Microsoft Lync Server 2010. http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=7327

Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Supportability Guide
This guide provides a central, high-level reference for supported server topologies and configurations and supported client configurations. It is also intended to answer frequently asked questions. This document identifies supported topologies, configurations, and scenarios described in detail in the Lync Server deployment and planning documentation. http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=13148

Enabling Quality of Service with Microsoft Lync Server 2010
If your Windows Server network supports Quality of Service (QoS) management, you can take advantage of this functionality to optimize media traffic in your Microsoft Lync Server 2010 deployment. This guide shows you how. http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=12633

Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Monitoring Deployment Guide
This document guides you through the process of deploying Lync Server 2010 Monitoring Server. http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=8207

Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Standard Edition Deployment Guide
This document guides you through the process of deploying Lync Server 2010 Standard Edition and configuring dial-in conferencing. http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=5317

Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Enterprise Voice Deployment Guide
This download contains two documents: Deploying Enterprise Voice at Central sites and Deploying Branch Sites http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=4816

Deploying Lync Server 2010 in a Multiple Forest Environment
This document explains how to deploy Lync Server 2010 in a multiple forest environment. http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=11300

Microsoft Lync Server 2010: Deploying Lync Server 2010 Enterprise Edition by Using the Planning Tool
This document describes the how to deploy Lync Server 2010 Enterprise Edition by using the Planning Tool. http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=8692

Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Group Chat Deployment Guide
This document guides you through the process of migrating and deploying Lync Server 2010 Group Chat Server and the related components that are required to let organizations set up searchable, topic-based chat rooms that persist over time, allowing geographically distributed teams to better collaborate with one another while preserving organizational knowledge. http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=9735

Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Remote Call Control Deployment Guide
This document describes the how to deploy remote call control in a Lync Server 2010 deployment. http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=16598

Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Edge Server Deployment Guide
This document guides you through the process of deploying Lync Server 2010 edge servers and Directors. http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=11379

Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Response Group Deployment Guide
This download guides you through the process of configuring the Response Group feature for Enterprise Voice. http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=6233

Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Active Directory Guide
This document guides you through the process of preparing Active Directory for Microsoft Lync Server 2010 and includes the Active Directory schema reference. http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=9448

Backing Up and Restoring Lync Server 2010
This document describes a methodology for backing up and restoring the data that is required for full recovery of Microsoft Lync Server 2010 services. http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=3364

Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Enterprise Edition Deployment Guide
This document guides you through the process of deploying Lync Server 2010 Enterprise Edition and configuring dial-in conferencing for Lync Server 2010. http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=9596

Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Client and Device Deployment Guide
This download guides you through the process of deploying client software and devices for Lync 2010. http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=15985

Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Group Chat Administration Guide
This document guides you through the process of administering Lync Server 2010 Group Chat Server and the related components that are required to let organizations set up searchable, topic-based chat rooms that persist over time, allowing geographically distributed teams to better collaborate with one another while preserving organizational knowledge. http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=6126

Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Announcement Deployment Guide
This download guides you through the process of configuring the Announcement call management feature for Enterprise Voice. http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=9823

Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Documentation Help File
This download contains a compiled help file (chm) of all the available Lync Server 2010 IT professional documentation on the Technical Library. http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=23888

Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Archiving Deployment Guide
The purpose of the Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Archiving Deployment Guide is to guide you through the process of deploying Lync Server 2010 Archiving Server and the related components that are required to support archiving of instant messaging and web conferencing (meeting) content. http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=4711

Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Administration Guide & Windows PowerShell Supplement
The Lync Server Administration Guide and the Windows PowerShell Supplement contain procedures and guidance for administering a Lync Server 2010 deployment. http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=13161

Uninstalling Microsoft Lync Server 2010 and Removing Server Roles
To maintain any system, you need to modify the deployment over time. An important part of maintenance is the retiring or decommissioning of existing components that you replace with different or newer components. “Uninstalling Lync Server 2010 and Removing Server Roles” includes procedures for removing server roles and decommissioning a deployment. http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=18692

Microsoft Lync Server 2010: Using Monitoring Server Reports
This document describes the how to use Monitoring Server Reports in a Lync Server 2010 deployment. http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=890

Live Meeting-To-Lync Transition Resources
Resources included in this download package are designed to support your organization’s Live Meeting Service to Lync (Server or Online) transition planning. This download will be updated with additional resources as available. http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=26494

Microsoft Lync 2010 Conferencing and Collaboration Training
Learn how to schedule, join, and manage online meetings with Microsoft Lync 2010. http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=7606

IM an Expert for Microsoft Lync Server 2010
IM an Expert is an instant messaging question and answer service that you can set up within your organization. With the IM an Expert service, you can use Microsoft Lync or the IM an Expert Welcome page to submit a question to the service. The IM an Expert service will locate an expert for you within your company and initiate an IM session between you and the expert who can answer your question. http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=8475

A Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Multi-tenant Pack for Partner Hosting Reference Architecture Case Study
Describes a case study of a real world implementation of a reference architecture for the Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Multi-tenant Pack for Partner Hosting. http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=29044

Microsoft Lync 2010 Phone Edition for Polycom CX500, Polycom CX600 and Polycom CX3000
Microsoft® Lync 2010 Phone Edition for Polycom® CX500, Polycom® CX600 and Polycom® CX3000 is the first generation of software designed specifically for the phones from Polycom to interoperate with Microsoft® Lync Server 2010. Lync Phone Edition provides traditional and advanced telephony features, integrated security, manageability and much more. http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=23866

Microsoft Lync 2010 Phone Edition for Aastra 6721ip and Aastra 6725ip
Microsoft® Lync 2010 Phone Edition for Aastra 6721ip and Aastra 6725ip is the first generation of software designed specifically for the phones from Aastra to interoperate with Microsoft® Lync Server 2010. Lync Phone Edition provides traditional and advanced telephony features, integrated security, manageability and much more. http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=18390

Microsoft Lync 2010 Phone Edition for HP 4110 and HP 4120
Microsoft® Lync 2010 Phone Edition for HP 4110 and HP 4120 is the first generation of software designed specifically for the phones from HP to interoperate with Microsoft® Lyncâ„¢ Server 2010. Lync Phone Edition provides traditional and advanced telephony features, integrated security, manageability and much more. http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=28158

Microsoft Lync 2010 Phone Edition for Polycom CX700 and LG-Nortel IP Phone 8540
Microsoft® Lync 2010 Phone Edition for Polycom® CX700 and LG-Nortel IP Phone 8540 is the next generation of software designed for the phones from Polycom and LG-Nortel to interoperate with Microsoft® Lync Server 2010. Lync Phone Edition provides traditional and advanced telephony features, integrated security, manageability and much more. http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=21644

Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Multi-tenant Pack for Partner Hosting Deployment Guide
The Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Multi-tenant Pack for Partner Hosting is an extension of Microsoft Lync Server 2010 software that is designed to allow service providers and system integrators to customize a Lync Server 2010 deployment and offer it as a service to their customers. This guide describes how to deploy and configure a basic architecture. http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=28587

Reference Architecture for the Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Multitenant Pack for Partner Hosting
Describes a reference architecture for the Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Multitenant Pack for Partner Hosting. http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=29045

Downloads

1. Lync Lync Server 2010 Hotfix KB 2493736 This download includes all available updates for Lync Server 2010. http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=11551
2. Lync 2010 Hotfix KB 2684739 (64 bit) This download includes all available updates for Lync 2010. http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=14490
3. Lync 2010 Hotfix KB 2684739 (32 bit) This download includes all available updates for Lync 2010. http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=25055
4. Microsoft Lync 2010 Training Download Package This zipped folder contains all of the available training and user education resources for Microsoft Lync 2010. The included Lync Training Plans workbook helps you choose the resources that will work best for your users. http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=9642
5. IM an Expert for Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Documentation Version 1.5 This download provides documentation for the IM an Expert for Microsoft Lync Server 2010 service http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=16104

Events/Webcasts

Core presents An Introduction to the Microsoft Cloud (Office 365 and Windows Intune)

Starts: 18 April 2012 09:30
Ends: 18 April 2012 12:45
Time zone: (GMT) GMT, London
Welcome Time: 09:00

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New KBs

Antigen & Forefront Microsoft Forefront Security for Exchange Server: Some default deletion messages in Forefront Security for Exchange Server may mislead a user or an administrator to assume that an error occurred or that a virus was found http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961385

Exchange

Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Enterprise Edition

1. Exchange Server experiences performance issues when a PDC emulator is used for DSAccess or ADAcess http://support.microsoft.com/kb/298879

Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Enterprise Edition

1. An Exchange Server 2007 Transport Rule does not work as expected http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2673160

Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 3

1. Exchange ActiveSync does not synchronize some Outlook contact information as expected http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2692134

Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Standard Edition

1. Message  when you try to open an attachment in Outlook Web Access or Outlook Web App: “Right-click the link, and then click ‘Save Target As’ to save the attachment.” http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2688092

Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Coexistence

1. Error message when you try to use Outlook Web App to access an Exchange Server 2010 mailbox: “There was a problem opening your mailbox” http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2606268
2. You cannot add mailbox database copies in Exchange Server 2010 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2627725

Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Enterprise

1. Event 1000, 1001, or 1002 occurs when SCOM is monitoring Exchange Server 2007 or Exchange Server 2010 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2681932
2. Chat feature missing in Outlook Web App for Exchange 2010 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2688771

Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Standard

1. You cannot synchronize an Exchange ActiveSync device with a mailbox when external URLs are not resolved on an Exchange Server 2010 Client Access server http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2679228
2. Users cannot use Outlook to access their mailbox after migration to Exchange 2010 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2688982

Lync

Microsoft Lync 2010

1. A user whose display name is in Korean cannot be found in Lync 2010 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2661952
2. You receive a System.UnauthorizedAccessException exception when you disconnect a call in a Lync 2010 SDK-based application http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2664812
3. The Windows logoff process is delayed when Lync 2010 is started http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2666324
4. A customized Lync 2010 Help URL does not work in Lync 2010 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2666338
5. A RTF header is displayed instead of the conversation history in the Conversation tab of Lync 2010 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2666340
6. The time stamp that is displayed in the IM conversation windows is truncated in Lync 2010 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2666702
7. You cannot use client policy to exclude a folder from contact search in Lync 2010 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2666704
8. Help with Lync Server 2010 configurations for very small business http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2667699
9. Description of the cumulative update for Lync 2010: February 2012 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2670326
10. The typing status message is not displayed when you use an IME to type double-byte characters in Lync 2010 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2672922
11. A contact is displayed with an incorrect picture and incorrect presence information in Lync 2010 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2672944
12. Double-byte text is transparent in desktop alerts on a computer that is running Windows XP and that has Lync 2010 installed http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2672945
13. Description of the cumulative update package for Lync 2010 for iPad: March 2012 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2673225
14. The conversation list is not displayed correctly in the chats window after you delete a conversation in Lync 2010 for iPad http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2673304
15. Users have to manually input the user name every time that they sign in to the Lync 2010 client http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2681509

Microsoft Lync 2010 for iPhone

1. A user whose SIP URI address only contains numbers is displayed as a telephone contact in Lync 2010 for iPhone http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2672940
2. Description of the cumulative update package for Lync 2010 for iPhone: March 2012 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2673223
3. Meetings are not shown in the Meetings tab in Lync 2010 for iPhone http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2673298
4. A deleted contact group is still displayed in Lync 2010 for iPhone http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2673303
5. “Me:” and “Missed:” are translated incorrectly in the chats window in a Korean version of Lync 2010 for iPhone http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2677215
6. Discovery address text strings are translated incorrectly on the sign-in page of the Chinese Version of Microsoft Lync 2010 for iPhone http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2677216

Microsoft Lync 2010 for Windows Phone

1. Lync 2010 for Windows Phone displays Japanese text in the Microsoft Yahei font unexpectedly http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2666321
2. Description of the cumulative update package for Lync 2010 for Windows Phone: March 2012 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2673226
3. Lync 2010 mobile clients always prompt the user for a mobile phone number http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2685372

Microsoft Lync 2010 Group Chat

1. Description of the cumulative update for the Lync Server 2010, Group Chat Administration Tool: February 2012 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2672318
2. Description of the cumulative update for Lync 2010 Group Chat: February 2012 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2672325

Microsoft Lync 2010 Phone Edition

1. Description of a new feature that lets users set or change their presence information by using a telephone in Lync 2010 Phone Edition http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2666706
2. Lync 2010 Phone Edition enabled phones report 10 Mbps network link speed http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2686136

Microsoft Lync 2010 Phone Edition for Aastra 6721ip and Aastra 6725ip

1. The maximum ringer volume is too low on certain telephone products that are running Lync 2010 Phone Edition http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2666323

Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Enterprise Edition

1. “The owner of the object passed does not match the original owner.” error message when a Lync 2010 user calls a CAA access number to join a conference http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2500431

Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Enterprise Edition

1. Error message when you run the “Enable-CsAdDomain” command in a Lync Server 2010 environment http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2672929

Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Software Development Kit

1. A user cannot add a custom location to their contact information by using an application that is developed by using Lync Server 2010 SDK http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2672943

Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Standard Edition

1. “Please verify your logon credentials and try again” error message when a user signs in to Lync Server 2010 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2637105
2. You cannot add a DFS file share as a file store in Topology Builder of Lync Server 2010 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2666344
3. Delay processing incoming calls in Lync Server 2010 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2666349
4. Error message when you run the Set-CsRegistrar command in Lync Server Management Shell in a Lync Server 2010 environment http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2666710
5. Error message when you run the “CsFileTransferFilterConfiguration” command in a Lync Server 2010 environment http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2666711
6. Description of the cumulative update for Lync Server 2010, Conferencing Attendant: February 2012 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2670540
7. Text that is typed by using the right-to-left reading order is displayed by using the left-to-right reading order in the sent message pane in Lync 2010 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2672924
8. A global client policy in which the “EnableExchangeContactSync” parameter is set to False does not work in Lync Server 2010 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2672933
9. Federated users do not receive a meeting invitation in Lync Server 2010 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2672935
10. A delegate cannot perform operations on behalf of the manager in a Lync Server 2010 environment http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2673299
11. A user cannot call a number that matches a normalization rule that begins with optional digits in a Lync Server 2010 environment http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2673302
12. Description of the cumulative update for Lync Server 2010, Mobility Service: February 2012 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2675053
13. A Front End Server does not route network traffic to Lync 2010 Mobile clients if the Collocated Mediation Server option is enabled in Lync Server 2010 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2675221
14. The Address Book service does not synchronize user information when data in the RTC database is corrupted in a Lync Server 2010 environment http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2675222
15. Microsoft Lync Server 2010, Group Chat
16. A user does not receive an invitation when the user is added to a distribution list that is a member of a chat room in Lync Server 2010, Group Chat http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2666341
17. The Channel service stops when a user signs in to a Group Chat client in Lync Server 2010, Group Chat http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2666342
18. Description of the cumulative update for Lync Server 2010, Group Chat: February 2012 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2670342

Outlook

Microsoft Office Outlook 2003

1. Description of the Outlook 2003 Junk Email Filter update: March 13, 2012 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2598246
2. Description of the policy for how e-mail is filtered by the junk e-mail filters in Outlook or in Exchange Server http://support.microsoft.com/kb/954199

Microsoft Office Outlook 2007

1. Description of the Outlook 2007 hotfix package (Outlook-x-none.msp): March 7, 2012 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2597964
2. Description of the Outlook 2007 Junk Email Filter update: March 13, 2012 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2597970
3. Outlook Anywhere cannot be disabled in Outlook 2007 and in Outlook 2010 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2686042

Microsoft Outlook 2002 Standard Edition

1. You cannot use Outlook to complete a Microsoft Word Mail Merge http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2149769

Microsoft Outlook 2010

1. An email message body contains text that is added from previously opened email messages when you access a mailbox by using an IMAP4 client in Outlook 2010 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2597991
2. Description of the Outlook 2010 hotfix package (x86 Outexum-x-none.msp, x64 Outexum-x-none.msp): February 28, 2012 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2598024
3. Outlook 2010: Leave a copy of the message on the server is missing http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2671941
4. How to deploy a default email signature in Outlook http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2691977

 

News

Premier

OpsVault – Operate and Optimize IT http://www.opsvault.com

Microsoft Premier Support UK – Site Home – TechNet Blogs http://blogs.technet.com/b/mspremuk/

Antigen & Forefront

Forefront Team Blog – Site Home – TechNet Blogs http://blogs.technet.com/b/forefront

Forefront Server Security Support Blog – Site Home – TechNet Blogs http://blogs.technet.com/b/fssnerds

Exchange

Exchange Team Blog – Site Home – TechNet Blogs http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/

MCS UK Unified Communications Blog – Site Home – TechNet Blogs http://blogs.technet.com/b/msukucc

Lync

Lync Team Blog – Site Home – TechNet Blogs http://blogs.technet.com/b/lync/

Hosted Messaging Collaboration

None

Office Communication Server & LiveMeeting

NextHop – Site Home – TechNet Blogs http://blogs.technet.com/b/nexthop/

Outlook

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/outlook/default.aspx

Other

NextHop – Site Home – TechNet Blogs http://blogs.technet.com/b/nexthop/

The Master Blog – Site Home – TechNet Blogs http://blogs.technet.com/b/themasterblog

New KBs

Antigen & Forefront

Microsoft Forefront Online Protection for Exchange:

1. You cannot change the primary SMTP address for a user in Exchange Hosted Archive http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2649288/
2. Messages take a long time to be displayed on the Review tab of Archive Viewer in Exchange Hosted Archive http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2664389/
3. “550 5.1.8 Access Denied, bad sender” nondelivery report (NDR) error code in Forefront Online Protection for Exchange http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2666743/

Exchange

Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Enterprise Edition

1. Public folder replication stops working in Exchange Server 2007 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2653072/

Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 3:

1. You cannot set the “Country/region” attribute of a user mailbox to “Curaçao,” “Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba,” or “Sint Maarten (Dutch part)” by using the Exchange Management Console on an Exchange Server 2007 server http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2667912/

Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Enterprise

1. Exchange Server 2010 OAB download fails when redirection is configured incorrectly in IIS 7 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2290340/
2. Exchange 2010 ActiveSync users cannot synchronize an EAS device for the first time http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2579075/
3. “Junk e-mail validation error” error message when you manage the junk email rule for a user’s mailbox in an Exchange Server 2010 environment http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2591572/
4. The Exchange RPC Client Access service crashes when you send an email message in an Exchange Server 2010 environment http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2599663/
5. Event ID 4999 when the Exchange Mailbox Assistants service crashes in Exchange 2010 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2619237/

Lync

Microsoft Lync 2010

1. The “Lync New Online Meeting” button in Outlook does not work in a Lync Server 2010 environment http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2665270/
2. Lync Server 2010 certificate requirements for user access http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2667698/

Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Enterprise Edition

1. Description of the update for Lync Server 2010, Mobility Service: February 2012 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2665325/

Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Standard Edition

1. Calls do not always connect if you have a DNS balancer and multi-homed network deployed in a Lync Server 2010 environment http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2658817/

Office Communication Server & LiveMeeting

Microsoft Office Communicator 2007

1. Description of the update package for Office Communicator 2007: February 2012 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2666140/

Microsoft Office Communicator 2007 R2

1. Office Communicator 2007 requests authentication information when you use a smart card to unlock a computer http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2665724/

Outlook

Microsoft Office Outlook 2003

1. Description of the Outlook 2003 Junk Email Filter update: February 14, 2012 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2597968/
2. Description of the Outlook 2003 post-Service Pack 1 hotfix package: September 17, 2004 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/867824/

Microsoft Office Outlook 2007

1. An Outlook 2007 meeting organizer is changed to an attendee in an Exchange Server cross-forest environment http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2220899/

Microsoft Outlook 2010

1. Outlook 2010 not responding, hangs, or freezes http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2652320/
2. Information about the Calendar Checking Tool for Outlook (CalCheck) http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2678030/

 

While implementing some Response Groups, I noticed that users who went to Tools>Response Group Settings in the Lync client would land at a page that said “You are not a member of any group. For assistance, contact your support team“. The happened for all users of all response groups. It’s critical that users be able to access this page, especially if they are agents of a response group set for a formal participation policy, as this is the page a user goes to to sign into and out of a response group.

I found some info by Drago Totev, who mentioned that some settings in the topology builder file are now case sensitive. The RTM and later versions of Lync require “urn:application:RGS” – notice the case, but some RC versions used lower case. This environment never had RC code in place – migrating from OCS 2007 R2 directly to Lync RTM code. I exported the topology to a .tbxml file anyways, made a copy for backup, and opened it in XML Notepad 2007*, and I searched for and found several instances of “urn:application:Rgs” (see screenshot below). I replaced all four of the instances of the lower case “urn:application:Rgs” with the upper case RGS version.

Then I re-imported the file into Topology Builder and published it. Once I verified that replication had completed via Get-CsManagementStoreReplicationStatus, I restarted the Response Group service on my front end servers.

After restarting the Lync client, going to Tools>Response Group Settings now takes the user to the correct page showing the response groups that the user is a member of.

 

Users now also see the notification in the Lync client notifying them they’ve been added to a Response Group:

* Note: Do not use Notepad to edit the topology XML. Doing so can result in system instability.

News

Premier

OpsVault – Operate and Optimize IT http://www.opsvault.com/

Microsoft Premier Support UK – Site Home – TechNet Blogs http://blogs.technet.com/b/mspremuk/

Antigen & Forefront

http://blogs.technet.com/forefront

http://blogs.technet.com/fssnerds

Exchange

http://msexchangeteam.com/

http://blogs.technet.com/msukucc

http://blogs.technet.com/b/msonline/

http://blogs.technet.com/b/msonline/

Hosted Messaging Collaboration

None

Lync, Office Communication Server & LiveMeeting

NextHop – Site Home – TechNet Blogs http://blogs.technet.com/b/nexthop/

http://communicatorteam.com

Outlook

http://blogs.msdn.com/outlook/

Other

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/office/ocs/ee465814.aspx

http://blogs.technet.com/themasterblog

Documents

Antigen & Forefront

None

Exchange

1. Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Install Guide Templates You can use these templates as a starting point for formally documenting your organization’s server build procedures for servers that will have Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 server roles installed on them. http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=17206
2. Migrating Exchange from HMC 4.5 to Exchange Server 2010 SP2 This file contains a white paper and PowerShell scripts to provide the recommended and supported migration path from HMC 4.5 to Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 SP2. The steps in this guide may also be helpful when migrating from non-HMC environments that have configured some form of multi-tenancy. http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=28714

Hosted Messaging Collaboration

None

Lync, Office Communication Server & LiveMeeting

1. Microsoft Office 365 Service Descriptions and Service Level Agreements for Dedicated Subscription Plans Microsoft Office 365 for enterprises provides powerful cloud-based solutions for e-mail, collaboration, instant messaging and web conferencing. The Office 365 dedicated plans deliver these services from a highly reliable network of Microsoft data centers on servers systems dedicated to individual customer-enabling customers to use the latest productivity applications while reducing IT overhead. http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=18128
2. Unified Communications Phones and Peripherals Datasheets These datasheets list the phones and peripheral devices that are qualified to display the “Optimized for Microsoft Lync” logo. http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=16857
3. Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Multitenant Pack for Partner Hosting Deployment Guide Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Multitenant Pack for Partner Hosting Deployment Guide. The Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Multitenant Pack for Partner Hosting is an extension of Microsoft Lync Server 2010 software that is designed to allow service providers and system integrators to customize a Lync Server 2010 deployment and offer it as a service to their customers. This guide describes how to deploy and configure a basic architecture. http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=28587
4. Live Meeting-To-Lync Transition Resources Resources included in this download package are designed to support your organization’s Live Meeting Service to Lync (Server or Online) transition planning. This download will be updated with additional resources as available. http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=26494

Outlook

1. Microsoft Office for Mac 2011: Training Tutorials and Videos The Office for Mac 2011 training downloads include Portable Document Format (.pdf) and PowerPoint (.pptx) versions of all Office 2011 tutorials and videos. To access the same training online, visit www.microsoft.com/mac/how-to. http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=19790
2. Microsoft Exchange and Microsoft Outlook Standards Documentation The Microsoft Exchange and Microsoft Outlook standards documentation describes how Exchange and Outlook support industry messaging standards and Requests for Comments (RFCs) documents about iCalendar, Internet Message Access Protocol – Version 4 (IMAP4), and Post Office Protocol – Version 3 (POP3). http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=13800

Other

None

Downloads

Antigen & Forefront

None

Exchange

1. Update Rollup 6 for Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 3 (KB2608656) http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=28751
2. Microsoft Online Services Migration Tools (64 bit) Use this tool to support migration of Microsoft Exchange to Microsoft Online Services. http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=7013
3. Microsoft Online Services Migration Tools (32 bit) Use this tool to support migration of Microsoft Exchange to Microsoft Online Services. http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=5015
4. Microsoft Exchange PST Capture Microsoft Exchange PST Capture is used to discover and import .pst files into Exchange Server or Exchange Online http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=28767

Hosted Messaging Collaboration

None

Lync, Office Communication Server & LiveMeeting

1. Lync 2010 Hotfix KB 2670498 (64 bit) http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=14490
2. Lync 2010 Hotfix KB 2670498 (32 bit) http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=25055
3. VHD Test Drive – Lync Server 2010 VHD (Dev) This download comes as a pre-configured set of VHD’s. This download enables you to fully evaluate the Microsoft Lync 2010 and Microsoft Exchange 2010 developer platform including the Microsoft Lync 2010 SDK, the Exchange Web Services Managed API 1.1 as well as the Microsoft Lync Server 2010 SDK and the Microsoft Unified Communications Managed API 3.0. http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=28350
4. Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Hotfix KB 968802 http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=19178
5. Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Group Chat Hotfix KB 2647090 http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=12180
6. Microsoft Office Communicator 2007 R2 Hotfix KB 2647093 http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=21547

Outlook

1. Microsoft Outlook Social Connector Provider for Facebook Connect your Facebook account to the Outlook Social Connector and stay up to the minute with the people in your network by accessing everything from e-mail threads to status updates in one single, centralized view. http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=5039
2. Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 for Microsoft Office Outlook (Outlook Client) Install Microsoft Dynamics CRM for Outlook, also known as the CRM 2011 Outlook client. Microsoft Dynamics CRM for Outlook enables access to your Microsoft Dynamics CRM data through Outlook. http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=27821
3. Update for Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 Junk Email Filter (KB2597098) This update provides the Junk E-mail Filter in Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 with a more current definition of which e-mail messages should be considered junk e-mail. http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=28602

Other

Events/Webcasts

1. Exchange 2010 Microsoft Certified Masters (MCM) Training & Certification Overview 15 February 2012 09:00 Time zone: (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) Communication drives business. Whether onsite or in the cloud, Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 is a critical infrastructure to ensure availability and security of an organization’s email, calendar, and contacts. Microsoft Certified Masters (MCMs) who are certified on Exchange Server 2010 are specialists in the design, migration, implementation, and optimization of the mail experience across multiple devices-which in turn helps lower messaging costs and helps ensure availability and security. All Microsoft Certified Masters on Exchange Server 2010 become an immediate part of an exclusive community of experts that includes fellow graduates and members of the Exchange Server product group as well as valuable resources to which they can contribute and from which they can draw the collective knowledge of that community at any time. At this event, MCM Program Management will provide a detailed overview for potential candidates and their sponsors. https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032504857&culture=en-GB

New KBs

Antigen & Forefront

None

Microsoft Forefront Online Protection for Exchange

1. How to troubleshoot Higher Risk Delivery Pool email delivery issues in Forefront Online Protection for Exchange http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2655834

Exchange

Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Enterprise Edition

1. Event 1005 or 1013 is logged when you try to start an HTTP resource in an Exchange Server 2003 cluster http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2667815

Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Service Pack 2

1. The Information Store service does not start as expected in Exchange Server 2003 SP2 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2667794

Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Standard Edition

1. How to troubleshoot public folder replication problems in Exchange 2000 Server and in Exchange Server 2003 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/842273
2. Stop error code 0x000000D1 when Windows Server 2003 is under a heavy network load http://support.microsoft.com/kb/842840

Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Enterprise Edition

1. A SCOM 2007 SP1 server does not send out alerts when certain issues occur in an Exchange Server 2007 organization http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2633801
2. A meeting reminder is set unexpectedly when you send an email message to an Exchange Server user http://support.microsoft.com/kb/945854

Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 3

1. The week numbers displayed in OWA do not match the week numbers displayed in Outlook for English users and French users in an Exchange Server 2007 environment http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2289607
2. “0x80041606” error message when you perform a prefix search by using Outlook in online mode in an Exchange Server 2007 environment http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2498852
3. An arrow icon does not appear after you change the email message subject by using OWA in an Exchange Server 2007 SP3 environment http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2499841
4. A “System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException” exception occurs when you click the “Scheduling Assistant” tab in Exchange Server 2007 OWA http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2523695
5. Users in a source forest cannot view the free/busy information of mailboxes in a target forest when the cross-forest Availability service is configured between two Exchange Server 2007 forests http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2545080
6. Applications or services that depend on the Remote Registry service may stop working in an Exchange Server 2007 environment http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2571391
7. The Microsoft Exchange Information Store service may crash after you run the Test-ExchangeSearch cmdlet in an Exchange Server 2007 environment http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2572010
8. A journaling report remains in the submission queue when an email message is delivered successfully in an Exchange Server 2007 environment http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2591655
9. The PidLidClipEnd property of a recurring meeting request has an incorrect value in an Exchange Server 2007 environment http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2598980
10. An Outlook Anywhere client loses connection when a GC server restarts in an Exchange Server 2007 environment http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2616427
11. Journal reports are expired or lost when the Microsoft Exchange Transport service is restarted in an Exchange Server 2007 environment http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2617784
12. Certain changes to address lists may not be updated in an Exchange Server 2007 environment http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2626217
13. The Exchange IMAP4 service may stop responding on an Exchange Server 2007 Client Access server when users access mailboxes that are hosted on Exchange Server 2003 servers http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2629790
14. The update tracking information option does not work in an Exchange Server 2007 environment http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2641312
15. The reseed process is unsuccessful on the SCR passive node when the circular logging feature is enabled in an Exchange Server 2007 environment http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2653334
16. An Exchange Server 2007 Client Access server responds slowly or stops responding when users try to synchronize Exchange ActiveSync devices with their mailboxes http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2656040
17. The “PidLidClipEnd” property of a no ending recurring meeting request is set to an incorrect value in an Exchange Server 2007 environment http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2658613
18. The Microsoft Exchange Information Store service may stop responding on an Exchange Server 2007 server http://support.microsoft.com/kb/914533
19. The scroll bar does not work in OWA when there are more than 22 all-day event calendar items in an Exchange Server 2007 user’s calendar http://support.microsoft.com/kb/976977

Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Coexistence

1. How to extend the Active Directory schema for the Hierarchical Address Book (HAB) on an Exchange Server 2010 server http://support.microsoft.com/kb/973788

Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Enterprise

1. The Seniority Index feature in the Hierarchical Address Book does not work as expected in Exchange Server 2010 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2448288

Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Standard

1. Exchange Server 2010 databases grow very large when the Calendar Snapshot feature is enabled http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2661071
2. Error message when you try to install Exchange Server 2010 SP2: “AuthorizationManager check failed” http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2668686

Lync, Office Communication Server & LiveMeeting

Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Group Chat client

1. Description of the update for the Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Group Chat client: January, 2012 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2647089
2. The “Send an Instant Message” menu does not start Office Communicator on a terminal server in an Office Communications Server 2007 R2, Group Chat client http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2653953

Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Group Chat server

1. Description of the cumulative update for Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Group Chat server: January, 2012 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2647090
2. The Channel service stops when a user signs in to a Group Chat client in Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Group Chat http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2647095

Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Standard Edition

1. Description of the cumulative update for Office Communications Server 2007 R2, Unified Communications Managed API 2.0 Core Redist 64-bit: January, 2012 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2647091

Microsoft Office Communicator 2007 R2

1. Description of the cumulative update package for Communicator 2007 R2: January 2012 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2647093
2. The file name and icon do not display when you send files in Office Communicator 2007 R2 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2653950

Outlook

Microsoft Office Outlook 2003

1. Description of the Outlook 2003 Junk Email Filter update: January 10, 2012 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2597098
2. Search Folders created in Outlook do not appear in Outlook Web Access http://support.microsoft.com/kb/831400

Microsoft Outlook 2010

1. Outlook 2010: How to troubleshoot crashes in Outlook http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2632425
2. An email message is stuck in the Microsoft Outlook 2010 Outbox. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2663435
3. “Unsupported folder class” error when Outlook starts http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2668932