During a test we could not fail over a Skype for Business Front End server with the following error: Invoke-CsComputerFailOver -ComputerName <Server FQDN> https://docs.microsoft.com/powershell/module/skype/invoke-cscomputerfailover WARNING: Invoke-CsComputerFailOver failed. WARNING: Detailed results can be found at “C:\Users\Administrator.RECORE\AppData\Local\Temp\2\Invoke-CsComputerFailOver-59928429-ed4f-4954-b5de-d69b11290780.html“. Invoke-CsComputerFailOver : Command execution failed: Insufficient number of computers (only 2 nodes would remain active) to maintain the minimum number of redundant data copies […]
During a deployment at a customer site I ran into a problem with SkypeFB Edge replication. After adding the Edge to the topology, installing the role on the server and proper certificates, replication was failing with Event ID 1046 and Event ID 1047. The solution was to add the following registry key: Open Regedit on […]
When you install the Lync Server 2013 Eval version it expires in 180 days & your Lync Server Front end service fails to start. To overcome this problem, we can convert the Lync Server Eval version to the Full version by following the steps below. Before we see the conversion process its better we check […]
Over the last few days I have gone through the mill a bit with the Central Management Server Database, Pool Failover and Replication. This prompted me to think about a situation that strikes fear into the heart of every Lync / Skype for Business administrator. What if my CMS becomes corrupt and I don’t have […]
Fig: Unified Messaging Call flow (Exchange 2016 & Skype For Business Integration) Though we can use unified messaging role for multiple features related to enterprise voice, most organizations make use of it for voice mail and call routing. UM role helps in putting the voice messages and email messages into a common mailbox that can be […]
The key to protecting your Lync environment from any sort of failure is to ensure that you are backing up the Lync Server properly. The backup process for Microsoft Lync Server 2010 (and 2013) is much simpler than earlier versions of Lync Server. All the settings and configuration you need to backup Lync are now contained in […]
Hello members of the growing Skype for Business community! My team lead is out of the country on an extended sabbatical, so things have been a little busy on this end. Busy is good, of course, as it means business is chugging right along in our case, but it also means less time for putting […]
I recently had a client that did not want users to recieve the random survey message after a Skype for Business call. Rate my call is a feature in Skype for Business 2015 and 2016 clients on Windows that provides enterprises a way to get feedback from their end-users. How to change the Rate my […]