ShoreTel vPhone/vSwitch Install

Deploy from OVA file that can be downloaded from the ST Connect Director Server.

Select Static or DHCP for IP addressing

If static,

• Enter IP Address:
• Enter netmask:
• Enter gateway:
• Enter primary DNS IP address:
• Enter secondary DNS IP address:
• Enter Domain name
• Confirm Correct details

Enter server IP/FQDN (This is the connect server details)

Enter Image version, leave blank to upgrade from director server

The install will now complete..

Install-WindowsFeatures Fail Server 2012R2

So after attempting to use Pat Richards Lync install script (http://www.ehloworld.com/1697) I was seeing errors on the Lync FE server that Lync prerequisites were failing during the install.

After some trail and error of individual features I was able to narrow it down to two (2) features that were failing;

• web-asp-net
• web-asp-ext

So off to Google to find an answer, first post was from Greig Sheridan (https://greiginsydney.com/add-windowsfeature-fails-on-server-2012/), the patch that Greig and co. had identified wasn't install on my 2012R2 server.

After a few discussions with colleges around what could be causing the issue it was found to be another windows patch that was stopping the install.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2966828

So after we removed the patch from the server, the install worked with no further issues..

Deploying SEFAutil for Lync

This is a quick guide on how to install the SEFAUtil tool onto an existing Lync 2013 Standard Edition FE Server, at one stage this wasn't supported but I'm not sure if that still the case..

Software Required:
Microsoft Unified Communications Managed API
Microsoft Lync Server 2013 Resource Kit Tools (SEFAUtil tool in in this)

Once the UCMA software is installed you will need to create Trusted Application Pool:
New-CsTrustedApplicationPool -id fe2013.myucthoughts.local -Registrar fe2013.myucthoughts.lcoal -site Site:1

Define the SEAFUtil tool as the trusted application
New-CsTrustedApplication -ApplicationID sefautil -trustedApplicationPoolFqdn fe2013.myucthoughts.local -port 7489

Enable the newly created topology
Enable-CsTopology

Once the Trusetd Application Pool has been created you can then install the Lync 2013 Resource Kits

Remember to change the values required from my lab FE server "fe2013.myucthoughts.local" to what your server/pool is called.

Hint:
So I have was having issue with when running the sefautil command i would receive no information back from the FE server, this would found to be a typo in the new-trustedapplication cmdlet, I had typed "-applicationID seafutil" rather than the "-applicationID sefautil" that the command is actually called.

I have also seen blogs with users not having the correct permissions to be able to run the sefautil command will also receive the same output.

Default Installation and SQL Paths in Lync Server 2013

Came across this great post today from Tim Harrington whilst looking to SQL install paths for Lync.

http://howdouc.blogspot.com.au/2012/11/exploring-default-installation-and-sql.html

Though I would re-port so I remember where it is for next time I need the information.

Lync Server Install Fails on SQL Express Install

Have run across this issue a few times now and it always take me a while to find to find the registry key that needs to be updated so thought I would port about it.

The issue is that the SQLExpress install fails as the systems thinks there are pending file deletes to happen during a reboot, but even after the reboot you get the same error.

The below is the error that is seen.

The registry key that needs to be updated is under:

HKLM > SYSTEM > ControlSet001 > Control > Session Manager > PendingFileRenameOperations

Just open the entry and delete the contents, close the Lync Deployment Wizard and re-run the Lync Bootstrapper.  All should be good.

Lync 2010 Install Power Shell Script

Came across this the other day, a nice PS script that installs on the Lync pre-reqs on the required server role.

Lync MVP Pat Richard has written the script over at ehloworld.com.

The script and all its previous version can be found

http://www.ehloworld.com/255  

To run the script you must have the PowerShell execution policy to RemoteSigned or Unrestricted
[Update] The Set-ExecutionPolicy command must be run from the Windows PowerShell that has been "Run As Administrator" otherwise the command will fail

Set-ExecutionPolicy -ExecutionPolicy {RemoteSigned | Unrestricted}