Planning and Designing a Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Solution

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe the Lync Server 2010 architecture.

Describe the Lync Server 2010 core capabilities.

Explain the Lync Server 2010 design process.

Assess the infrastructure requirements and update the Lync Server 2010 design.

Plan for all Microsoft solutions framework phases.

This module describes how to design a complete Lync Server 2010 topology including defining network sites and regions, sizing and placing server roles, and adhering to organization compliance requirements.

Planning Infrastructure Requirements for Lync Server 2010

Using the Lync Server 2010 Planning Tool

Using Topology Builder

Planning for Site Topology

Designing the Site Topology

Planning the Server Infrastructure

Design Documentation Using Microsoft Office

Completing the Lync Server Planning Workbook

Evaluating the Current Topology XML

Creating a New Topology XML

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Plan infrastructure requirements for Lync Server 2010.

Use the Lync Server 2010 Planning Tool.

Use Topology Builder.

Plan for site topology.

Design for site topology.

Plan the server infrastructure.

Create a design documentation using Microsoft office.

This module describes how to plan and design for all the external scenarios including Edge Server design and the different conferencing modalities that are provided for internal and external users.

Conferencing and External Capabilities of Lync Server 2010

Designing for Dial-In Conferencing

Designing for Audio/Video and Web Conferencing

Planning for IM and Presence Federation

Designing Edge Services

Planning for DNS implementation

Planning for PKI Implementation

Reviewing the business or technical requirements

Exploring the Edge Deployment Using the Lync Planning Wizard

Validating Edge Server

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe conferencing and external capabilities of Lync Server 2010.

Design for dial-in conferencing.

Design for audio/video and web conferencing.

Plan for IM and presence federation.

Design Edge services.

Plan for DNS implementation

Plan for PKI implementation.

This module explains how to create a Load Balancing Design based on the topology design that can deliver both the capacity and the failover requirements for an organization.

Planning for Load Balancing

Designing Load Balancing

Reviewing the Existing Requirements for Load Balancing Lync Servers

Designing a DNS Load Balanced Solution for the Selected Areas

Reviewing the Planning Workbook for Load Balancing Related Items

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Plan for load balancing.

Design load balancing.

This module explains how to configure Server Virtualization by using Hyper-V. It explains the features of Hyper-V. It also describes how to configure Live Migration in Hyper-V and how to effectively use System Center Virtual Machine Manager R2.

Designing Mediation Server

Designing Media Bypass

Reviewing the Current Lync Server 2010 Design

Defining and Publishing a Mediation Server

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Design Mediation Server.

Design Media ByPass.

This module explains how to design a Voice infrastructure that meets the needs of the organization and integrates with or replaces an existing Voice Platform.

Introduction to Lync Server 2010 Voice Architecture

Lync Server 2010 Telephony Interoperability Options

Defining Number Manipulation

Defining Voice Policies

Designing a Voice Routing Solution

Address Book Service in Lync Server 2010

Analyzing the Existing Voice Infrastructure

Creating Dial Plans and Normalization Rules for the Current Infrastructure and International Site

Creating Voice Policies for the Current Infrastructure and International Site

Creating Routes for the Current Infrastructure

Creating PSTN Usage Records for the Current Infrastructure and International Site

Group Discussion

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe the Lync Server 2010 architecture.

Explain Lync Server 2010 Telephony Interoperability options

Define number manipulations.

Define voice policies

Design a Voice Routing solution

Explain Address Book Service in Lync Server 2010

This module explains how to calculate the expected bandwidth usage, and design and implement a Call Admission Control solution.

Planning for Media Requirements

Planning for Bandwidth Based on Usage

Planning for Call Admission Control

Designing Call Admission Control

Reviewing the Existing infrastructure

Documenting the Steps to Plan for the Call Admission Control Policies

Gathering the Required Information for the Network Layout

Discussing How to Design CAC

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Plan for media requirements.

Plan for bandwidth based on usage.

Plan for Call Admission Control.

Design Call Admission Control.

This module explains how to assess the requirements for and design Response Group Services for advanced scenarios. This module includes a review of the Response Group Services features and functionality.

Overview of the Response Group Services

Planning for Response Group Services

Designing Response Group Services

Configuring BranchCache in Distributed Cache Mode

Configuring BranchCache in Hosted Cache Mode

Configuring Read-Only DFS Replica

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe Response Group Services.

Plan for Response Group Services.

Design Response Group Services.

This module explains how to assess the requirements for Emergency Services and how to plan for, and design Emergency Services in Lync Server 2010. This module discusses location information from an international perspective.

Planning for Location Services

Designing Location Services

Reviewing the E911 Deployment Process

Creating the Vision and Scope Document for E911 Deployment

Discussing Various Areas of Importance in a LIS Design

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Plan for Location Services.

Design Location Services.

This module explains how to evaluate the business requirements for an Exchange 2010 voice mail solution. This module describes how to design an integrated solution that includes both Exchange Server Unified Messaging and Lync Server 2010.

Overview of Exchange Server 2010 Unified Messaging

Planning a Voice Mail Solution for Lync Server 2010

Designing a Voice Mail Solution for Lync Server 2010

Reviewing the Current Voice Mail Requirements

Designing a Voice Mail Solution for Lync Server 2010

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe Exchange Server 2010 Unified Messaging.

Plan a Voice Mail solution for Lync Server 2010.

Design a Voice Mail solution for Lync Server 2010.

This module explains how to plan and design resiliency for Lync Server 2010 deployment with IM, Presence, Conferencing, and Voice.

Planning Site Resiliency

Designing Site Resiliency

Designing System Monitoring

Planning for Resiliency

Creating a Global Resiliency Configuration

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Plan site resiliency.

Design site resiliency.

Design system monitoring.

This module explains how to design backup and disaster recovery for Lync Server 2010.

Designing a Backup and Restore Strategy

Lync Server 2010 Backup and Recovery Considerations

Listing the Components and Tools Required for Restoration and Backups

Reviewing the Components Required to Recover Data

Group Discussion

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Design a backup and restore strategy

Explain Lync Server 2010 backup and recovery considerations.

This module explains how to design monitoring and archiving server topologies for Lync Server 2010.

Designing Monitoring Server Topology

Designing Archiving Server Topology

Reviewing the Current Lync Server 2010 Design

Gathering a Reporting Package

Designing an Archiving Solution

Creating a List of SQL Queries

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Design Monitoring Server topology.

Design Archiving Server topology.

This module explains how to analyze the current infrastructure and plan a Lync Server 2010 design and based on that design a coexistence and migration strategy for existing voice infrastructure and Office Communications Server 2007 R2. This module describes a migration strategy for clients and devices.

Overview of Coexistence and Migration

Designing a Migration Strategy

Planning for Clients and Devices

Designing a Client Migration and Device Migration Strategy

Creating a Migration Plan

Documenting the Migration Phases

Creating a Task List of the Migration to Lync Server 2010

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe coexistence and migration.

Plan a migration strategy.

Plan for clients and devices.

Design a client migration and device migration strategy.