Install and Configure Lync Server 2010 Step by Step - Part II

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Open Lync Server Depolyment Wizard

Run Prepare first Standard Edition Server

check the Deployment log.

Install Topology Builder. Select New Topology and click OK

Now open Lync Server Topology Builder.

Select New Topology and click OK

Save the topology.

Define the primary domain.

If you have any additional supported domains you can add from here. (Eg: local domain is doitfixit.local and you want to add doitfixit.com as sip domain)

Define Name and the Description.

Specify the site details

New Front End Wizard will begin.

Lync Frond End Pool FQDN (Lync server FQDN name)

Select features which we going to deploy.

Associate server roles with this front end pool.

Define the SQL store.

Now we’ll need to create a file share, create it locally and ensure the account you are currently using to run the topology builder has read/write access to this folder. “Share”

Define the file share.

If you have public facing FQDN for this server, it goes here.

Click Edit Properties from Actions pane.

Add an administrative URL. “https://admin.doitfixit.com”

All set to publish the topology; Now we can publish the topology.

Select Central Management Server.

The Central Management Store is created. When the wizard completes a text based to-do list can be presented with remaining tasks, you’ll need to create three DNS A records for the simple URLs specified ; these should be directed to the IP address of your Lync Server.