Introduzione

This instructor-led course teaches IT professionals how to plan, design, deploy, configure, and administer a Microsoft Lync Server 2013 solution.  The course emphasizes Lync Server 2013 Enterprise Unified Communications features with particular emphasis on coexisting with and migrating from legacy communication services. The labs in this course create a solution that includes IM and Presence, Conferencing, and Persistent Chat.  This course helps the student prepare for Exam 70-336.

This course is intended for IT consultants and telecommunications consulting professionals who design, plan, deploy, and maintain solutions for unified communications (UC). Candidates should be able to translate business requirements into technical architecture and design for a UC solution.

Obiettivi del corso

After completing this course, students will be able to:

Describe the overall server and client Lync Server 2013 architecture

Describe Lync 2013 features and user scenarios

Describe the Lync Server deployment process

Describe the components of a Lync Server 2013 Design

Plan for Microsoft Solutions Framework for Lync 2013

Plan Infrastructure Requirements for Lync Server 2013

Use the Lync Server 2013 Planning Tool

Use Topology Builder

Plan for Site Topology

Design a Site Topology

Plan the Server Infrastructure

Design Documentation Using Microsoft Office

Use Lync Server 2013 management interfaces

Configure Role-Based Access Control

Prepare for client deployment

Deploy and manage clients

Prepare for device deployment

Deploy and manage Internet Protocol (IP) phones

Describe conferencing in Lync Server 2013

Describe dial-in conferencing in Lync Server 2013

Manage and administer dial-in conferencing in Lync Server 2013

Describe the conferencing capabilities of Lync Server 2013

Design audio and video for web conferencing

Plan for instant message and presence Federation

Design Edge services

Describe the features and concepts for Persistent Chat in Lync Server 2013

Design Lync Server 2013 to include Persistent Chat

Deploy and configure Persistent chat in Lync Server 2013

Describe the Archiving service

Describe the Monitoring service

Configure the Archiving and Monitoring services

Describe and use the Lync Server 2013 troubleshooting tools

Describe the required daily, weekly, and monthly maintenance tasks

Describe the fundamental troubleshooting approach to Lync Server 2013 issues

Use SIP commands and analyze SIP logs

Describe high availability in Lync Server 2013

Configure High Availability features in Lync Server 2013

Plan for load balancing in Lync Server 2013

Design load balancing in Lync Server 2013

Describe the high availability options in Lync Server 2013

Describe the tools for backing up and restoring Lync Server 2013 data

Backup and restore critical Lync Server 2013 data

Export and import critical Lync Server 2013 data

Describe design considerations for branch site scenarios

Describe the migration process

Describe migration and coexistence topologies

Plan for client and device migration

Design a software deployment strategy for Lync 2013

Prerequisiti

Before attending this course, students must have:

Experience managing software in a Windows 2008 R2 enterprise server or Windows Server 2012 environment

Experience managing an application remotely using Windows PowerShell 3.0

Familiarity with managing and configuring databases

An introduction to Active Directory Domain Services

Struttura del Corso

MODULE 1: Architecture and Design Approach for Microsoft Lync Server 2013

This module will help you to plan and design a Lync Server 2013 implementation that meets organizational and user needs. This module equips you with knowledge about Lync Server 2013 key features and functionality and introduces you to Microsoft Solutions Framework (MSF), which recommends a structured approach to project management and execution.

Lessons

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe the overall server and client Lync Server 2013 Architecture

Describe the features and user scenarios of Lync Server 2013

Describe the deployment process of Lync Server 2013

Describe the components of a Lync Server 2013 design

Plan for Microsoft Solutions Framework for Lync 2013

Assessing Infrastructure Requirements and Updating the Design

MODULE 2: Designing a Lync Server 2013 Topology

This module explains how to design a complex Microsoft Lync Server 2013 topology including defining network sites and network regions, and sizing and placing server roles.

Lessons

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Plan the Infrastructure Requirements for Lync Server 2013

Use the Lync Server 2013 Planning Tool

Use Topology Builder

Plan for site Topology

Design the site Topology

Plan the server Infrastructure

Design the documentation by using Microsoft Office

Lab : Preparing the Environment and Deploying a Lync Server 2013 Pool

MODULE 3: Configuring Users and Rights in Microsoft Lync Server 2013

The purpose of this module is to introduce you to the methods available for configuring and managing users in Microsoft Lync Server 2013. You will learn about the configuration management options in Lync Server 2013, including the Lync Server Control Panel and the Lync Server Management Shell.

Lessons

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Use Lync Server 2013 Management Interfaces

Configure role-based access control

Lab : Configuring Users and Rights in Lync Server 2013

MODULE 4: Client and Device Deployment and Management

Microsoft Lync Server 2013 introduces new ways of creating and defining client and user policies, as well as new procedures for deploying clients and devices. 

In this module, you will learn how to plan for introducing Lync Server 2013 clients into your network and the various phone devices that are supported. You will also learn how to effectively manage the desktop clients and devices.

Lessons

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Prepare for client deployment

Deploy and manage clients

Prepare for device deployment

Deploy and manage IP phones

Lab : Client and Device Management

MODULE 5: Conferencing in Lync Server 2013

Conferencing is a core feature of Microsoft Lync Server 2013. 

This module introduces conferencing in Lync Server 2013, discusses dial-in conferencing in Lync Server 2013, and describes how to manage and administer conferencing policies.

Lessons

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe conferencing in Lync Server 2013

Designing for Audio\Video and Web Conferencing

Describe Dial-In Conferencing in Lync Server 2013

Manage and administer Dial-In Conferencing in Lync Server 2013

Lab : Conferencing in Microsoft Lync Server 2013

MODULE 6: Designing and Deploying External Access

This module discusses how to design the Microsoft Lync Server 2013 external access components and capabilities so that it meets the organization’s needs. 

This module also discusses how you can design a solution for external scenarios that support a variety of internal and external users connected to the Internet, to their corporate network or to a public switched telephone network (PSTN).

Lessons

Conferencing and External Capabilities of Lync Server 2013

Planning for IM and Presence Federation

Designing Edge Services

Lab : Designing and Deploying for External Scenarios

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe the conferencing capabilities of Lync Server 2013.

Design audio and video for web conferencing.

Plan for instant message and presence federation.

Design Edge Services.

MODULE 7: Deploying Microsoft Lync Server 2013 Persistent Chat

This module describes how to plan, design and deploy Lync Server 2013 Persistent Chat to the enterprise. It describes the fundamental process required to create and manage a Lync Server 2013 Persistent Chat room.

Lessons

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe the features and concepts for Persistent Chat in Lync Server 2013

Design Lync Server 2013 to include Persistent Chat

Deploy and configure Persistent Chat in Lync Server 2013

Lab : Deploying Persistent Chat Server

MODULE 8: Monitoring and Archiving

This module discusses the features and configuration of both the Monitoring and Archiving services. You will learn how to interpret the QoE reports and use this information to better manage and deliver a high-quality user experience for Lync Server 2013.

Lessons

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe the Archiving service

Describe the Monitoring service

Configure the Archiving and Monitoring services

Lab : Configuring and Using Archiving and Monitoring in Lync Server 2013

MODULE 9: Administration and Maintenance of Lync Server 2013

This module introduces Lync Server 2013 administration tools and operational best practices needed to maintain Lync Server 2013 in the enterprise. It will also introduce basic techniques and tools to help when troubleshooting Lync Server 2013.

Lessons

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe and use the Lync Server 2013 troubleshooting tools

Describe the daily, weekly, and monthly maintenance tasks

Developing Lync Server 2013 Troubleshooting Techniques

Describe the fundamental troubleshooting approach to Lync Server 2013 issues

Use SIP commands and analyze SIP logs

Lab : Administration and Maintenance of Lync Server 2013

MODULE 10: High Availability in Lync Server 2013

This module describes the requirements for high availability with Lync Server 2013. Finally, this module discusses how to plan and design for load balancing with Lync Server 2013.

Lessons

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe High Availability in Lync Server 2013

Configure High Availability features in Lync Server 2013

Plan for Load Balancing in Lync Server 2013

Design Load Balancing in Lync Server 2013

Lab : Configuring High Availability in Lync Server 2013

MODULE 11: Disaster Recovery in Lync Server 2013

This module describes new disaster recovery features in Lync Server 2013. This module also discusses the tools and methods for successfully backing up and restoring a Lync Server 2013 environment, as well as how to back up and restore, and export and import, critical Lync Server 2013 data. 

Finally, this module discusses designing for Branch Site Resiliency in Lync Server 2013.

Lessons

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe the High Availability options in Lync Server 2013

Disaster Recovery in Lync Server 2013

Describe the Tools for Backing up and Restoring Lync Server 2013 data

Backup and Restore critical Lync Server 2013 data

Export and Import Critical Lync Server 2013 data

Describe the design considerations for Branch Site scenarios

Lab : Configuring Disaster Recovery in Lync Server 2013

MODULE 12: Planning a Migration to Lync Server 2013

In this module, you will learn about coexistence and migration to Microsoft Lync Server 2013. You will also learn how to design the infrastructure migration strategy and the migration strategy for Lync Server 2013 clients and devices.

Lessons

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe the migration process

Describe migration and Coexistence Topologies

Plan for Device Support and Sevice Requirements

Design a Client Migration and Device Migration Strategy

Additional Reading

Lab : Planning a Migration to Lync Server 2013 (Paper-based)