Microsoft Lync 2010

Lync Server 2010, Stress and Performance Tool http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=25005 Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Capacity Calculator http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=12295 Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Resource Kit Tools- snooper http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=21165 Uninstalling Microsoft Lync Server 2010 and Removing Server Roles http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=18692 Downloads for Lync 2010 http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/lync/gg236589.aspx  

Lync Server Roles and What They Do

http://lyncinsider.com/uncategorized/lync-server-roles-and-what-they-do/ Archiving and Monitoring – Just like the name says. This server role monitors your Lync Server usage. Archiving archives IM conversations, Group Chat and conference logs. Audio/Video Conferencing – Conferencing is integrated into Lync Server; a separate client (like Live Meeting was) isn’t necessary. This server controls that integration. Central Management – Main configuration … Read more

Lync Server 2010 Why Deploy a Director?

http://blogs.technet.com/b/dodeitte/archive/2010/12/26/another-reason-to-include-a-director-in-your-lync-server-2010-deployment.aspx In Lync Server 2010 the Director is now a dedicated role.  Because there’s an actual Director role now you don’t have to worry about users accidentally getting homed on the Director, like you did in OCS 2007 R2.  But the real reason to take another look at the Director role in Lync Server 2010 … Read more

Authoritative, Accepted, Relay domains

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb124423.aspx An accepted domain is any SMTP namespace for which a Microsoft Exchange organization sends or receives e-mail. Accepted domains include those domains for which the Exchange organization is authoritative. An Exchange organization is authoritative when it handles mail delivery for recipients in the accepted domain. Accepted domains also include domains for which the Exchange organization … Read more

15 Top Paying IT Certifications for 2012

http://www.globalknowledge.ca/articles/generic.asp?pageid=3159&country=Canada When the conversation amongst IT professionals turns to IT Certifications, one of their first thoughts is of high salaries – dollar signs dancing in their heads. While some certifications do command a six-figure salary, this is not true for all. With the recent completion of our annual IT Skills and Salary report, I thought … Read more

Default Email Ports

Here are the default email ports for: POP3 – port 110 IMAP – port 143 SMTP – port 25 HTTP – port 80 Secure SMTP (SSMTP) – port 465 Secure IMAP (IMAP4-SSL) – port 585 IMAP4 over SSL (IMAPS) – port 993 Secure POP3 (SSL-POP) – port 995 SMTP on PORT 587 Port 587 is … Read more

Exchange 2010 Management Scope vs Management Role

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd335146.aspx Management role scopes enable you to define the specific scope of impact or influence of a management role when a management role assignment is created. When you apply a scope, the role assignee assigned to the role can only modify the objects contained within that scope. A role assignee can be a management role group, … Read more

Differs from policy – Anti-Virus and HIPS policy

http://community.sophos.com/t5/Sophos-Endpoint-Protection/Differs-from-policy-Anti-Virus-and-HIPS-policy/td-p/27661 1) On the clients that are showing as differs you will need to delete the contents of the following path: C:\Documents and settings\all users\application data\microsoft\crypto\RSA\s-*-**-**\ 2) Then delete any scheduled tasks completely 3) Stop and restart the task scheduler service 4) Re-apply the policy from the console and verify that the machine got the … Read more