Chapter 1. Installing a Lync 2013 Enterprise Pool

This chapter will introduce some of the fundamentals of Lync 2013's working environment. Here we will also see a step-by-step setup of an Enterprise pool with a clear explanation of the logic of the different operations we will perform.

Lync Server roles

To understand what we are going to do, it is necessary to clarify some basic concepts along the way, starting with the Lync versions and available "roles".

A Lync deployment is made up of a variable number of servers (depending on the features we are going to use and the level of availability and security we need).

A part of these servers will not even have Lync installed, but it is mandatory to build the basic infrastructure.

The cornerstone for the ...

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