Microsoft® Lync® Server 2013 Unleashed Second Edition

Using Synthetic Transactions to Identify Health Issues

Synthetic transactions were introduced in Lync Server 2010 and are a powerful way for administrators to validate the health of the environment. Lync Server synthetic transactions allow many different scenarios to be tested, all through PowerShell. These tasks are able to validate end-to-end scenarios such as making a call or joining a Lync conference. This section provides an understanding of how synthetic transactions work and common transactions that can be used to identify health issues.

Creating Lync Test Accounts for Synthetic Transactions

Test user accounts are required for synthetic transactions to validate user functionality. Although it is possible to run synthetic transactions ...