Installing Skype for Business Server 2015

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Installing Skype for Business Server 2015

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This step by step module is aimed at IT Pros that are looking forward in implementing a Skype for Business

Environment in organizations. The document will be updated when and where new content is written and will be

published as revisions.

If you encounter any area that may require attention or alterations please feel free to contact me and I would be

happy to address you.

Change log

Rev 01: Provided with additional screenshots and configurations from Skype for Business Server 2015

RTM

Table of Contents

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Introduction ... 4

2 Design Architecture ... 4

3 Prerequisite Installation ... 5

4 Install Skype for Business Server Admin Tools ... 6

5 Active Directory Preparation ... 10

5.1

Prepare AD ... 11

5.2

Prepare Forest ... 14

5.3

Prepare Domain ... 17

5.4

Configure Service Accounts ... 19

6 Configure DNS ... 20

7 Define Topology... 23

8 Publish Topology ... 35

9 Deploy Front End ... 38

9.1

Install Local Configuration Store ... 39

9.2

Install Front-End services ... 41

9.3

Assign Certificates ... 43

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1 Introduction

Microsoft is now all set to roll out of Skype for Business Server 2015. The client is officially out and the Public Release for the Skype for Business Server 2015 is set for 1st _{May 2015. If you are an Office 365}

user, Skype for Business is being rolled out as we speak. The below sections will guide you step by step to perform a fresh installation of Microsoft Skype for Business Server 2015.

2 Design Architecture

The below guide assumes a design topology as shown below where a Back-end SQL server, Certificate Authority and Office Web Apps server is already deployed and configured.

Before proceeding with, ensure that you have your hardware all ready. To see the hardware requirements, visit here.

Hardware

Component

Recommended

CPU

64-bit dual processor, hex-core, 2.26 gigahertz (GHz) or higher. Intel Itanium processors

are not supported for Skype for Business Server server roles.

Memory

32 GB

Disk

8 or more 10,000 RPM hard disk drives with at least 72 GB free disk space.

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Two of the disks should use RAID 1, and six should use RAID 10.

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Solid state drives (SSDs) which provide performance similar to 8 10,000-RPM

mechanical disk drives.

3 Prerequisite Installation

1. Open Windows PowerShell.

2. Ensure you have Windows Server 2012 R2 Installation Media is inserted. 3. Run the following command

Add-WindowsFeature NET-Framework-Core, RSAT-ADDS, Windows-Identity-Foundation, Server, Static-Content, Web-Default-Doc, Web-Http-Errors, Web-Dir-Browsing, Web-Asp-Net, Web-Net-Ext, Web-ISAPI-Ext, Web-ISAPI-Filter,

Logging, Web-Log-Libraries, Web-Request-Monitor, Web-Http-Tracing, Web-Basic-Auth, Web-Windows-Auth, Web-Client-Auth, Web-Filtering, Web-Stat-Compression, Web-Dyn-Compression, NET-WCF-HTTP-Activation45, Asp-Net45, Mgmt-Tools, Web-Scripting-Tools, Web-Mgmt-Compat, Server-Media-Foundation, BITS -Source D:\sources\sxs

4. Restart server if prompted.

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 KB2858668Windows Server 2012

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4 Install Skype for Business Server Admin Tools

1. Insert the Skype for Business Server 2015 installation media. 2. Navigate and run Setup.exe

3. On the prompt that asks you to install Visual C++, click Yes.

4. On the next window, if you want the setup to download and install the latest updates for Skype for Business, click Update. If you do not want to install updates and want to continue with the installation, click on Install.

6. Wait till the installation is completed. If you opted to download for Windows Update, the setup will display the below window.

7. Go to Start Menu

8. Run ‘Skype for Business Server Deployment Wizard’

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5 Active Directory Preparation

The concept of the Active Directory preparation is pretty much the same as it was in Lync Server

deployments.

1. Go to Start Menu

5.1 Prepare AD

3. Click on ‘Prepare Active Directory’

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5. On the ‘Prepare Schema’ wizard, proceed with the setup by clicking Next.

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5.2 Prepare Forest

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5.3 Prepare Domain

10. On the ‘Active Directory Preparation’ page, click Run on the ‘Step 5: Prepare Current Domain’ section.

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5.4 Configure Service Accounts

13. Log on to the Domain Controller as a member of the Domain Admins group. 14. Open the Active Directory Users and Computers.

15. Navigate to Users container and right click on the CSAdministration, select Properties. 16. On the CSAdministrator Properties window, click the Members tab.

17. Click Add, On the ‘Enter the object names to select’, Type the user name add to the group CSAdministrators.

18. Click OK.

19. Verify and that the Members section includes the added user names and click OK. 20. Go to the Server that will be used for the Front-End.

21. Log off and login from the account that was used earlier.

22. Go to Start Menu and open Skype for Business Server Deployment Wizard.

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6 Configure DNS

1. Log on to the Domain Controller as a member of the Domain Admins group. 2. Go to Start and open DNS

3. On the DNS Manager window, navigate to your domain container under the Forward Lookup Zones.

4. Right click the domain, select New Host (A or AAAA).

5. On the New Host window, enter the appropriate FQDN’s and associated IP addresses. a. Skype for Business Auto Discover

b. Internal Web Services FQDN c. Pool FQDN

d. Meeting Simple URL e. Dial-in Simple URL f. Admin Simple URL g. Mobility FQDN

7. On the Domain container, right click and select Other New Records

8. In ‘Select a resource record type’, click ‘Service Location (SRV)’, and click ‘Create Record’ 9. Enter the below values

a. Service: _sipinternaltls b. Protocol: _tcp

c. Priority: 0 d. Weight: 0

e. Port Number: 5061

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7 Define Topology

1. Go to Start Menu

2. Run Skype for Business Server Topology Builder

3. In the Topology Builder window, select New Topology and click OK

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6. On the Define the primary domain page, enter your organizations Primary SIP Domain and click Next.

8. On the Define the first site page, enter a Name and Description for your deployment and click Next.

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10. On the New topology was successfully defined page, select the ‘Open the New Front End Wizard when this wizard closes’ option and click Finish.

11. On the new window, Define the New Front End pool click Next.

12. Enter the FQDN that will be used to address the Front End pool. Note: If Enterprise Edition is selected the FQDN should be the pool name (ex: pool.domain.name) and if Standard Edition is selected, the FQDN should be the FQDN of the Front End server.

14. Enter the FQDN’s of the servers that will be used as Front-End Servers and click Next.

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16. Skip the Select collocated server role by clicking Next.

a. On the Define New SQL Store, enter the SQL Server FQDN

b. Select Default instance. (This will use existing instance from your SQL) c. Click OK to close the window.

18. On the Define the SQL server store page, click Next to proceed. 19. On the Define the file store page, select Define a new file store.

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22. On the Specify the Web Services URL page,

a. select the Override Internal Web Services pool FQDN and enter the Internal URL that will be used to access your Skype for Business Web Services.

b. Under the External Base URL, enter the public URL that will be used to access Skype for Business web services from internet.

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24. On the Select an Office Web Apps Server page, a. Click New to associate a new OWA server.

25. Select Finish to complete the Front End Pool provisioning.

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8 Publish Topology

1. On the Skype for Business Server Topology Builder, right click on Skype for Business Server and click on Publish Topology from the menu.

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3. On the Select Central Management Server page, select the Front End pool from the drop down list and click Next.

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9 Deploy Front End

1. Go to Start and run Skype for Business Server Deployment Wizard

9.1 Install Local Configuration Store

3. In order to Install the local configuration store for the front end server, Click Run on Step 1: Install Local Configuration Store

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9.2 Install Front-End services

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7. On the Set Up Skype for Business Server Components page, proceed with the installation.

9.3 Assign Certificates

9. On the Deployment Wizard window, click run under ‘Step 3: Request, Install or Assign Certificates’

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11. On the Certificate Request window,

a. Select the CA from the drop down list. b. Enter a friendly name

c. Enter the Organization name and unit

d. Select the Country and provide other geographical information required

e. Under the SIP domain list, select the domains that will be used under the certificate.

12. Click Advanced.

14. On the Delayed or Immediate Requests page, select ‘Send the request immediately to an online certification authority’ and click Next.

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16. If the Certificate Authority requires alternate credential, select the checkbox and enter the details.

18. On the Configure Additional Subject Alternative Names page, enter new and review the FQDNs listed and click Next. For this lab I will use the Web Services URLs inside the Primary Certificate.

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20. Select ‘Assign this certificate to Skype for Business Server certificate usages’ from the Online Certificate Request Status page and click Finish.

22. On the Certificate Assignment Summary page, review the certificate information and click Next.

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9.4 Start Services

Now we have completed the installation and assigned certificates and has come to the point of starting up Lync services for this server. You can do a server restart where at this point which will make all the services run Automatically. But if you want to start the services manually follow the below steps.

1. Go to Start.

2. Open Skype for Business Server Management Shell

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To start the entire Front End Pool - Start-CsPool

4. Once the startup is completed navigate to Windows Services MMC and verify that all Skype for Business Server Services are in a Running Status.

5. Now go to Start, open Skype for Business Server 2015 Control Panel. (Ensure Silverlight is installed)

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