Lync 2013 Server Update – July 2015

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July 10th saw an update to the Lync 2013 Server components. In a break with tradition, *every* installed component gets an update, so now they’re all at 5.0.8308.920. The reasoning for this is not yet clear.

What’s Fixed?

There are a handful of fixes, but lots of generic “improves the reliability, stability, and performance of…”.

  • Kb 3070715 RTCSrv.exe crashes when the process is selected in Resource Monitor tool in a Lync Server 2013 environment
  • Kb 3070718 CPU usage percentage of the RTCSrv.exe process is high on a Lync Server 2013 front-end server
  • Kb 3070721 Lync Server 2013 Front End service cannot check conference service availability
  • Kb 3051963 Lync Mobile Client call is dropped immediately when you dial 0 for an operator
  • Kb 3062801 Lost data when Lync Server 2013 directories move to Skype for Business
  • Kb 3070713 This cumulative update resolves an issue in which Lync Server 2013 response group usage report takes longer time to run
  • Kb 3070720 This cumulative update resolves an issue in which participants cannot see your video when you join an online meeting through B2BUA
  • Kb 3070717 This cumulative update resolves an issue in which call park orbit number is not displayed in Lync Server 2013

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SfB 2015 Server Update – June 2015

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We’ve hit another milestone with the arrival of the first update for the Skype for Business 2015 Server. This update takes the server to your choice of either 6.0.9319.45 (as described in the KBs) or 6.0.9319.55 (as described on the download link and visible in the image below).

What’s Fixed?

A few hot buttons have been addressed here:

  • Kb3069206 Exchange UM Auto Attendant can’t transfer call to phone/extension number in Skype for Business Server 2015 environment
  • Kb3068921 RTCHost.exe process persistently consumes many CPU resources on a Skype for Business Server 2015 Front End server
  • Kb3068926 Default presence configuration parameter is incorrect on a Skype for Business Server 2015 server
  • Kb3068920 The cumulative update resolves an issue in which Skype for Business Web App crashes
  • KB3068931 You cannot join a Skype for Business 2015 meeting when the server is deployed in Turkey system locale
  • KB3068932 “Device is not allowed to join” when you click a Skype for Business meeting URL on a Windows Phone 8.1 phone
  • Kb3068918 The cumulative update resolves an issue in which a call is disconnected when a user un-parks the call
  • Kb3068196 Call to a RGS number cannot be transferred to an available RGS agent in Skype for Business Server 2015-based client
  • Kb3068197 Skype for Business Server 2015 RGS agent receives a toast for a second call after agent accepts the first waiting call

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Lync 2013 / SfB 2015 Client Update – June 2015

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We have a June update to the new Lync/SfB client. This update takes the client from 15.0.4719.1000 to 15.0.4727.1001.

  • Kb3054791 June 9, 2015, update for Lync 2013 (Skype for Business) (KB3054791).

What’s Fixed?

This update resolves the following issues:

  • Kb3067960 Incoming instant messages cannot be read by screen readers in Skype for Business or Lync 2013
  • Kb3065450 Anonymous user cannot join audio, video, or application sharing sessions in a meeting by using Skype for Business
  • Kb3065449 Strings before “_” in an SIP address are not converted to hyperlinks in an instant message window in Skype for Business
  • Kb3065448 Call is disconnected when you make or accept it as anonymous agent of a response group or delegate in Skype for Business
  • Kb3065447 Clipboard content appears when you press “Alt Gr” + “V” keys to input “@” in Skype for Business instant message window
  • Kb3065446 First location information update after Skype for Business signs in doesn’t follow location update interval time
  • Kb3065445 “Copy message only” feature does not work when you copy a single instant message bubble in Skype for Business

Whilst not directly identified, this update also appears to stop the unexpected ‘ding’ when you type ‘]’ into an IM.
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Lync / SfB 2013 Client Security Update – May 2015

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As part of “Patch Tuesday” this month (which naturally occurs in Australia on a Wednesday) we have a Security Update for the Lync 2013 (aka Skype for Business) Client:

  • MS15-044 Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Font Drivers Could Allow Remote Code Execution (3057110).
  • Kb3039779 Description of the security update for Lync 2013 (Skype for Business): May 12, 2015.

What’s Fixed?

This security update provides improvements that are described in the following article:

  • Kb3064068 May 12, 2015, security update for Skype for Business (Lync 2013) changes text strings in Outlook add-in

This security update resolves non-security issues that are described in the following articles:

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Lync Phone Edition Update – May 2015

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We have a new update for Lync Phone Edition and it includes some great fixes! This LPE firmware update takes us from 4.0.7577.4445 to 4.0.7577.4463.

Fixes

Quoting from the KB: This cumulative update resolves the following issues:

  • Kb3062287 Moscow time on a telephone plus one hour after you apply an October 2014 update for Lync Phone Edition
  • Kb3061582 Lync Phone Edition for Aries telephones does not connect to Exchange Web Service through an HTTP proxy server
  • Kb3061581 Users cannot sign in to Lync Phone Edition by using Aries or Tanjay telephones after they are migrated to Office 365
  • Kb3050594 Lync Phone Edition crashes and then prompts you for PIN credentials or phone numbers in a Lync conference room
  • Kb3050592 Lync Phone Edition signs out and then signs back in when it is in idle state
  • Kb3027682 Lync Phone Edition restarts when all replica servers are shut down
  • Kb3014922 Date format and ring tone are reset to the default value after you apply an update for Lync Phone Edition
  • Kb3014921 Lync Phone Edition cannot automatically sign in when the primary front-end server that you register is shut down

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Vale Company_Phone_Number_Normalization_Rules

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Since upgrading the Front End to Skype for Business Server last week it’s become apparent (thanks Ken!) that our old friend “Company_Phone_Number_Normalization_Rules.txt” has been retired. It’s been replaced by PowerShell and with some generic rules to hopefully get you started.

Thankfully as before, Event 21034 will tell us if we have numbers in our AD that weren’t able to be normalised:

Event21034-Edit

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Flip your Lync 2013 Edge to SfB

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In my last post (Upgrading to Skype for Business Server 2015) I showed how easy it was to take a Standard Edition Lync 2013 Front-End and upgrade it in-place to Skype for Business Server 2015.

Inspired by how simple it turned out to be I thought I’d flip my Edge as well – only to be hit by a puzzling bug…

The process is essentially the same, and captured here in picture form for you.

Don’t Skimp on the Pre-Req’s

As with the Front-End, the Edge upgrade process was able to download and install missing pre-requisites, so that will cover you if you’re not been all that thorough in your attention to the pre-req’s. Indeed, if you’re running Server 2012 “R1” you can probably get by without actually adding any by hand.

Having said that, a lot of customers don’t give their Edge servers access to the Internet, so for those of you in this category, skimping on the pre-req’s isn’t going to get you far.

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Upgrading to Skype for Business Server 2015

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The long-awaited ISO has hit, and I’ve been looking forward to taking the in-place upgrade process for a spin.

The snag here is that you need to kick this process off from a server already running the SfB Admin Tools – so that meant another machine. Whilst this server could have been only a short-term investment – or my own x64 Windows 8.1 machine for that matter – I’ve decided it will be my new “application” server, for tools like SEFAUTIL, Espera & Cerebro.

That of course just leaves me with the obligatory step-through, with any useful tips and traps highlighted.

References

There are plenty of others referencing this same process, and I’ve been able to benefit from and consolidate some of their contributions here.

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Lync Server 2013 Update – May 2015

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Buried in amongst the excitement of yesterday’s arrival of the Skype for Business Server 2015 ISO on MSDN and the swarm currently descending upon Chicago is quite a worthy update to Lync Server 2013. This one takes Lync Server 2013 from 5.0.8308.871 (or 5.0.8308.872 depending upon where you look) to 5.0.8308.887.

What’s Fixed?

  • kb3051962 Lync Server 2013 URL filter policy does not filter hyperlinks that do not contain the “http://” prefix in a Lync client
  • kb3051963 Lync Mobile Client call is dropped immediately when you dial 0 for an operator
  • kb3062801 Lost data when Lync Server 2013 directories move to Skype for Business
  • kb3053028 Incorrect notification “You’ve left the call” appears in a meeting in Lync Web App in a Lync Server 2013 environment
  • kb3051965 Audio modality icon status is not updated after you join a Lync audio meeting in Lync Server 2013-based Lync Web App
  • kb3051968 Meeting fails when you escalate a peer-to-peer instant message conversation to it in a Lync Server 2013 environment
  • kb3051969 Lync Server 2013 Web Conferencing service cannot input or output data in a Lync file share
  • kb3057445 Event 41027 is logged when the Lync Server 2013 Web Conferencing service creates the “Meeting.Active” file
  • kb3051964 You cannot see some Lync Server 2013 response groups that you are a member of on the agent sign-in page in Lync client

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Mucking with MWI – Part II

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In the process of migrating a customer to Lync recently we inherited an obligation to provide a *BIG* Message Waiting Indicator (MWI) light whenever a voicemail message arrived in a particular high-priority mailbox. That inspired me to embark on a campaign to see how many ways I could bring an external MWI light to reality.

Mucking with MWI – Part I uses a scheduled PowerShell script to query MWI and light a Blynclight.
Mucking with MWI – Part II is this post. Here we use the MWI LED in a CX600 to drive a mains-powered light through an optically-isolated solid-state relay (herein “SSR”).

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