Lync Server 2010 Survival Guide
This "Survival Guide" aims to gather all materials related to Lync Server 2010. Feel free to add content, links and information relevant to the subject.
Getting Started
- Lync Server 2010 Clients (en-US)
- Download Center Document: Training Download Package
- Download Center Document: Conferencing and Collaboration Training
- Download Center Document: Microsoft Lync 2010 IM and Presence Training
- Download Center Document: Microsoft Lync 2010 Voice and Video Training
- Download Center Document: Make, receive and manage calls with Lync 2010
- Download Center Document: Scheduling Lync 2010 Online Meetings
- Download Center Document: Join a Lync 2010 Online Meeting
- Download Center Document: Unified Communications Phones and Peripherals Datasheets
- Making sense of migrating Group Chat to Lync Server 2010
- Planning, Implementing, and Using Microsoft Lync Server in Small Business Scenarios
- Wiki: Lync Server Resources
- Lync for Mac 2011 Devices
- Lync Server Resources
- Lync Archiving
- Lync SBA or Server
- Lync Server 2010 Overview
- Lync Edge
- Lync Server 2010 Readiness Resources
- Client Virtualization in Microsoft Lync 2010
- DNS Load Balancing in Lync Server 2010
- Deploy Lync 2010 client using SCCM 2012 R2
Books
Planning and Deployment
- Download Center Document: Getting Started Guide
- Download Center Document: Planning Guide
- Download Center Document: Call Park Deployment Guide
- Download Center Document: Response Group Deployment Guide
- Download Center Document: Response Group Application
- Download Center Document: Lync Server 2010 Enterprise Edition Deployment Guide
- Download Center Document: Lync Server 2010 Standard Edition Deployment Guide
- Download Center Document: Lync Server 2010 Edge Server Deployment Guide
- Download Center Document: Enterprise Voice Deployment Guide
- Download Center Document: Migrating from Office Communications Server 2007 R2 to Lync Server 2010
- Download Center Document: Announcement Deployment Guide
- Download Center Document: Client and Device Deployment Guide
- Download Center Document: Enabling Quality of Service
- Download Center Document: Monitoring Deployment Guide
- Download Center Document: Archiving Deployment Guide
- Download Center Document: Group Chat Deployment Guide
- Download Center Document: Backing Up and Restoring Lync Server 2010
- Download Center Document: Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Mobility Guide
- Download Center Document: Configuring Microsoft Lync Server 2010 to Support Communicator Mobile for Java and Communicator Mobile for Nokia
- Download Center Document: Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Multitenant Pack for Partner Hosting Deployment Guide
- Download Center Document: Lync Server 2010 Support for Large Meetings
- Second Lync Standard Edition server to provide a limited high availability (en-US)
- Configuring ForeFront TMG 2010 as Reverse Proxy for Lync Server 2010
- Installing Lync Edge Server in Double Hop DMZ
- Implementing Public IM Connectivity (PIC) with Lync Server 2010
- Deploy Lync Client Using Group Policy
- Configuring Lync Server 2010 Mobility Service
Managing
- Download Center Document: Administration Guide & Windows PowerShell Supplement
- Download Center Document: Group Chat Administration Guide Subscribe
- Download Center Document: Client Virtualization in Microsoft Lync 2010
- Download Center Document: Server Virtualization in Microsoft Lync Server 2010
- Removing Lync Server 2010 from Active Directory
- Update Lync Server Pool with Cumulative Update 4
Monitoring
- Download Center Document: Using Monitoring Server Reports
Developer
- Lync Developer Center
- Learn Lync Development
- Building Communications Applications With The Lync SDK
- Building Communications Applications With The Lync SDK Part2
- Building Communications Applications With The Lync SDK Part3
- Getting Started With the Lync 2010 Managed API - SIGN IN
- Getting Started With The Lync Managed API - CONVERSATIONS
- Download Center: VHD Test Drive - Lync Server 2010 VHD (Developer Evaluation) - Part 1
- Download Center: VHD Test Drive - Lync Server 2010 VHD (Dev) - Part 2
- Download Center: VHD Test Drive - Lync Server 2010 VHD (Dev) - Part 3
Keeping
- Download Center Document: Lync Server 2010 Active Directory Guide
- Download Center Document: Device Management and Troubleshooting Guide
Integrating
- Download Center Document: Lync Server 2010 Supportability Guide
- Download Center Document: Understanding and Troubleshooting Microsoft Exchange Server Integration
- Download Center Document: Integrating Microsoft Lync Server 2010 and Cisco Unified Communications Manager
- Download Center Document: Integrating Microsoft Lync Server 2010 and Avaya Communications Manager S8300
- Integrate OWA Exchange Server 2010 with Lync
Troubleshooting
- Troubleshooting: Your computer is running slowly and affecting audio quality
- Troubleshooting: Calling External Limit in Lync Client (en-US)
- Troubleshooting: Failed Startup Services Lync Server Access Edge (en-US)
- Troubleshooting: Replication among Lync Server Standard and Edge Server (en-US)
- Troubleshooting: Lync Server Error 1008124830 (en-US)
- Troubleshooting: Integration of Exchange Server OWA with Lync Server 2010
Tools
- Bandwidth Calculator
- Planning Tool
- Best Practices Analyzer
- IM Experts
- Best Practices Analyzer
- Capacity Calculator
- Stress and Performance Tool
- Group Chat Stress Tool
- Lync Custom Intranet Site
Videos
- First Run Series: Lync Server 2010 Videos
- TechNet Edge: Lync Server 2010 Deployment Best Practices
- TechNet Edge: Virtualization and Lync Server 2010
- TechNet Edge: Deploying Lync Jump Start (01): Features and Architecture of Microsoft Lync Server 2010
- TechNet Edge: Deploying Lync Jump Start (02a): Deploying Microsoft Lync Server 2010
- TechNet Edge: Deploying Lync Jump Start (02b): Deploying Microsoft Lync Server 2010
- TechNet Edge: Deploying Lync Jump Start (03): Configuring Users and Rights for Microsoft Lync Server 2010
- TechNet Edge: Deploying Lync Jump Start (04a): External User Access Microsoft Lync Server 2010
- TechNet Edge: Deploying Lync Jump Start (04b): External User Access Microsoft Lync Server 2010
- TechNet Edge: Deploying Lync Jump Start (05a): Configuring Basic Enterprise Voice Functionality Microsoft Lync Server 2010
- TechNet Edge: Deploying Lync Jump Start (05b): Configuring Basic Enterprise Voice Functionality Microsoft Lync Server 2010
- TechNet Edge: Deploying Lync Jump Start (6a): Extending Enterprise Voice Functionality Microsoft Lync Server 2010
- TechNet Edge: Deploying Lync Jump Start (6b): Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 SP1/Unified Messaging Integration
- TechNet Edge: Deploying Lync Jump Start (7a): Implementing Response Groups in Microsoft Lync Server 2010
- TechNet Edge: Deploying Lync Jump Start (7b): Real-world IVR Scenarios with Microsoft Lync Server 2010
- TechNet Edge: Deploying Lync Jump Start (8): Conferencing with Microsoft Lync Server 2010
- TechNet Edge: Deploying Lync Jump Start (9): Monitoring Microsoft Lync Server 2010
- TechNet Edge: Deploying Lync Jump Start (10): Compliance and Archiving with Microsoft Lync Server 2010
- TechNet Edge: Deploying Lync Jump Start (11): High Availability and Disaster Recovery in Microsoft Lync Server 2010
- TechNet Edge: Deploying Lync Jump Start (12): Call Admission Control with Microsoft Lync Server 2010
- TechNet Edge: Deploying Lync Jump Start (13): Deploying & Configuring Enhanced 9-1-1 with Microsoft Lync Server 2010
- TechNet Edge: Designing Lync Jump Start (14): Planning a Migration to Lync Server 2010
Blogs
Microsoft Team Blog:
- Lync Team Blogs
- Lync PowerShell - TechNet Blog
- Unified Communications Group Team Blog
- Speech @ Microsoft
- NextHop: Microsoft Lync Server Documentation Hub
Blogs maintained by the community:
Forums
Certifications
- Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Certification Path Roadmap
- TS: Microsoft Lync Server 2010, Configuring (70-664)
- PRO: Microsoft Lync Server 2010, Administrator (70-665)