Microsoft Lync Server 2013Introduction to New FeaturesMicrosoft
Confdential - For Internal Use nlyIntroductionMicrosoft Lync Server
2013 !rovides "any new features to enric# colla$oration and
co""unicationLync #as si%nifcant en#ance"ents to e&istin%
functionality in an or%ani'ation co"!ared to w#at are availa$le in
!revious versionsMicrosoft Confdential - For Internal Use nly
2(e!loy"entMicrosoft )ce 3*+, Lync nline-artner-#osted
"ulti-tenantSin%le do"ain and directory Users s!lit . server /
onlineLync Server 2013 -review-rivate cloud /
dedicatedCloud0y$ridn--re"ises1na$lin% %radual "i%ration and
coe&istence $etween Lync !rivate and !u$lic cloud3New Server
FeaturesNew Front 1nd -ools 2rc#itectureNow a distri$uted syste"s
arc#itecture3ac4 1nd data$ase is no lon%er t#e real-ti"e data store
in a !oolInfor"ation a$out a !articular user is 4e!t on t#ree Front
1nd Servers in t#e !oolFor eac# user, one Front 1nd Server acts as
t#e "aster for t#at user5s infor"ation, and two ot#er Front 1nd
Servers serve as re!licasIf a Front 1nd Server %oes down, anot#er
Front 1nd Server w#ic# served as a re!lica is auto"atically
!ro"oted to "aster67#is #a!!ens $e#ind t#e scenes, and
ad"inistrators do not need to 4now w#ic# Front 1nd Servers are t#e
"asters for w#ic# usersi"!roves !erfor"ance and scala$ility wit#in
t#e !ooleli"inates t#e sin%le !oint of failure and t#e !erfor"ance
$ottlenec4 of a sin%le 3ac4 1nd Server67#e 3ac4 1nd Server serves
as $ac4u! stora%e for user and conference data, and is t#e !ri"ary
stora%e for ot#er data$ases suc# as t#e 8es!onse 9rou!
data$ase6Microsoft Confdential - For Internal Use nly :7o!olo%y
C#an%esServer 8ole consolidationServer roles t#at !reviously ran on
se!arate servers are now consolidated Saves #ardware costs2udio
;ideo Conferencin% is now on Front 1nd ServerMonitorin% now on
Front 1nd Server(irector o!tional-ersistent C#at Server now a
server role-ersistentC#atService< Main -ersistent C#at Server
services i"!le"ented as a front end role-ersistentC#atStore<
3ac4 1nd Server role-ersistentC#atCo"!lianceStore< 3ac4 1nd
Server role for -ersistent C#at Co"!lianceS4y!e interconnection=M--
and )ce 3*+ #y$rid to!olo%y now natively !art of t#e ed%e
roleMicrosoft Confdential - For Internal Use nly +(isaster 8ecovery
and 0i%# 2vaila$ility Features0i%# availa$ility $ased on server
redundancy via "ulti!le servers de!loyed in a !ool6If a server role
fails, t#e ot#er servers in t#e !ool runnin% t#e sa"e role ta4e t#e
load of t#at server2!!lica$le to Front 1nd Servers, 1d%e Servers,
Mediation Servers, and (irectors New disaster recovery "easures
!rovided $y !airin% Front 1nd -ools located in se!arate
datacenters63ac4 1nd Server #i%# availa$ility via sync#ronous
S>L "irrorin%6 !tional ?itness6Microsoft Confdential - For
Internal Use nly *;irtuali'ation Features;irtuali'ation su!!orted
on $ot# ?indows Server 2012 and ?indows Server 200@ 826Su!!ort on
?indows Server 2012 includes su!!ort for t#e Sin%le 8oot I/
;irtuali'ation AS8-I;B ca!a$ilities6?it# S8-I;, t#e virtual
function of a !#ysical networ4 ada!ter is assi%ned directly to a
virtual "ac#ine7#is increases networ4 t#rou%#!ut and reduces
networ4 latency w#ile also reducin% t#e #ost C-U over#ead t#at is
reCuired for !rocessin% networ4 tra)c68eCuires a !#ysical
#ostserver w#ic# #as 3IS su!!ort for S8-I;, as well as use networ4
ada!ters t#at su!!ortMicrosoft Confdential - For Internal Use nly
DIM and -resence FeaturesIf runnin% 1&c#an%e 2013, users can
ta4e advanta%e of t#e unifed contact store AUCSB w#ic# allows users
to "ana%e t#eir contacts in utloo4 2013, utloo4 ?e$ 2!!, as well as
in Lync 20136?it# t#e =M-- inte%ration feature of Lync Server 2013,
users can e&c#an%e instant "essa%es and !resence infor"ation
wit# users of !u$lic IM !roviders t#at use 1&tensi$le Messa%in%
and -resence -rotocol, suc# as 9oo%le 7al46=M-- inte%ration is
$uilt into Front 1nd Servers and 1d%e Servers, and can $e ena$led
and conf%ured to allow t#is feature6Microsoft Confdential - For
Internal Use nly D/30/2011@Conferencin% Features AEoin
Launc#erBEoin Launc#er u!dated to validate eac# "eetin% $efore
launc#in% a client, and to !rovide su!!ort for o!enin% a "eetin% in
t#e followin% clients
