Hello folks,
Follow bellow, the steps to upgrade in Place Lync Server 2013 to Skype for Business Server 2015.
- Uninstall LRS Admin tools for Lync Server 2013;
- Install all updates available for Lync and OS;
- Make sure that you have at least the Lync version 5.0.8308.815;
- Instal KB2982006;
- Make sure that you have at least SQL 2012 SP1 installed;
- Make sure that you have a valid backup(strongly recommended);
In the Lync Server, check the additional software requirements:
Add-WindowsFeature NET-Framework-Core, RSAT-ADDS, Windows-Identity-Foundation, Web-Server, Web-Static-Content, Web-Default-Doc, Web-Http-Errors, Web-Dir-Browsing, Web-Asp-Net, Web-Net-Ext, Web-ISAPI-Ext, Web-ISAPI-Filter, Web-Http-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, Web-Asp-Net45, Web-Mgmt-Tools, Web-Scripting-Tools, Web-Mgmt-Compat, Server-Media-Foundation, BITS
Stop the services;
In other machine, server or desktop…..
Install the Administrative tools;
Open the Skype for Business Server 2015 Topology Builder;
Select Upgrade to Skype for Business Server 2015…
Make sure that you have a valid backup….
Publish the Topology;
Back to Lync Server;
Insert the media and run;
Clicking next, the update will start…..
Check the services….
Open Skype for Business Server 2015 Management Shell and run:
Start-CsPool -PoolFqdn poolname.domain and confirm;
Check if all services are running….
Enjoy!!
Reference:
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn951396.aspx
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn951371.aspx
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