Upgrade Databases Lync/Skype for Business

Hi folks,

After check a great article about Test-CsDatabase, We have decided to write about upgrade database process.

Is strongly recommended do a backup before follow this process.

With Lync Server follow the next steps…

Lync Server 2013 Standard Edition:

Install-CsDatabase -ConfiguredDatabases -SqlServerFqdn -Verbose

Lync Server 2013 Enterprise Edition:

Install-CsDatabase -ConfiguredDatabases -SqlServerFqdn -Verbose

Lync Server 2013 Persistent Chat Databases:

Install-CsDatabase -DatabaseType PersistentChat -SqlServerFqdn -SqlInstanceName -Verbose

Lync Server 2013 Monitoring/Archiving/Persistent Chat Databases:

Install-CsDatabase -ConfiguredDatabases -SqlServerFqdn -Verbose

Apply the Central Management Database update:

Install-CsDatabase -CentralManagementDatabase -SqlServerFqdn -SqlInstanceName -Verbose

Enable the Mobility service:

Enable-CsTopology

Enable the Unified Communications Web API:

%ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Lync Server 2013\Deployment\Bootstrapper.exe

If your pool already is Skype for Business Server 2015, follow the steps….

Enterprise Pool:

If you do not have collocated databases on the Back End Server, go to master FE and then ran the cmdlets:

Install-CsDatabase -Update -ConfiguredDatabases -SqlServerFqdn

If there are collocated databases, such as Archiving, Monitoring etc, ran:

Install-CsDatabase -Update -ConfiguredDatabases -SqlServerFqdn -ExcludeCollocatedStores

To Standard Pool:

Install-CsDatabase -Update -LocalDatabases

Reference:

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg398832(v=ocs.15).aspx

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj721942.aspx