1. Preparing the Infrastructure and Systems

 

1.1 Configure IIS on Windows Server 2012:

 

ServerManagerCmd.exe -Install Web-Server Web-Scripting-Tools Web-Windows-Auth Web-Asp-Net Web-Log-Libraries Web-Http-Tracing Web-Stat-Compression Web-Default-Doc Web-ISAPI-Ext Web-ISAPI-Filter Web-Http-Errors Web-Http-Logging Web-Net-Ext Web-Client-Auth Web-Filtering Web-Mgmt-Console, Web-Dyn-Compresson

 

 

If the command fails due to unknown reason, just try to install IIS roles manually:

 

Common HTTP features installed: Static Content, Default Document, HTTP Errors

Application development: ASP.NET, .NET Extensibility, Internet Server API(ISAPI) Extensions, ISAPI Filters

Health and diagnostics: HTTP Logging, Logging Tools, Tracing

Security: Client Certificate Mapping Authentication, Windows Authentication, Request Filtering,

Performance: Static Content Compression, Dynamic Content Compression

Management Tools: IIS Management Console, IIS Management Scripts and Tools

 

Other features requires:

Media Foundation

Desktop Experience

Active Directory remote administration tools

Windows Identity Foundation 3.5 (In User interfaces and Infrastructure)

Please add the above features in the Windows add feature wizard.

 

1.2 Configure File Storage

 

Create a new folder and names it as lyncshare on Dekstop.

Share it and give administrator "full control" permissions.

 

 

1.3 Add DNS records:

 

 

 

 

1.4 Preparing Active Directory Domain Services for Lync Server 2013 Preview

 

 

Click Prepare Active Directory

 

 

 

 

 

(If Active Directory remote administration tools has not been installed, a warning "Schema preparation requires Active Directory administrative tools to be installed" to be installed at the Prepare Schema section. )

 

 

 

Continue to prepare forest and domain:

 

Now, please add installation user into CSadministrator group.

 

2. Install Administration tool and design the topology

 

2.1 Install Administration tool

 

 

2.2 Defining and Configuring topology

Choose New Topology:

 

 

 

For Standard Edition, the pool FQDN must be same with the Front End server FQDN:

 

 

Don't choose Archiving and Monitoring if you have not a separate SQL Server database installed for them. Otherwise, setting up Lync Server components would fail. You can always add them later.

 

 

 

My demo lab has no existing Edge server deployed so I'll leave this option for now and add one later.

 

 

 

 

 

Now we need to specify an Office Web Apps Server.

I currently have no Web Apps server deployed but I'll provide a FQDN. I will install a Web Apps server and name it as OWA.KentTest.com later.

 

 

Type administrative access URL and choose CMS:

 

 

2.3 Run Prepare first Standard Edition server(If you are deploying Lync Standard Edition server) in Lync Server 2013 (Preview) Deployment Wizard.

(It would fail if Windows Identify Foundation has not been installed.)

 

 

2.4 Publish the topology

 

 

 

3. Setting up Front End Server

3.1 Install Local Configuration Store

 

 

 

3.2 Set Up Lync Server Components

 

 

3.3 Request, Install and Assign Certificates

Click default certificate and press Request:

 

Choose "Send the request immediately..." and select a CA:

 

 

Click Default certificate and press Assign:

 

 

Repeat the same step for OauthTokenissuer:

 

 

3.4 Start Services:

 

 

4. Test

4.1 Open Lync Server Control Panel

 

 

4.2 Enable Users

 

 

4.3 Install Office Professional Plus 2013 Preview on front end server and client computer.

Lync 2013 Preview no longer has its own installer. Instead, Lync 2013 Preview is included with the Office 2013 Preview setup program.

 

 

4.4 Sign in and send IM:

 

 

 

 

5. Some tips:

 

1. If you deploy Front End server on the Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 x64 operating system:


a. To install IIS on the Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 x64 operating system:
Run:
Import-Module ServerManager
and enter
Run:
Add-WindowsFeature Web-Server, Web-Static-Content, Web-Default-Doc, Web-Scripting-Tools, Web-Windows-Auth, Web-Asp-Net, Web-Log-Libraries, Web-Http-Tracing, Web-Stat-Compression, Web-Default-Doc, Web-ISAPI-Ext, Web-ISAPI-Filter, Web-Http-Errors, Web-Http-Logging, Web-Net-Ext, Web-Client-Auth, Web-Filtering, Web-Mgmt-Console,Web-Asp-Net, Web-Dyn-Compression, Web-Mgmt-Console

b. If lync server 2013 preview installer wants warns you that .NET Framework 4.5 RC (or greater) is required, the installer file of .NET Framework 4.5 RC can be found on the DVD in

the <driveletter>:\Setup\amd64 folder and the filename is "dotNetFx45_Full_x86_x64.exe".

c. To install Powershell 3.0 on the Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 x64 operating system::
The PowerShell 3.0 is currently in RC version and is part of the Windows Management Framework package which can be obtained here:
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=29939

d: Windows Identity Foundation can be downloaded:
 http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=17331

 

2. If the following message is received when setting up Lync Server components:

Command execution failed: Alter failed for Server 'ServerName\lynclocal'

you may set 1 GB memory for Front end server. Try to set it to 2GB or 3GB to resolve the issue.