Lync Server 2013 PSFP M01 Introduction

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