LYNC 2013 UPGRADE TO SKYPE FOR BUSINESS INSTALL

In topology Builder right click the Lync 2013 Serer and select вЂњUpgrade to Skype for Business Server 2015вЂќ Download topology and SAVE this topology file as its the topology used before the upgrade.Д§. Before Upgrade Please Check Lync Services are all running before upgrade вЂ“ IMPORTANTД¦. Open Skype for Business Topology Builder on Upgrade WorkstationДҐ.

LYNC 2013 UPGRADE TO SKYPE FOR BUSINESS INSTALL

From the Lync deployment Wizard install the admin tools.Д¤. If you have internet access check for updatesДЈ.

Install Skype for Business Admin tools on workstationДў.

Found an error around disk space requiring at least 32gb free so make sure you have enough disk space available before the upgrade.

If you think it is uninstalling and reinstalling all roles and services for you рџ™‚

Takes quite a bit of time so allow time for this and allow time to fix any prereqs that arenвЂ™t already in place.InPlace upgrade is really smart new way of upgrading.Get your pre reqs in place and upgrade workstation and plan your upgrade first !.(Although in my lab i didnвЂ™t and the upgrade didnt fail but testing LRS portal after i found it wouldnвЂ™t load and i cant re install admin portal as its looking Lync setup cache files рџ¦ ! hopfully this wil get fixed soon. If you have Lync Room System admin portal this will not work yet with SFB it seems its also recommended to remove this before upgrading.you have at least 32gb of available disk space before the upgrade.Assigned a Windows 8 client with no previous Lync tools as the workstation to install the Skype for Business admin tools for the InPlace upgrade.Installed OS Hotfix for 2012 R2 KB2982006.Applied SQL 2012 Express Service Pack Express SP2.Applied Latest Lync Server CU Latest Lync 2013 Server CU.Today 1st May 2015 Microsoft released Skype for Business Server 2015 RTM.Д«elow is an InPlace Upgrade carried out on a single Lync 2013 Standard Edition Server on Windows Server 2012 R2.

Lync 2013 upgrade to skype for business