Software Prerequisites for Enterprise Voice
Lync Server 2010
Topic Last Modified: 2011-05-02
Verify that the infrastructure in which you intend to deploy Enterprise Voice meets the following software prerequisites:
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Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Standard Edition or Enterprise Edition is installed and operational on your network.
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All Edge Servers are deployed and operational in your perimeter network, including Edge Servers running Access Edge service, A/V Edge service, Web Conferencing Edge service, and a reverse proxy.
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Either Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 3 (SP3) or Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 is required for integrating Exchange Unified Messaging with Lync Server 2010 and to provide rich notifications and call log information to the client endpoints.
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One or more users have been created and enabled for Lync Server.
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Lync Server clients and devices have been successfully deployed.
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Each computer on which you install Mediation Server must be:
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A member server of a domain, and prepared for Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS).
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Running one of the following operating systems:
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Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard
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Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise
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Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter
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Windows Server 2008 Standard with Service Pack 2
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Windows Server 2008 Enterprise with Service Pack 2
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Windows Server 2008 Datacenter with Service Pack 2
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Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard
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A member server of a domain, and prepared for Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS).
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Topology Builder is installed on a server on your network.
After verifying software prerequisites for Enterprise Voice, you can use the documentation to continue preparing for deploying Enterprise Voice:
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Verify security, user configuration, and hardware perquisites, as described in Security and Configuration Prerequisites for Enterprise Voice.
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Install the Mediation Server, as described in Install the Files for Mediation Server, but only if you want to deploy a stand-alone Mediation Server or pool because Mediation Servers are installed as part of the Front End pool or Standard Edition server deployment process when collocated.
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Configure trunk connections to provide PSTN connectivity for users, as described in Configuring Trunks and Translation Rules.
