Configuration

The good news about Lync Server is that with the Topology Builder tool, much of the configuration is done automatically. Although both configuration and administration can be done from the Silverlight web GUI or the Lync Server management shell, the configuration section focuses on the former whereas the administration section focuses on the latter to avoid duplication of concepts.

Open the Lync Server Control Panel. For reference, it can be found at the short URL you defined earlier, https://cspool.companyabc.com/admin in the sample environment or https://<pool_FQDN>/Cscp/. After the Lync Server Control Panel is open, click the Toplogy button in the left bar. Find the new Monitoring server in the list or search for it using the Search box at the top. Ensure the Service status has a check mark next to it, as shown in Figure 7.8. This indicates the monitoring service is running and responding.

Figure 7.8 Examine Monitoring Service Status

Scrolling down in the left bar, click the Monitoring and Archiving button. This brings up the settings menus for the Monitoring and Achiving Server roles. By default, there is only one global policy. Select it, click Edit, and then click Modify. The available options are

• Name (this is the name of the policy)

• Enable monitoring of call detail recordings (CDR)

• Enable purging of call detail recordings (CDR)

• The options for duration to keep CDRs and error reports