Cisco Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server Expressway
Introduction
Cisco VCS Deployment Guide: Microsoft Lync 2010 and Cisco VCS X6.1
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Different structures for Lync Server
Lync systems have a number of building blocks, and so Lync systems may be constructed in many
ways.
ways.
A full scale Lync Server deployment is likely to use Lync Director, Hardware Load Balancers (HLBs),
Front End Processors (FEPs) in enterprise pools, and a redundant AD server. For example:
Front End Processors (FEPs) in enterprise pools, and a redundant AD server. For example:
A smaller deployment may not use Lync Director servers, but may just use a Hardware Load Balancer
in front of a set of Front End Processors.
in front of a set of Front End Processors.
The simplest deployment will have AD and FEP on a single server, with no Hardware Load Balancer
needed as Lync is a single server.
needed as Lync is a single server.
Lync Server deployments may also contain Edge servers to allow Lync clients to register from outside
the local network through the Edge server to Lync Server. This is not shown in the diagrams above,
because currently the Cisco VCS implementation only supports interoperation with Lync devices
directly registered to Lync Server.
the local network through the Edge server to Lync Server. This is not shown in the diagrams above,
because currently the Cisco VCS implementation only supports interoperation with Lync devices
directly registered to Lync Server.