Friday 29 June 2018

Step by Step Configuring Data Base Mirroring for Lync 2013

Step by Step Configuring Data Base Mirroring for Lync 2013


Configure Data Base Mirroring Lync for 2013

As we know SQL Clustering is not Supported. But you can still use it but Microsoft will not support it.

In this Blog we will see how to create SQL Mirroring 

In this i will be using as i did in my Lab I have Configured two sql server in my Enterprise pool Sql01 and Sql02.

And I will be using Witness server has my Domain controller For just the Lab purpose. In my DC Sql server 

First we will be creating SQL Mirror File Share in my Domain Controller 

Create a Folder SQLMirrorShare under C drive 
1) Right Click the newly created Folder SQLMirrorShare and select Properties
2) Click the Sharing tab. Then Click Advanced Sharing Button.
3) Check the "Share this folder" Checkbox
4) Click the Permissions button.
5) In the permissions for SQLMirrorShare dialog box, Click Everyone group and the Remove it.
6)Click the Add button.click the object types button. In the object types dialog box select service accounts checkbox. Leave the other checkboxes checked and clieck ok
7).  In the Enter the object names to select textbox, type in Administrators;SQLSvc and click Check
Names. Ensure that both entries are underlined, and clickOk
8).   In the Permissions for SQLMirrorShare dialog, click the Administrators group, and check the Full
Control checkbox in the Allow column
9)Still in the Permissions for SQLMirrorShare dialog, click the SQLSvc user account, and check the
Full Control checkbox in the Allow column
10)Click Ok to return to the Advanced Sharing Dialog box. Click OK, then click Close


Now go to Front End server 

Start and then click Lync Server Topology Builder

1) In the Topology Builder, expand Lync Server, expand Lync Server 2013, and then expand Enterprise Edition Front End pools
2) Right-click pool.contoso.com and then click Edit Properties
3)On the Edit Properties page, under Associations, select the Enable SQL store mirroring check box
and then click New
4)In the Define New SQL Server Store window, in the SQL Server FQDN box, type sql02
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