Author Archives: Kevin Peters

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My name is Kevin Peters.

Using the Analog Device Creation Script

Posted on October 27, 2011

Last week I launched a new script on the script center to bulk create analog devices in Lync.  This script uses a source CSV file (reference file included in the download) to create a large (or small) number of analog … Continue reading →

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Script Center

Posted on October 20, 2011

Hi All, I’ve added a script center (link in the bar above) to the site and will be adding a number of new scripts shortly.  All scripts will have a transcript feature and will be digitally signed so hopefully they … Continue reading →

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Troubleshooting CMS Replication

Posted on September 7, 2011

Like most of my other articles, this one comes from a real world scenario I had to solve.  While working with a client, we ran into two front end servers and an edge server that wouldn’t replicate.  The CMS was … Continue reading →

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Southwestern Ohio UC Users Group

Posted on August 8, 2011

Hi All, A non-technical post for today.  Adam Curry, Travis Swank and I are working to start a UC Users Group based out of Cincinnati.  We have scheduled the first meeting and have a website live at http://www.ucusersgroup.com. The first … Continue reading →

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Group Policy Configuration May Break Presence in Lync

Posted on July 25, 2011

Today, I feel like Bill Murray in the movie Groundhog Day.  While working with a customer on a Lync pilot, I ran into an issue where Users on the Lync Pool could not see Presence for Users on any other … Continue reading →

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Logging on a Lync Enterprise Pool

Posted on July 11, 2011

Building a Lync Enterprise Pool allows you to protect your users and services in the event of hardware or software failure on one (or more) servers in your pool.  While this is great for redundancy, it can make troubleshooting a … Continue reading →

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Introducing the OCSGuy_QuickUI

Posted on May 10, 2011

This is a utility I wrote to provide a GUI for common power shell tasks.  This is a version 1 utility and I do expect to update it semi-frequently.  The entire utility is included in a single .ps1 file and … Continue reading →

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A Few Words on Federation

Posted on April 20, 2011

Recently, while creating some documentation for an install it struck me that federation may be a bit confusing if you aren’t working with Lync on a daily basis.  With that in mind I’m writing this article in hopes of clearing … Continue reading →

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Lync Client Conversation Translator

Posted on February 17, 2011

Today we have a guest post by one of my colleges in the Unified Communications practice at PCMS, Adam Curry.  Hope you enjoy! Here is a really intriguing and interesting extension of the Lync 2010 client found in the Lync … Continue reading →

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Lync CU1 Released

Posted on January 24, 2011

I haven’t seen these all in one place yet so I figured I’d post them.  Happy patching! Product KB Lync 2010 (64bit) 2467763 Lync 2010 (32bit) 2467763 Lync Server 2010 2493736 Lync 2010 Phone Edition (Tanjay) 2493722 Lync 2010 Phone … Continue reading →

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