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Summary: Use native automation and Windows PowerShell cmdlets to back up Lync Server 2013.
Honorary Scripting Guy, Sean Kearney, is here to finish up my crazy weekend fun automating Lync backup.
So we've already gone through probably the trickiest part, which is getting the bulk of the Lync server infrastructure backed up. To read about that, ...
Summary: Learn how to make a rudimentary backup for a simple Lync Server environment.
Honorary Scripting Guy, Sean Kearney, is here. Today we're going to play a game of "Let's Pretend."
Let's pretend you got hired in a new company or are taking over from someone who had to deploy a simple Lync infrastructure. This will be a bit more complex ...
Summary: Learn about basic Lync auditing.
(image) Â Hey, Scripting Guy!
I go sites and need to work on various Lync servers. Often my first challenge is getting their configuration. Where do I start?
—RD
(image) Â Hello RD,
Honorary Scripting Guy, Sean Kearney, is here to help you out with a little basic Lync ...
Summary: Have a rollback plan for disabling a user in Lync.
(image) Â Hey, Scripting Guy! Before I shut down all of these Lync accounts on our environment, my boss would like to see what my rollback plan is. Other than restoring from backup, is there a quicker "undo" I can leverage by using Windows PowerShell?
—LN
(image) Â Hello again LN...
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to remove Active Directory users for Lync.
Honorary Scripting Guy, Sean Kearney, is here.
   Note This is the third part in a series. You might also enjoy reading:
Yesterday, we learned that in Lync, you can "disable" a user or you can "remove" a user. We actually disabled the Lync user in that post...