Topic Last Modified: 2011-04-06

In Microsoft Lync Server 2010, the Mediation Server and the A/V Conferencing Server are unique in that you can deploy them as a stand-alone pools or servers, and you can deploy them as a service on the Front End Server or Front End pool. Use the following procedures to transition from a collocated service to a stand-alone pool or server.

To transition a collocated A/V Conferencing service to a server

  1. Log on to the computer where Topology Builder is installed as a member of the Domain Admins group and the RTCUniversalServerAdmins group.

  2. Start Topology Builder: Click Start, click All Programs, click Microsoft Lync Server 2010, and then click Lync Server Topology Builder.

  3. Right-click A/V Conferencing pools, click New A/V Conferencing Pool, and then click Multiple computer pool or Single computer pool, as appropriate for the deployment.

  4. Do one of the following:

    • For a multiple computer pool, type the pool fully qualified domain name (FQDN) in Pool FQDN, click Next, type the computer FQDN in Computer FQDN, and then click Add. When you are finished entering the computer FQDNs of the pool computers, click Next.

    • For a single computer pool, type the computer FQDN in FQDN, and then click Next.

  5. On the Associate Front End pools page in Collocated A/V Conferencing pools, select the pools or servers)that currently have collocated A/V Conferencing service roles defined and that you want to associate with the new A/V Conferencing Server, and then click Finish.

    Tip:
    When you complete the configuration of the new A/V Conferencing Server, you do not have to make changes to the Front End Server or Front End pool. The action of associating the new pool or server with the Front End Server or Front End pool adjusts the configuration of the collocated A/V Conferencing service and removes the association with the service.

To transition an A/V Conferencing server to a collocated service

  1. Log on to the computer where Topology Builder is installed as a member of the Domain Admins group and the RTCUniversalServerAdmins group.

  2. Start Topology Builder: Click Start, click All Programs, click Microsoft Lync Server 2010, and then click Lync Server Topology Builder.

  3. Expand A/V Conferencing pools, right-click the A/V conferencing pool, and then click Edit Properties.

  4. On the Edit Properties page under A/V Conferencing service, clear all of the pools and servers that are associated with the A/V Conferencing service, and then click OK.

    Tip:
    When you clear the association of the pools or servers, the A/V Conferencing service is automatically enabled on the pools and servers that the associations were cleared from. It is not necessary to edit the properties of the pools or servers directly.

  5. To remove the A/V Conferencing Server, right-click the A/V Conferencing pool or server, and then click Delete.