SBM powered by Microsoft Lync Administrator's Guide 2010-11

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Ready the Data Center for an SBM Deployment
Domain Administration
Add the SBM Computer Object to the Domain
Next, you must add the SBM computer account to the domain. Make sure that
RTCUniversalSBATechnicians are allowed to join the SBM to the domain. Also
communicate the SBM’s hostname to the CS Administrator, who will need to
specify the SBM’s FQDN when adding it to the Lync Server topology.
Configure the SBM’s Service Principal Name
The SBM must use its FQDN for its service principal name (SPN). Without
this SPN, the CS Administrators cannot properly join the SBM to the Lync
Server topology.
Open an ASDI editor and connect to the default naming context. Navigate to
the SBM in the Computers folder and edit its properties, specifying this value
for servicePrincipalName: HOST/<SBM FQDN>.
Configure the SBM Administrator Account
Set up the account for the person who will perform the initial setup of the
SBM, which can be an existing account or a new one. To give this user the
right to join the SBM to the domain and to manage the device locally, make
the user a member of the RTCUniversalSBATechnicians group.
Add Test Users for the SBM’s Health Monitoring Pool
(Recommended)
The SBM Setup Wizard includes a test that verifies that branch Lync users can
successfully place calls through the PSTN. To generate the test calls, the SBM
draws on the user accounts within its Health Monitoring pool. Although the
pool can use existing user accounts, it is best practice to create test users just
for the pool.
Create two test user objects, setting them up as you would objects for typical
users at the branch office.