Virtualization And Lync Server 2010…
Microsoft has released a document which outlines a series of best practice recommendations for running Lync Server 2010 in a virtualized environment. The table below (from the doc) lists the server roles and corresponding features that are tested and supported in a virtualized site. Role Supported Supported Features Enterprise Front End Yes Registration, Presence, IM,…
Microsoft has released a document which outlines a series of best practice recommendations for running Lync Server 2010 in a virtualized environment.
The table below (from the doc) lists the server roles and corresponding features that are tested and supported in a virtualized site.
|
Role |
Supported |
Supported Features |
|
Enterprise Front End |
Yes |
Registration, Presence, IM, Enterprise Voice, audio/video |
|
Standard Edition Server |
Yes |
Registration, Presence, IM, Enterprise Voice, audio/video, SQL Store |
|
SQL Server Back End Server |
Yes |
SQL Store |
|
File Store |
Yes |
File server |
|
Edge Server |
Yes |
Remote Access |
|
A/V Conferencing Server |
Yes |
Audio/video |
|
Mediation Server |
Yes |
Enterprise Voice |
|
Director |
Yes |
Authentication, Redirection |
|
Monitoring Server |
Yes |
Monitoring service, QoE, and call detail records |
|
Archiving Server |
Yes |
Archiving service |
|
Survivable Branch Office Appliance (OEM appliance) |
No |
Registration, Enterprise Voice |
|
Survivable Branch Office Server (non-OEM server) |
Yes |
Registration, Enterprise Voice |
The table below (from the doc) shows that virtualization of Lync Server 2010 reduces the number of supported users by roughly half.
|
Lync Server Role |
Features |
Physical |
Virtual |
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|
|
|
CPU |
Memory |
User |
CPU |
Memory |
User |
|
Enterprise Edition Front End Server |
IM&P; |
8 core |
12 GB |
20K |
4 core |
10 GB |
12.5K |
|
Enterprise Edition Front End Server |
IM&P;, AS, AV, EV |
8 core |
16 GB |
5K |
4 core |
16 GB |
2.5K |
|
Enterprise Edition Front End Server |
IM&P;, AS, EV (8 Front End pool) |
8 core |
12 GB |
10K |
4 core |
11 GB |
5K |
|
Enterprise Edition Front End Server |
IM&P;, AS, EV (single Front End Server in pool) |
8 core |
12 GB |
7K |
4 core |
11 GB |
4K |
|
Standard Edition Front End Server |
IM&P; |
8 core |
16 GB |
25K |
4 core |
12 GB |
12.5K |
|
Standard Edition Front End Server |
IM&P;, AS, AV, EV |
8 core |
16 GB |
5K |
4 core |
16 GB |
2.5K |
|
Director |
Reg |
4 core |
4 GB |
20K |
4 core |
4 GB |
10K |
|
Monitor/Archiving Server |
8 core |
16 GB |
230K |
4 core |
8 GB |
110K |
|
|
A/V Conferencing Server |
AV |
8 core |
16 GB |
20K |
4 core |
11 GB |
10K |
|
Mediation Server* |
MS |
8 core |
16 GB |
800 concurrent calls |
4 core |
10 GB |
400 concurrent calls |
|
Edge Server |
AP, DP MR |
8 core |
16 GB |
15K |
4 core |
8 GB |
7.5K |
|
Survivable Branch Server |
Reg, MS |
2 core |
2 GB |
1K |
2 core |
2 GB |
1K |
|
SQL Server Back End Server (FE) |
8 core |
32 GB |
80K |
4 core |
16 GB |
40K |
|
|
SQL Backend (M/A) |
8 core |
16 GB |
230K |
4 core |
12 GB |
115K |
|
|
File Server |
4 core |
4 GB |
80K |
2 core |
3 GB |
40K |
Read the full doc here
