Lync 2013 MP Install Step by Step SCOM 2012 R2

Lync 2013 MP Install Step by Step:

• Lync has taken over the entire communication channel.
• Gone are the VOIP IP Cisco Phones which use to sit on your Desk.
• Today everything is going to Mobile and Lync is the best and cheapest option from Micrososft.
• So almost all enterprise have decided to migrate to Lync. So much is the Lync affects today that, we need a realtime monitoring more critical then outlook.
• So Microsoft has worked on it very hard and have brought the realtime Monitoring using SCOM for Lync 2013.

Microsoft Lync Server 2013 includes two SCOM management packs:

• The Component and User Management Pack (Microsoft.LS.2013.Monitoring.ComponentAndUser.mp):

• This MP Monitors Lync Server issues recorded in event logs, registered by performance counters, or logged in the call detail records (CDR) or the Quality of Experience (QoE) databases.

Active Monitoring Pack (Microsoft.LS.2013.Monitoring.ActiveMonitoring.mp):

• This MP proactively tests key Lync Server components such as logging on to the system, exchanging instant messages, or making calls to a phone located on the public switched telephone network (PSTN). These tests are conducted using the Lync Server synthetic transaction cmdlets. 

Example:

Test-CsIM: cmdlet is used to simulate an instant messaging conversation between a pair of test users. If this simulated messaging conversation fails an alert will be generated.

Steps to Install MP:

• Download the files Microsoft.LS.2013.Monitoring.ActiveMonitoring.mp and Microsoft.LS.2013.Monitoring.ComponentAndUser.mp.

• In System Center Operations Manager, click Administration.In the Administration pane, right-click Management Packs, and then click Import Management Packs.

• In the Select Management Packs dialog box, click Add, and then click Add from disk.

• In the Online Catalog Connection dialog box, click Cancel to prevent Operations Manager from going online to see if any dependencies exist for the Lync Server management packs. If you are using System Center Operations Manager 2012, click No.

• In the Select Management Packs to import dialog box, locate and select the files Microsoft.LS.2013.Monitoring.ActiveMonitoring.mp and Microsoft.LS.2013.Monitoring.ComponentAndUser.mp and then click Open. To select multiple files in the dialog box, click the first file, hold down the Ctrl key and then click the second file.

• In the Select Management Packs dialog box, click Install. If you get an error message and installation fails, that typically means that the management pack files are in a folder protected by the Windows User Account Control. If this occurs, copy the files to a different folder and then restart the import and installation process.

• In the Select Management Packs dialog box, click Close. Note that the import and installation process might require several minutes to complete.