Planning for Network Infrastructure Requirements

When planning a non-voice Lync Server 2010 deployment, don’t forget to take into account the needs you will have of the network. Each Lync Server 2010 server should have at least one network interface rated for 1Gb per second of throughput. It should be connected to a low-latency, high-speed local area network (LAN).

Take into consideration plans for how servers will be logically deployed when planning for their physical deployment. For example, if multiple Front End Servers are load balanced for redundancy, consider placing them into different physical racks and connecting them to independent power circuits.

Caution

Placing all the load-balanced systems into a single rack only increases the possibility ...

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