Lync Server Control Panel

A fairly drastic shift that started with Lync Server 2010 was the initiative to completely remove the emphasis on managing servers using the Microsoft Management Console (MMC). As in Lync Server 2010, the MMC is replaced with the Lync Server Control Panel (LSCP), which is a web-based management interface that uses the Microsoft Silverlight runtime for management tasks. Figure 14.1 shows the layout of the new interface.

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Figure 14.1. Lync Server Control Panel interface.

This change has several benefits that are immediately visible to administrators familiar with installing the old management tools on a separate workstation. ...

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