Chapter 31. Planning to Deploy External Services

In This Chapter

• Determining Feature Requirements

• Planning Edge Server Architecture

• Planning for High-Availability

• Reverse Proxy Planning

• Planning for Certificates

• Network Planning Considerations

• Preparing for Edge Servers

The Edge Server role is a key part of why Lync Server is such a compelling solution for businesses, but along with that power and flexibility comes a good deal of configuration work and upfront planning. Networking, firewalls, certificates, and load balancing mean the Edge Server touches practically every part of the network and, consequently, almost every team from server administrators to network engineers.

The Edge role has traditionally been the most difficult ...

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