Skype for Business Server Architecture

 Mar 07, 2016

In today’s blog I will discuss about the server architecture of Skype for Business.

Skype for Business exists in two versions, Standard and Enterprise edition. Skype for Business Server Standard Edition is suitable for small organizations and for pilot projects in large organizations.

On the other hand, Enterprise Edition provides all of the features in Standard Edition in addition to scalable high availability. In order to achieve high availability in Standard Edition, configuring two Standard edition pool with pairing between them is required. This is known as “Pool Pairing”.

Skype for Business includes many components

  • Business clients such as Skype for business, Skype for business web app, Microsoft Lync 2013, Windows Store app, Lync Basic, Lync 2010 attendant and Lync phone editions.
  • Standard and Enterprise edition servers.
  • External users accessing Skype for Business server from outside the organization.
  • Federated partners from other organizations.
  • Skype for Business Edge server providing communication to external users. This is also required for mobile access.
  • Reverse proxy for giving external users connectivity to online meetings.

Each server running Skype for Business Server has one or more server roles. The available roles are similar to Lync server 2013.

Standard Edition Server

Front end and back end Server roles.

Edge Server

Director

Mediation Server

Persistent chat, Persistent Chat Store and Persistent chat Compliance store. Persistent chat front end servers cannot be collocated with Enterprise edition front end server. But the backend databases can be collocated.

Skype for Business Server has introduced a new role called Video Interoperability server which functions as an intermediary between Skype for Business Server servers and a third-party video teleconferencing system such as a Cisco/Tandberg video teleconferencing system solution.

You cannot collocate it with any other server role.

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About the Author:

San Roy  

San is a highly skilled IT Infrastructure professional with over 15 years experience in a technical training capacity. Throughout his career as a technical training consultant San Has been responsible for the development of numerous IT professionals, providing knowledge and expertise in the areas of Server Operating Systems, Database Management Systems, Messaging and Collaboration. San primarily specialises in delivering training in Microsoft products including Windows Server OS, Windows Client OS, SQL Server, SharePoint Server and Exchange Server. Through his years of practical experience as a technical trainer he is able to provide added insight and value to students that reach beyond the scope of a standard course outline. San has established himself as one of New Horizons' preferred trainers by continually bringing a combination of technical expertise and personality to the classroom each day.

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