#Skype for business 2013 server install#

Select the destination and then type in a file name for the topology you downloading and then click the Save button.Once the Topology Builder opens, select the first option as shown above and then click OK.Click on the start button or press the windows key and then type in Skype, once you see Skype for Business Server Topology Builder click on the icon.As shown above the Admin Tools now have a green tick as the installation is complete.Once successfully completed you will see the window above.Progress window for installing the Admin Tools.When the wizard starts click the Next button.

#Skype for business 2013 server install#

Once the deployment wizard has initialized, click on Install Administrative Tools as above.

The above new splash will show and then the system will initialize.

Select the option you wish for checking for updates and then click the Install button.

Open the folder and run the setup as you would have done with a Lync 2013 Server Installation. As this is a lab I have run the setup on my DC as it is the only server I have that doesn’t have Lync Installed. In this step we need to install the Admin Tools on a Server that doesn’t have Lync 2013 Server installed.

Logging into the Skype for Business Server 2015 Control Panel.Īs Step 1 is pretty straight forward lets jump to Step 2:.

Perform the in-place upgrade to Skype for Business Server 2015.

Upgrade to Skype for Business Server 2015 in the Topology.

Install the Lync Admin tools on a server which doesn’t have Lync 2013 Server installed.

Install the patch for your windows version.

Ensure that SQL 2012 is on SP1 or later.

Ensure that your current Lync 2013 Servers are on CU5 or later.

In this guide we will go through each of the steps of upgrading the server. There are a few prerequisites which need to be addressed first before attempting the installation. Microsoft have made it easier to upgrade Lync Server 2013 to Skype for Business 2015.