How to Deploy with Microsoft Lync Server 2010

Use the IP Worksheet to record your configuration. Barracuda Networks recommends completing this worksheet as you perform these tasks to assist you when running the Topology Builder in Task 7.

To deploy the Barracuda Load Balancer in a Lync 2010 environment, complete the following tasks:

Task 1. Modify TCP and UDP Connections Settings

Do the following on all active Barracuda Load Balancers, both internal (the Barracuda Load Balancer configured with the front-end servers) and external (if there is a Barracuda Load Balancer deployed with Edge servers).

To modify the TCP and UDP Connections settings on the System Settings page:

1. Go to the ADVANCED > System Settings tab in the web interface.
2. In the TCP Connections Timeout box, enter 1800 (30 minutes).
3. In the UDP Connections Timeout box, enter 1800 (30 minutes).

Task 2. Configure Enterprise Pool Services

To configure all Services needed for an internal Lync deployment, perform the following steps on the internal-facing Barracuda Load Balancer:

1. Go to the BASIC > Services page. Make sure the Add New Service section is in the advanced view.

2. Add each Service listed in the table using the steps that follow; all Services are required:

   Service Name	Service Type	Virtual IP Address	Real Servers
   MTLS Front	TCP Proxy	IP for FQDN of Internal Enterprise Lync Pool e.g., 192.168.1.11/24 for frontpool.domain.local Port is 5061	IP address of every front-end Server in your Lync Pool (K and L from the example(1))
   DCOM WMI Front	TCP Proxy	IP for FQDN of Internal Enterprise Lync Pool; Port is 135	IP address of every front-end Server in your Lync Pool (K and L from the example(1))
   Internal Conf Front	TCP Proxy	IP for FQDN of Internal Enterprise Lync Pool; Port is 444	IP address of every front-end Server in your Lync Pool (K and L from the example(1))
   HTTPS Front	Layer 7 - HTTPS	IP for FQDN of Internal Enterprise Lync Pool; Port is 443	IP address of every front-end Server in your Lync Pool (K and L from the example(1))
   Note: (1) See Understanding Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Deployment Options for deployment examples.

3. For the HTTPS Front Service only:
   
   
   • In the Persistence section, set Persistence Type to HTTP Cookie and Persistence Time to 1200. Leave Cookie Name blank.
   • In the Advanced Options section, set Session Timeout to 0 (session never times out).
     
     
4. For the DCOM WMI Front Service only, edit each Real Server associated with the Service by clicking the Edit icon next to each Real Server entry in the table. On the Real Server Detail page that appears:

• • In the Server Monitor section, set the Testing Method to TCP Port Check.
  • In the Port field, enter the value 5061. It is better to test port 5061 for this Service because port 135 always passes the TCP port check even if Lync Services are not responding.

The following Services are optional; add each Service only if you have deployed that feature:

For each Service created, edit the Service by clicking the Edit icon next to the Service entry in the table. On the Service Detail page that appears, for any optional service created:

1. • In the Persistence section, set Persistence Type to Client IP and Persistence Time to 1200.

   • In the Advanced Options section, set Session Timeout to 0 (session never times out).

Task 3. Configure Internal A/V Services (if applicable)

If you have more than 10,000 users in this pool, it is recommended that you separate the A/V Services of your Internal Lync Pool and do not collocate the A/V services on the Front End Pool. If you choose to collocate A/V Services on your Front End Pool, no further changes to the configuration are required. 

Separating out the A/V Services into its own pool requires two more Barracuda Load Balancers operating as a High Availability pair. Contact Barracuda Networks Technical Support if your deployment has more than 10,000 A/V users for assistance.

Task 4. Configure Internal Edge Services

To configure all Services needed for a load-balanced Lync Edge deployment, perform the following steps on the internal-facing Barracuda Load Balancer.

1. Go to the BASIC > Services page. Make sure the Add New Service section is in the advanced view.

2. Add each Service listed in the following table:

   Service Name	Service Type	Virtual IP Address	Real Servers
   MTLS Edge	TCP Proxy	IP for FQDN of Internal  Edge Enterprise Lync Pool e.g., 192.168.1.12/24 for edgepool.domain.local Port is 5061	Internal IP addresses of your Edge Servers (I and J from the example)
   AV Auth Edge	TCP Proxy	IP for FQDN of Internal  Edge Enterprise Lync Pool; Port is 5062	Internal IP addresses of your Edge Servers (I and J from the example)
   RTP HTTPS Edge	Layer 7 - HTTPS	IP for FQDN of Internal  Edge Enterprise Lync Pool; Port is 443	Internal IP addresses of your Edge Servers (I and J from the example)
   HTTPS	Layer 7 - HTTPS	IP for FQDN of Internal  Edge Enterprise Lync Pool; Port is 4443	Internal IP addresses of your Edge Servers (I and J from the example)
   Web Conferencing Edge	TCP Proxy	IP for FQDN of Internal  Edge Enterprise Lync Pool; Port is 8057	Internal IP addresses of your Edge Servers (I and J from the example)
   RDP Media Edge	Layer 4 - UDP	IP for FQDN of Internal  Edge Enterprise Lync Pool; Port is 3478	Internal IP addresses of your Edge Servers (I and J from the example)
   Note: (1) See Understanding Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Deployment Options for deployment examples.

3. For each TCP Proxy Service created, edit the Service by clicking the Edit icon next to the Service entry in the table. On the Service Detail page that appears:

   
   

   • In the Persistence section, set Persistence Type to Client IP and Persistence Time to 1200.

   • In the Advanced Options section, set Session Timeout to 0 (session never times out).

4. For the HTTPS and RTP HTTPS Edge Services only, edit the Service by clicking the Edit icon next to the Service entry in the table:

   
   

   • In the Persistence section, set Persistence Type to HTTP Cookie and Persistence Time to 1200. Leave Cookie Name blank.

   • In the Advanced Options section, set Session Timeout to 0 (session never times out).
5. No change is required for RDP Media Edge which is a Layer 4 - UDP Service.

Task 5. Configure External Edge Services

The Real Servers should be physically connected to a switch which is connected to the LAN port (for two-armed deployment) or the WAN port (one-armed deployment) of the Barracuda Load Balancer.

To configure all Services needed for a load balanced Edge Deployment of Lync Server, perform the following steps on the external-facing (Internet-facing) Barracuda Load Balancer:

1. Go to the BASIC > Services page. Make sure the Add New Service section is in the advanced view.

2. Add each Service listed in the following table:

   Service Name(1)	Service Type	Virtual IP Address	Real Servers
   Access Edge	One-armed deployment: TCP Proxy Two-armed deployment: Layer 4 - TCP	IP for FQDN of Access  Edge e.g., IP address for lync.example.com; Port is 443	IP address of Access Edge NICs on each Edge Server (C and F from the example(2))
   Access Edge(3)	One-armed deployment: TCP Proxy Two-armed deployment: Layer 4 - TCP	IP for FQDN of Access Edge e.g., IP address for lync.example.com; Port is 5061	IP address of Access Edge NICs on each Edge Server (C and F from the example(2))
   Web Conferencing Edge	One-armed deployment: TCP Proxy Two-armed deployment: Layer 4 - TCP	IP for FQDN of WebConf Edge e.g., IP address for webconf.example.com; Port is 443	IP address of WebConf NICs on each Edge Server (D and G from the example(2))
   A/V Edge	One-armed deployment: TCP Proxy Two-armed deployment: Layer 4 - TCP	IP for FQDN of AV Edge e.g., IP address for av.example.com; Port is 443	IP address of AV NICs on each Edge Server (E and H from the example(2))
   A/V UDP	Layer 4 - UDP	IP for FQDN of AV Edge e.g., IP address for av.example.com; Port is 3478	IP address of AV NICs on each Edge Server (E and H from the example(2))
   Notes: (1) Each Service must have its own VIP Address. (2) See Understanding Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Deployment Options for deployment examples. (3) This Service is required if you have enabled federation on your Enterprise Edge Pool.

3. For each TCP Service created, edit the Service by clicking the Edit icon next to the Service entry in the table. On the Service Detail page that appears:

   • For a two-armed deployment:
      - In the Persistence section, set Persistence Type to Client IP and Persistence Time to 1200
   • For a one-armed deployment:
      - In the Persistence section, set Persistence Type to Client IP and Persistence Time to 1200.
      - In the Advanced Options section, set Session Timeout to 0 (session never times out).

4. No further modifications are necessary to the default settings for the UDP Service

Task 6. Configure Director Services

Complete the following steps on the Director Barracuda Load Balancer.

To configure all the Services needed for a load balanced Edge Deployment of Lync Server, perform the following steps on the external-facing Barracuda Load Balancer:

1. Go to the BASIC > Services page in the web interface. Make sure the Add New Service section is in the advanced view.

2. Add each Service listed in the following table:

   Service Name	Service Type	Virtual IP Address	Real Servers
   Directory MTLS	TCP Proxy	IP for FQDN of the Directory Service; Port is 5061	Internal IP address of your Directory Servers
   Directory MTLS Legacy(1)	TCP Proxy	IP for FQDN of the Directory Service; Port is 5060	Internal IP address of your Directory Servers
   Note:   (1) Add this Service if you need to support Office Communications Server prior to version 2007 R2. If you only have versions of Office Communications Server that are 2007 R2 or later (including Lync), do not add this Service.

3. For each Service created, edit the Service by clicking the Edit icon next to the Service entry in the table. On the Service Detail page that appears:

   • In the Persistence section, set Persistence Type to Client IP and Persistence Time to 1200.
   • In the Advanced Options section, set Session Timeout to 0 (session never times out).

Task 7. Run Topology Builder

Once all of the Services are configured on the Barracuda Load Balancer, run Lync Topology Builder; use the configuration information recorded in the IP Worksheet to complete the required fields.

Task 8. Enable Cookie Persistence

In this step you install an SSL certificate on the internal-facing Barracuda Load Balancer to enable cookie persistence for the Layer 7 - HTTPS Services that were partially configured previously. Additionally, you configure backend SSL on the Real Servers. The Barracuda Load Balancer uses the certificate that you install to decrypt the SSL traffic directed to Layer 7 - HTTPS Services. It checks for a persistence cookie and then re-encrypts the traffic before sending it to a server in the pool.

Each of the front-end Lync servers should have the pool name in its certificate. Export a certificate, making sure it has the pool name, from one of the front-end servers.

Using the Certificate Manager in the Microsoft Management Console (MMC), export a certificate along with its private key.

To enable cookie persistence, perform the following steps on the internal-facing Barracuda Load Balancer

1. Import the certificate using the BASIC > Certificates page.
2. Go to the BASIC > Services page and edit the HTTPS Front Service. On the Service Detail page, in the SSL Offloading section, select the SSL certificate from the SSL Certificate list.
3. Go the BASIC > Services page and edit each Real Server that is associated with the HTTPS Front Service. On the Real Server Detail page, set Enable HTTPS/SSL to Yes so that the Barracuda Load Balancer re-encrypts the traffic sent to the Real Server.

If you deployed edge services on the internal-facing Barracuda Load Balancer, identify the certificate for the HTTPS and RTP HTTPS Edge Services:

1. Go to the BASIC > Services page and edit the HTTPS and RTP HTTPS Edge Services. On the Service Detail, in the SSL Offloading section, select the SSL certificate from the SSL Certificate list.
2. Go to the BASIC > Services page and edit each Real Server that is associated with each of these Services. On the Real Server Detail page, set Enable HTTPS/SSL to Yes so that the Barracuda Load Balancer re-encrypts the traffic sent to the Real Server.

Your installation of the Barracuda Load Balancer and Microsoft Lync Server is now complete. Continue to configure the Barracuda Load Balancer for Lync Mobility.

Task 9. Configure Lync Mobility Services

To configure the Services needed for a Lync Mobility deployment, perform the following steps on the internal-facing Barracuda Load Balancer:

1. Go to the BASIC > Services page. Make sure the Add New Service section is in the advanced view.

2. Add each Service listed in the following table:

   Service Name	Service Type	Virtual IP Address	Real Servers
   Lync Mobility HTTPS	Layer 7 - HTTPS	IP address for FQDN of Internal Enterprise Lync pool; Port is 4443	Internal IP addresses of front-end Servers; Port is 4443
   Lync Mobility HTTP(1) (optional)	Layer 4 - TCP	IP address for FQDN of Internal Enterprise Lync pool; Port is 8080	Internal IP addresses of front-end Servers; Port is 8080
   Note:  (1) The optional Lync Mobility HTTP service is required only if you enabled Lync Mobility connections over HTTP.

3. For the Lync Mobility HTTPS Service only, edit the Service by clicking the Edit icon in the Actions column. On the Service Detail page that appears:

• • In the Persistence section, set Persistence Type to HTTP Cookie, and the Persistence Time to 1200; leave the Cookie Name box blank.
  • In the SSL Offloading section, in the Certificate list, select the certificate assigned to the Lync front-end Server for external web services; see Appendix A. Certificate for Lync Mobility Service for additional information.
  • In the Advanced Options section, set Session Timeout to 0 (session never times out).
    

Appendix A. Certificate for Lync Mobility Service

You can create the certificate to be assigned to the Lync Mobility Service and to the Reverse Proxy (RP) Service using the Lync Certificate Wizard. The certificate's SAN must contain the autodiscover URL and your external web services URL. The Lync RP HTTPS Service and the Lync Mobility HTTPS Service that you create on the Barracuda Load Balancer can be assigned the same certificate

For more information regarding certificate requirements, refer to the Microsoft TechNet article called Certificate Summary - Reverse Proxy:   http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj205381.aspx

When you use the Lync Certificate Wizard to request the certificate, select the Web services external option check box, and assign the resulting certificate to the Barracuda Load Balancer: