A nice 45-minute
conversation about what Skype CCE is, how to deploy it and feedback from early
customer testing.
During
development Skype CCE had the nickname "minimal Topology", so the
on-prem component can be seen as a very minimal Skype for business system. It consists
of a domain controller, edge and mediation server and Central Management Store.
The
mediation server is the same "bits" - the same software - as the
mediation server in a normal on-prem S4B system. The installation is configured
using a "ini file", CloudConnector.ini. The installer will read this
file and can restart a stopped installation in case prerequisites are not met
or other issues occur. Skype CCE can also be installed in a High Availability
configuration.
Some
questions and answers from the webcast:
Can we use
Express Route with CCE and get QoS on the calls?
Yes,
Express Route does work with CCE.
On the
CCE "no existing S4B" requirement - can the AD be prepped for, but
have OCS/Lync/S4B servers decommissioned, or is a green field AD required?
Yes, AD can
be prepped for S4B/Lync. You just cannot have S4B/Lync running on-premises.
Are there
any plans to support VMware hypervisors for CCE in the future?
No plans
currently.
If we would
like to move certain group of users to cloud and use telephony on-prem. Can we
do that?
Correct.
CCE is for folks in the cloud who do not have S4B on-premises.
How would
using Skype in the cloud use E911 and meet the mandates of 911?
It really
is no different to on-premises configuration. When you give an Office 365 user
a PSTN Calling license, you must configure their E911 information before we
allow you to complete the configuration and give them a number.
If a
customer has existing investment in S4B On-prem but want to move subset of
users to S4B online and keep PSTN on-prem, does Cloud Connector fit in this
scenario?
Your
on-premises deployment currently supports being connected to the cloud. CCE is
currently targeted to those who do not have S4B deployed on-prem.
Microsoft
hope to enhance CCE over the next few months to support more complex
topologies.
If you want
to find out more about Skype CCE:
- ConfigureSkype for Business Cloud Connector edition
- Plan forSkype for Business Cloud Connector Edition
- CloudConnector Edition Skype for Business Online Planning and Migration Guide
The next
live video broadcast will be about S4B and MACs!
With Cloud Connector Edition, you deploy a set of packaged VMs that contain a minimal Skype for Business Server topology—consisting of an Edge component, Mediation component, and a Central Management Store (CMS) role.
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