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Answered Lync Server 2010 with Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1

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      Wednesday, February 23, 2011 1:16 AM
       
       
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      Hi,

      Is this support configuration with the newly release Windows Server 2008 R2 sp1?

      Thanks.

       

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    • Friday, February 25, 2011 2:16 AM
       
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      I found that if you have a Windows 2008 R2 SP1 DVD, and do the installation from there, that the installation of Lync will fail on the prerequisite WMF2008R2.

      If you look at the error message it is trying to use DISM to add the Microsoft-Windows-Media-Format-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~en-US~6.1.7600.16385.MUM package.  However with a machine that is a FRESH SP1 (meaning not RTM then upgraded to SP1), that package does not exist.

      The SP1 version is

       

      Microsoft-Windows-Media-Format-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~en-US~6.1.7601.17514.MUM

      RTM = 6.1.7600.16385

      SP1 = 6.1.7601.17514

      I found that installing Desktop Experience on the machine, and rebooting it will fix the problem and pass the prerequisite check.

       

       

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    • Wednesday, February 23, 2011 6:21 AM
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      Hi, no official clarification about that; if you like you could test Lync server 2010 on Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, but I would not recommend you apply to production environment unless MSFT clarified that.
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    • Wednesday, February 23, 2011 1:39 PM
       
       
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      When can we expect the clarification, Exchange 2010 is already supported, with the release of SP1.

      Jelle

       
    • Wednesday, February 23, 2011 2:49 PM
       
       
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      Hi,

      had deployed Lync Server on Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 without any issue.

      regards,

      David Lim
       
    • Friday, February 25, 2011 2:16 AM
       
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      I found that if you have a Windows 2008 R2 SP1 DVD, and do the installation from there, that the installation of Lync will fail on the prerequisite WMF2008R2.

      If you look at the error message it is trying to use DISM to add the Microsoft-Windows-Media-Format-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~en-US~6.1.7600.16385.MUM package.  However with a machine that is a FRESH SP1 (meaning not RTM then upgraded to SP1), that package does not exist.

      The SP1 version is

       

      Microsoft-Windows-Media-Format-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~en-US~6.1.7601.17514.MUM

      RTM = 6.1.7600.16385

      SP1 = 6.1.7601.17514

      I found that installing Desktop Experience on the machine, and rebooting it will fix the problem and pass the prerequisite check.

       

       
    • Monday, February 28, 2011 7:10 PM
       
       
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      I found that if you have a Windows 2008 R2 SP1 DVD, and do the installation from there, that the installation of Lync will fail on the prerequisite WMF2008R2.

      If you look at the error message it is trying to use DISM to add the Microsoft-Windows-Media-Format-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~en-US~6.1.7600.16385.MUM package.  However with a machine that is a FRESH SP1 (meaning not RTM then upgraded to SP1), that package does not exist.

      The SP1 version is

       

      Microsoft-Windows-Media-Format-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~en-US~6.1.7601.17514.MUM

      RTM = 6.1.7600.16385

      SP1 = 6.1.7601.17514

      I found that installing Desktop Experience on the machine, and rebooting it will fix the problem and pass the prerequisite check.

       

      Excellent job!

      I would say this is very well explain and I am conforming this.

      You have made my day Alvin thank you!

       

       
    • Tuesday, March 15, 2011 11:43 AM
       
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      Hi Kenny,

      Please refer to this post on my blog (an official workaround KB has been publish for this issue)

      - Adam

      • Proposed As Answer by Adam JacobsMVP Tuesday, March 15, 2011 11:43 AM
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    • Friday, March 25, 2011 5:28 PM
       
       
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      I also had the install fail on 2008 R2 Sp1 after installing Desktop Experience and rebooting Install was able to complete.
       
    • Thursday, April 07, 2011 3:41 AM
       
       
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      offical KB has been published

      http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2522454