An update for Lync Server 2013 has been released just one month after the previous drop but with some important bug fixes. One of the large annoyances fixed is the Dial-in conference rejecting the PSTN caller with a message about the meeting not found (2995830). There have also been some recent reports about maximum followers reached when that is not the case as well as high IIS CPU utilization – all addressed (well high IIS when publishing the topology has not been but I personally have never seen that issue).
There are is a database upgrade required for the backend databases, none for the CMS (assuming you are up-to-date). It is interesting that Microsoft is calling out the sequence with more vigor and I cannot stress enough how important it is to make sure your databases match your CU level or ‘bad things happen.’ We discuss over and over how to check upgrade readiness as well the database upgrade methods so if you are unclear, review previous posts here.
Additional Notes:
Lync Server 2010 build number is 4.0.7577.230
Lync 2010 Client build number is 4.0.7577.4445
Lync Server 2013 build number is 5.0.8308.815
Lync 2013 Client build number is 15.0.4649.1000
Lync Group Chat build number is 4.0.7577. 4409
Lync Group Chat Server build number 4.0.7577.4409
Lync Group Chat Admin build number 4.0.7577.4409
Lync Attendee build number is 4.0.7577.4356
Lync Attendant build number is 4.0.7577.4098
Lync Phone Editions build number is 4.0.7577.4451
Lync Phone Edition (Tanjay) build number is 4.0.7577.4451
Lync 2010 for Windows Phone build number 4.3.8120.0
Lync 2010 for iPhone build number 4.7
Lync 2010 for iPad build number 4.7
Lync 2010 for Android build number 4.0.6509.3001
Lync 2013 for Windows Phone build number 5.4.1087.0
Lync 2013 for iPad build number 5.4
Lync 2013 for iPhone build number 5.4
Lync 2013 for Android build number 5.4
Lync 2013 for Android tablet build number 5.4
Lync Basic 2013 build number is 15.0.4420.1017
Lync VDI 2013 build number is 15.0.4420.1017
It is official – an update has finally been released for Lync Server 2013! The update is effectively 8 months in the making so don’t let the small build increment fool you (although one could argue a few hundred rounds is far from insignificant).
Nearly half of all components are updated with this patch – even Windows Fabric – on Front-end servers and all components on the Edge, but no new features are called out as this is a bug fix/stabilization patch. A database update is required (CMS does not), so do not forget to update with the typical Install-CsDatabase commands after upgrading the FE pool servers. We discuss over and over how to check upgrade readiness as well the database upgrade methods so if you are unclear, review previous posts here.
Additional Notes:
Lync Server 2010 build number is 4.0.7577.230
Lync 2010 Client build number is 4.0.7577.4445
Lync Server 2013 build number is 5.0.8308.738
Lync 2013 Client build number is 15.0.4605.1003
Lync Group Chat build number is 4.0.7577. 4409
Lync Group Chat Server build number 4.0.7577.4409
Lync Group Chat Admin build number 4.0.7577.4409
Lync Attendee build number is 4.0.7577.4356
Lync Attendant build number is 4.0.7577.4098
Lync Phone Editions build number is 4.0.7577.4450
Lync 2010 for Windows Phone build number 4.3.8120.0
Lync 2010 for iPhone build number 4.7
Lync 2010 for iPad build number 4.7
Lync 2010 for Android build number 4.0.6509.3001
Lync 2013 for Windows Phone build number 5.4.1087.0
Lync 2013 for iPad build number 5.4
Lync 2013 for iPhone build number 5.4
Lync 2013 for Android build number 5.3.1100
Lync Basic 2013 build number is 15.0.4420.1017
Lync VDI 2013 build number is 15.0.4420.1017