Services Management

Managing the Lync Server services is fortunately about the extent of administration involved with a Director after it has been installed and configured. Administrators can start, stop, or drain the Director servers from either the Lync Server Control Panel or the Lync Server Management Shell. Stopping the services will end all user sessions, but draining the services will allow existing connections to continue but stop accepting new connections. This allows an administrator to prepare a server for maintenance.

To manage the Lync Server services, perform the following steps:

1. Open the Lync Server Control Panel.

2. Click Topology.

3. Highlight the server to be modified.

4. Click Action and select one of the following: Start All Services, Stop All Services, or Prevent New Connections for All Services.

5. Alternatively, double-click the server to drill down further and manage the individual services.