2. Getting Ready for the Automated Deployment
This document describes how to deploy a Skype for Business 2015 lab with less than a handful of clicks.
The deployment of the Skype for Business lab is based on the Skype for Business 2015 topology. Hence this document briefly describes the process of creating the required topology file (.tbxml). If you already have a topology file or want to use the Contoso Sample Topology, you can skip the first two steps and jump straight to 3. Starting an Automated Deployment.
- Install the Skype for Business 2015 management tools
- Create a new Skype for Business 2015 topology file
The Skype for Business 2015 topology file must be created with the Topology Builder. The Topology Builder comes with the Skype for Business 2015 management tools. To install the Topology Builder on the local machine or a VM, just mount the Skype for Business 2015 ISO file and start the setup.exe (\Setup\amd64\setup.exe).
1. In the Deployment Wizard please click on "Install Administrative Tools".
2. A successful installation in indicated like this:
After having the management tools installed, you can open the Topology Builder and create your own test topology. The requireded steps are described more detailed in Create and publish new topology in Skype for Business Server 2015 and Skype for Business 2015, Planning Tool .
1. Please start the Skype for Business Topology Builder
2. Start a new topology
3. After having finished your topology, you should have something like this:
Now almost all of the requirements are met. The next step is 3. Starting an Automated Deployment (Part 1).