Note that the Skype for Business for Mac update is automatically done by Microsoft AutoUpdate (MAU) on your Mac. Update 2 The second update to the Mac version of Skype for Business (build 16.2.145 ) was released on December 12th 2016 and added. Note: You can provide feedback directly to the Microsoft product team by using the Report an Issue link and menu options in Skype for Business on Mac.
Patch or update a Back End Server or Standard Edition server in Skype for Business Server. 7/24/2018. 2 minutes to read. Contributors. In this article Summary: Learn how to install an update or patch on a Back End Server in Skype for Business Server. This topic explains how to install an update on an Enterprise Edition Back End Server or a Standard Edition server.
If a Back End Server is down for at least 30 minutes while you are upgrading it, users may then go into resiliency mode. When the upgrade is finished and the Back End Servers has again connected with the Front End Servers in the pool, users are returned to full functionality.
If the upgrade takes less than 30 minutes, users will not be affected. To update a back end server or Standard Edition server.
Log on to the server you are upgrading as a member of the CsAdministrator role. Download the update and extract it to the local hard disk. Start the Skype for Business Server Management Shell: Click Start, click All Programs, click Skype for Business, and then click Skype for Business Server Management Shell. Stop Skype for Business Server services.
At the command line, type: Stop-CsWindowsService. Stop the World Wide Web service. At the command line, type: net stop w3svc.
Close all Skype for Business Server Management Shell windows. Install the update. Start the Skype for Business Server Management Shell: Click Start, click All Programs, click Skype for Business, and then click Skype for Business Server Management Shell.
Stop Skype for Business Server services again to catch Global Assembly Cache (GAC) -d assemblies. At the command line, type: Stop-CsWindowsService. Restart the World Wide Web service.
Skype For Business Patches
I am happy to announce our first update for the new Skype for Business on Mac client just 3 weeks after the announcement of general availability. The enhancements in this update will include: - Contact group management features for Office 365 / Skype for Business Server 2015 customers - Contact tagging for status changes - Improvements to meetings reliability, sign-in, and chat Microsoft is committed to enhancing the Skype for Business on Mac client at a regular pace. To read more about these updates, see (and save as a favorite!) our Office article. We have made some changes to how Single/Tabbed Windows now work in the client – in some cases we allowed users to configure even when your architecture did not support it. This often lead to message delivery failures. We made the decision to remove this capability for those customers affected with this update.
Some of you may not have the Single/Tabbed Window experience available now. We know this is a high interest feature – the team continues to work on this for future updates. To learn more about this or other items, please check. For customers who have already installed the client, The Microsoft AutoUpdate (MAU) will offer the update to you.
If this is the first time you are installing, the on the download center will be updated in the next few hours. Please visit us at the to discuss this news as well as other Skype for Business on Mac client topics. Paul Cannon, Product Marketing Manager – Skype Experiences.