1. Topology Builder Tool creates Microsoft Lync Server 2010 topology which is validated before you install Lync Server 2010.
2. Central Management Store that stores all configuration data about servers and services unlike previous version (Office Communicator) where all information was saved in the Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS). However, AD DS still store basic user’s information for Lync Server.
3. Lync Server Management Shell for managing Lync Server from cmdlet.
4. Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) allows you to grant administrative privileges to users by assigning them to 11 predefined roles.
5. Web-Based Management tool for administrators.
6. DNS Load Balancing feature
7. Server Connection Refusal feature which doesn’t affect any loss of services when server is in offline more due to any reason like patching etc. Lync Server doesn’t accept new connections and calls, but keep existing connections by transferring the session to another server while server is in offline mode.
8. New A/V (Audio/Video) Conferencing Server role can now be run in a stand-alone server which usually runs on the Front End server. Microsoft recommends using A/V Conferencing server pool if your site has more than 10,000 users.
9. All Lync Server 2010 roles are supported on Windows Server 2008 R2 64-bit (Standard/Enterprise/Datacenter) and Windows Server 2008 SP2 64-bit (Standard/Enterprise/Datacenter) only. No Windows Server 2003.
10. Enhanced Privacy Control features like displaying presence information only to selected people etc.
11. Photographs of the contacts in contact list.
12. Browser-Based Client for those having no Lync Server 2010 account and have not installed Lync 2010 to participate in the meetings.
13. Integration with SSRS for reporting
14. Group Chat Server feature
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