In this section:

For the latest Microsoft documentation on this step, refer to Add Branch Sites to Your Topology.

Prerequisites

Add "SBA123" to Active Directory using the following guidelines:

Active Directory Groups - Add Members

GroupMemberMember of
RTCSBAUniversalServicesSBARTCUniversalReadOnlyAdmins
RTCUniversalSBATechnicianSBATechnicians, AdministratorRTCUniversalReadOnlyAdmins
RTCUniversalServerAdminsAdministratorCSServerAdmins
RTCUniversalReadOnlyAdminsSBA-

Add SBC to Skype for Business 2015

Add the SBC to your Skype for Business 2015 as follows:

  1. Remote Desktop into the Lync Front End Server.
  2. Launch the Lync Server Topology Builder.

  3. In the left pane, right-click on Branch Site and select New Branch Site.

    Add Branch Site

  4. Define the site name: Name, Description.

  5. Click Next.

    Define New Branch Site

  6. Enter the site details: City, State/Providence, Country/Region Code.

  7. Click Next.

    Site Details

     

  8. Click Finish.

  9. Locate and expand the folder that includes the SBA sites.

    Expand New Site

  10. Locate and expand the new branch site (i.e., Skype for Business Server 2015).

    Expand Skype for Business

  11. Right-click on Survivable Branch Appliance and select New Survivable Branch Appliance.

    Select new SBA

  12. Enter the FQDN  for the SBA.

  13. Click Next.

    Define new SBA

     

  14. From the Front End pool drop down list, select the applicable Front End pool to be used with the SBA.

  15. Click Next.

    Select Front End Pool

     

  16. From the Edge pool drop down list, select the applicable Edge Server (or leave blank if there is no Edge Server in Deployment).

  17. Click Next.

    Select Edge Server Pool


     

  18. In the Fully qualified doman name (FDQN) box, enter the FQDN used by the Mediation Server of the SBA..

    Define PSTN Gateway

  19. Click Finish,

  20. Locate and verity the new SBA site.

    Verify new SBA