Understanding and Troubleshooting Microsoft Exchange Server Integration is a great technical whitepaper that covers integration between Lync Server 2010 and Exchange Server 2010
Please note that this document does not cover Microsoft® Lync™ 2010 instant messaging (IM) and Microsoft Exchange Outlook Web Access (OWA) integration. For details, see the following:
- “Enable Exchange 2010 SP1 Outlook Web App and IM Integration” in the Microsoft TechNet Library at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=217004
- “Configuring Lync RC and Exchange 2010 SP1 to Enable OWA as a Lync Endpoint” on Ilse Van Criekinge’s Weblog at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=217007
- “Exchange 2010 RTM/SP1 OWA IM Integration with Microsoft Lync Server 2010” on Jens Trier Rasmussen’s blog at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=217011
Overview
This document introduces you to some of the new client features that are available whenever Microsoft Lync Server 2010 communications software is integrated with Microsoft Exchange Server 2010. Successfully integrating these two enterprise communications solutions can be challenging, especially considering that there are subtle differences in the way that services from each product are leveraged by Lync Server 2010 clients.