It is assumed that the reader is a network administrator or a person otherwise familiar with networking and general computer terminology. It is further assumed that the Microsoft Skype for Business 2015 environment has been set up and the LoadMaster has been installed.

The LoadMaster documentation is available here: LoadMaster documentation page.

The minimum requirements that should be met before proceeding are as follows:

  • LoadMaster firmware version 7.1 or above should be installed
  • Configured and published Microsoft Skype for Business 2015 architecture with Skype for Business Topology builder
  • Installed the Microsoft Servers, Active Directories and followed other Microsoft requirements
  • Configured internal and external DNS entries for Front-End, Director and Edge pools
  • Established access to the LoadMaster Web User Interface (WUI)