Skype for Business Server 2015 CU8 enables moving users from on-premises to Teams support

Skype for Business Server 2015 CU8 enables support for moving users from SfB on-premises to Microsoft Teams directly without moving SfB On-prem Users -> SfB Online -> Microsoft Teams.

Apart from adding SfB to Teams user migration support this, Cumulative Updates 8 (Jan 2019) resolves many open issues. Like, Skype UCWA client wasn’t distinguished on CDR report if connection is internal or external that got resolve which was making lot of confusion in monitoring report, can’t make an outbound PSTN call by using Skype for Business on Mac if LBR is enabled which big improvement this CU8 adds, Can’t escalate a peer-to-peer call to a conference if VbSS is used in screen-sharing in Skype for Business on Mac got fix and many more.

Download the January 2019 Cumulative Server Update Installer: (http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=47690)

SfB CU8 (January 2019) adds many improvements and fixes. Here is the complete list:

KB4458680 – Skype for Business Web App or Skype Meeting App doesn’t respect conferencing policy for AllowParticipantControl and AllowExternalUserControl

KB4458689 – Skype for Business on Mac can’t save a password when AllowSaveCredentials is False and “Keep me signed in” is selected

KB4464370 – Skype for Business UCWA clients can’t be distinguished on CDR report if connection is internal or external

KB4458698 – Notify Skype for Business on Mac and mobile users that the conversation is an interop conversation in Skype for Business Server 2015

KB4345985 – “Failed to setup database rtcxds” error when you upgrade the SQL Server 2008 R2 back-end database in Skype for Business Server 2015

KB4132306 – Invitee visibility delay when a UCMA application uses AudioVideoMcuSession.BeginDialOut to create a conference

KB4458688 – Support to prevent external file transfer especially for Skype for Business on Mac users in Skype for Business Server 2015

KB4458695 – QoE Call Detail SubReport shows a wrong caller/callee connection type in Skype for Business Server 2015

KB4459712 – Update parameters of Move- CsUser in Skype for Business Server 2015

KB4458691 – Optionally turning on/off the OAuth protocol is available in Skype for Business Server 2015

KB4458694 – New trusted application endpoints are always assigned to the same routing group in Skype for Business Server 2015

KB4458676 – Busy Options settings are removed if you change the Call Forwarding settings with a mobile device or third-party phone device in Skype for Business Server 2015

KB4458679 – Inactive RGS workflow that has deleted queues can’t be imported by Import-CsRgsConfiguration in Skype for Business Server 2015

KB4458686 – Configuring a watcher node test user fails in the German version of Skype for Business Server 2015

KB4458684 – Local Configuration Store can’t be installed when disabling TLS 1.0/1.1 in Skype for Business Server 2015

KB4343061 – Event ID 1000 (0xc0000005) and RtcSrv.exe of the SBA/SBS crashes after startup in Skype for Business 2015 and Lync Server 2013

KB4458683 – Can’t switch the meeting audio to a UCWA client in Skype for Business Server 2015

KB4458682 – “Failed creating application activity” error when you use the Test-CsUcwaConference cmdlet in Skype for Business Server 2015

KB4458677 – Escalation to LBR VoIP user fails when a same site LBR user is in a P2P call with a PSTN user in Skype for Business Server 2015

KB4458693 – Can’t join a LBR enabled conference after a user uses the “Call me at” feature in Skype for Business Server 2015

KB4458697 – Skype for Business Front-End servers connecting to Exchange online for OAuth doesn’t use proxy server

KB4458692 – Incorrect caller ID is shown on the Skype for Business client in a call-forwarding scenario

KB4458690 – RGS call forwarding to a queue or SIP address not working in Skype for Business Server 2015

KB4464374 – Can’t create a Skype meeting on behalf of someone else by using the Outlook for Mac client in Skype for Business Server 2015

KB4464375 – The Test-CsPhoneBootstrap and Test-CsClientAuth cmdlets not working in Skype for Business Server 2015 that’s installed on Windows Server 2016

KB4464372 – Skype for Business Server 2015 UCMA services crash on service startup when running on Windows Server 2016

KB4464373 – Can’t escalate a peer-to-peer call to a conference if VbSS is used in screen-sharing in Skype for Business on Mac

KB4464371 – Support Rate my Call feature for Skype for Business UCWA clients in Skype for Business Server 2015

KB4458678 – Skype for Business VbSS application sharing not working for UCMA based Contact Center in Skype for Business Server 2015

KB4458687 – “An error occurred during this screen presentation” error occurs in VbSS application sharing conference in Skype for Business Server 2015

KB4470530 – Can’t make an outbound PSTN call by using Skype for Business on Mac if LBR is enabled

KB4470531 – Support moving users from on-premises to Teams in Skype for Business Server 2015.

There is one known issue which can be safely ignored as there is no impact to functionality. This issue will be fixed in a future cumulative update.

When you run the Test-CsDatabase cmdlet to test the configuration of the Skype for Business Server databases, you could notice that the installed local XDS (Master) database version isn’t matched with the “Expected Version”. Thank you.