Tip: Update databases when installing updates for Skype for Business Server

One step that often is overlooked after installing the cumulative updates for Lync or Skype for Business Server, is updating the databases.

For a Standard Edition server you need to run “Install-CsDatabase -Update –LocalDatabases”, also update your Monitoring Database with “Install-CsDatabase -ConfiguredDatabases -SqlServerFqdn <FEBE.FQDN>”.

For an Enterprise Edition server you need to run “Install-CsDatabase -Update -ConfiguredDatabases -SqlServerFqdn <SQL Server FQDN>”, and also update your Monitoring Database with “Install-CsDatabase -ConfiguredDatabases -SqlServerFqdn <FEBE.FQDN>”.

See this knowledge base article for more details and instructions for both Standard and Enterprise edition. Reading it before installing the update is worth your time!