Microsoft Office Communications Server2007r2 s2

Microsoft Office Communications Server2007R2

Documentation Roadmap

Published: May 2009

Updated: July 2009

Updated: April 2010

For the most up-to-date version of the Documentation Roadmap and the complete set of the Microsoft® Office Communications Server 2007 R2 online documentation, see the Office Communications Server TechNet Library at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=132106.

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Contents

Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Documentation Roadmap 1

Documentation Overview: How the Documentation Is Organized 1

Recommendations for Using the Documentation 6

What to Read for a Quick Overview 6

Where to Read About What’s New in Office Communications Server 2007 R2 and Clients 6

What to Read to Plan and Prepare for Your Deployment 6

What to Read for Deployment 7

What to Read for Migration 7

What to Read for Administration 8

What to Read to Help Secure Your Deployment 8

What to Read for Reference 8

Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Documentation Roadmap

The Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2 online documentation provides the information you need to plan, install, configure, and manage an Office Communications Server deployment. This Documentation Roadmap is your guide to finding the information that you need without having to search each and every document.

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You can download the Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Documentation Roadmap as a Word file from the Microsoft Download Center at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=151912.

In This Document

· Documentation Overview: How the Documentation Is Organized

· Recommendations for Using the Documentation

· Documentation Downloads

Documentation Overview: How the Documentation Is Organized

The Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2 online documentation is organized to follow a typical deployment process for Office Communications Server 2007 R2. The documentation includes an overview of features and technologies, a discussion of the planning considerations, detailed steps for configuration and deployment, and a list of development resources.

The following table, organized by section, provides a more detailed description of the information included in the online documentation, including a summary and links to important topics for each section.

Table 1. Online Documentation

Section / Contents /
Getting Started / Provides a high-level survey and summary of the features, architecture, and protocols of Office Communications Server 2007 R2. This section includes the following topic areas:
· Unified Communications Glossary
· New Server Features
· New Client Features
· Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Technical Overview
Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Technical Overview includes detailed descriptions of feature architecture in the following topics: Conferencing Architecture, VoIP Architecture,
Application Server Architecture, Desktop Sharing Architecture, Group Chat Architecture and Monitoring Server Architecture.
Supported Topologies and Infrastructure Requirements / Describes the supported topologies, hardware, software, and other infrastructure and platform prerequisites. This section includes the following topic areas:
· Supported Topologies [2007 R2]
· Supported Migration Paths and Coexistence Scenarios
· Office Communications Server Infrastructure Requirements
Supported Topologies [2007 R2] includes a series of topics describing topologies for deploying components both internally and externally.
Planning and Architecture / Provides detailed information to facilitate planning your deployment, including features and functionality, topology design, technical requirements, and deployment steps. This section includes the following topic areas:
· Evaluating Your Organization's Solution Requirements
· Designing Your Solution
· Determining Your Infrastructure Requirements
· Planning for Internal Deployment of Office Communications Server 2007 R2
· Planning for External User Access
· Planning for Voice
· Planning for Mobile Access
Planning for Internal Deployment of Office Communications Server 2007 R2 contains information on deployment in the following topics: Internal IM and Conferencing, Group Chat, Archiving Support, Monitoring Support, and Administration and Management Tools.
Deployment / Provides procedures and information required to set up Office Communications Server 2007 R2 and its components. This section includes the following topic areas:
· Preparing Active Directory Domain Services for Office Communications Server 2007 R2
· Deploying Office Communications Server 2007 R2 for Internal User Access
· Deploying Edge Servers for External User Access
· Deploying the 2007 R2 Version of Communicator Web Access
· Deploying Enterprise Voice
· Deploying Dial-in Conferencing
· Deploying the Response Group Service
· Upgrading Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Evaluation to the Full Released Version
Client Planning and Deployment / Contains planning and deployment topics to help you successfully deploy Office Communications Server 2007 R2 clients in your organization. This section includes the following topic areas:
· New Client Features
· Client System Requirements
· Planning for Client Deployment
· Deploying Clients
· Client Technical Reference
Migration / Provides procedures and information required to migrate to Office Communications Server 2007 R2 from Office Communications Server 2007. This section includes the following topic area:
· Migration from Office Communications Server 2007
· Migration from Live Communications Server 2005
Operations / Provides procedures and information required to administer Office Communications Server 2007 R2 servers and users, to administer related technologies, and to configure settings. This section includes the following topic areas:
· Administering Office Communications Server 2007 R2
· Administering Communicator Web Access
· Administering Group Chat
· Backup and Restoration
Backup and Restoration specifically describes the administrative process of backing up and restoring service for Office Communications Server 2007 R2.
Security / Provides guidelines for identifying and managing security risks to Office Communications Server 2007 R2. This section includes the following topic areas:
· Key Security Enhancements in Office Communications Server 2007 R2
· Common Security Threats for Office Communications Server 2007 R2
· Security Framework for Office Communications Server 2007 R2
· Addressing Threats to Your Core Infrastructure for Office Communications Server 2007 R2
· Addressing Threats at Your Internet Boundary for Office Communications Server 2007 R2
· Addressing Threats to On-Premises Conferences
· Addressing Threats to Group Chat
· Addressing Threats to Communicator Web Access
· Addressing Threats to Enterprise Voice for Office Communications Server 2007 R2
· Securing the Client for Office Communications Server 2007 R2
· Additional Security Resources
Reference / Provides in-depth technical details for and information about using the primary command-line tool included with Office Communications Server 2007 R2. This section includes the following topic areas:
· Technical Reference for Office Communications Server 2007 R2
· Command Line Reference
Troubleshooting / Provides information to help you troubleshoot during day-to-day operations. This section includes the following topic areas:
· Validation and Troubleshooting Hints in Office Communications Server 2007 R2
· Troubleshooting Enterprise Voice: Approaches, Procedures, and Tools
· Troubleshooting Live Meeting 2007
· Troubleshooting Communications Server 2007 R2 Attendant
Development / Provides references to a wide variety of Microsoft Office and Unified Communications SDKs and API sets. This section includes the following topic areas:
· Developer Guide
· Developer Resources
· Developer References

Recommendations for Using the Documentation

You can use the Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2 online documentation to learn more about Office Communications Server 2007 R2, including changes introduced in this version, as well as to plan and execute a successful deployment into a production environment. The following sections describe useful topics for each step in the deployment process, including what to read before deploying, information on planning a deployment, and information describing the actual deployment process.

What to Read for a Quick Overview

The following topics provide a quick overview of the features and underlying technologies of Office Communications Server 2007 R2:

· Getting Started

· Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Technical Overview

“Getting Started” is the point of entry into the online documentation and includes links to a glossary and high-level discussions of new and existing features. Topics under “Technical Overview” provide high-level descriptions of the most important technical features, including basic architecture.

Where to Read About What’s New in Office Communications Server 2007 R2 and Clients

Office Communications Server 2007 R2 introduces several new technologies, features, server roles, and clients as well as enhancements to existing functionality. The following topics provide a starting point for learning about these changes:

· New Server Features

· New Client Features

What to Read to Plan and Prepare for Your Deployment

Office Communications Server 2007 R2 is a complex product, supporting topologies that are designed to meet the needs of organizations that are small, medium, or large and that have varying requirements for performance, high availability, and scalability. Before beginning deployment, it is important to use the topics included in the following sections to decide which features and functionality you want to deploy in your organization and to create a plan for deployment:

· Getting Started

· Supported Topologies and Infrastructure Requirements documentation

· Planning and Architecture documentation

· Client Planning and Deployment documentation

The topics included in the “Supported Topologies and Infrastructure Requirements documentation identify the topologies, configurations, and system requirements for Office Communications Server 2007 R2. The topics included in the Planning and Architecture documentation describe how to plan a successful deployment for all levels of complexity, including everything from a large, geographically dispersed global enterprise to small, local businesses. The topics included in the Client Planning and Deployment documentation describe how to plan for a successful deployment of Office Communications Server 2007 R2 clients in your organization.

What to Read for Deployment

When you are ready to begin deploying Office Communications Server 2007 R2, the following topics provide information on installing and configuring the functionality and features that your organization requires:

· Getting Started

· Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Technical Overview

· Release Notes

· Deploying Office Communications Server 2007 documentation

· Deploying Clients in the Client Planning and Deployment documentation

Release Notes provide important information about recent changes to the product that might affect your deployment. Because Office Communications Server 2007 R2 includes several different technologies, the topics in the Deploying Office Communications Server 2007 R2 documentation are organized by technology. These topics describe how to prepare your environment for deployment, and how to install and configure each technology. The topics in the Deploying Clients documentation describe how to deploy each type of client in your organization.

What to Read for Migration

If you previously deployed Office Communications Server 2007 and you are ready to migrate to Office Communications Server 2007 R2, see the Migration documentation for information on how to upgrade. The topics in the Migration documentaiton also include information about operating a mixed environment in which Office Communications Server 2007 R2 coexists with Office Communications Server 2007. We recommend you read this section both before you begin and then during deployment in conjunction with the information in Deploying Office Communications Server 2007 R2 documentation.

What to Read for Administration

After you deploy Office Communications Server 2007 R2, you can read the following topics for information about configure, manage, and troubleshoot the day-to-day operations of your deployment:

· Operations documentation

· Troubleshooting documentation

The topics under “Operations” describe the tools available to administer Office Communications Server 2007 R2 and related technologies. The topics also provide step-by-step instructions for common administrative tasks and information you can use to back up and restore Office Communications Server 2007 R2. The topics under “Troubleshooting” are grouped by technology and provide resolutions to common errors you might encounter in your deployment.

What to Read to Help Secure Your Deployment

For information to help you secure your Office Communications Server 2007 R2 deployment, see the Security documentation. The topics under “Security” describe the security enhancements in this release, identifies common security threats, and provides general guidelines and best practices for assessing and managing the most common security risks to your Office Communications Server 2007 R2 deployment.

What to Read for Reference

Before, during, or after the deployment of Office Communications Server 2007 R2, you can refer to the topics included in the following sections to obtain more information about the technical details of certain aspects of Office Communications Server 2007 R2:

· Technical Reference for Office Communications Server 2007 R2 in the Reference documentation

· Command Line Reference in the Reference documentation

The topics under “Technical Reference for Office Communications Server 2007 R2” describe the technical details of the features and functionality introduced by other sections of the documentation. The topics under “Command Line Reference” can be used to perform aspects of Office Communications Server 2007 R2 deployment that are not described in the Deploying Office Communications Server 2007 R2 or Migration documentation. These topics also describe how to create scripts to administer Office Communications Server 2007 R2 from the command line.