Comments on: Office Communications Server 2007 Enterprise Deployment – Part 1

By: Zahir Hussain Shah

Zahir Hussain Shah — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 17:25:37 +0000

Good Job!

Zahir

By: Elan Shudnow

Elan Shudnow — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 00:43:55 +0000

You'll need OCS Standard Edition then. It'll take care of SQL Express automatically during the install. You don't have to use ISA. You'll want to use it if you want certain things like Phone Updates, Address Book Updated, Distribution Group expansion, as well as Web Conferencing Uploads.

By: Fredie Barron Holmes

Fredie Barron Holmes — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 13:10:23 +0000

helllllllo i have ocs 2007 with a front end server, during the installation i was prompt to provide a sql database
in which i don't have, how do i complete my installation. I am during the installation on a VMware 6.0. secondly am i force to use ISA 2006 server.

By: Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Enterprise Deployment 1 - Persian Networks

Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Enterprise Deployment 1 - Persian Networks — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:24:48 +0000

[...] off the OCS 2007 R2 RTM version. This article series is very similar to My OCS 2007 R1 RTM series here but will be based off the R2 RTM version instead of the R1 RTM version. This article is to guide [...]

By: Ramadji

Ramadji — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 18:22:13 +0000

Hi!
This is a great HOWTO. Very helpful.
I have a SonicWall as my front firewall and I’m using ISA Server 2006 (dual-homed) as a back firewall. I’m planning to have my Front End run the Access Edge Server role with two NICs (1 for the Internal and the other for the Access Edge Server). How do I connect my Front -End box and the ISA? My set up looks like this:

Internet —–SonicWall (x0,…x5 ports)—- Dual-Homed ISA ———LAN

Thanks for your feedback.

By: Elan Shudnow

Elan Shudnow — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 23:17:26 +0000

Na, you don’t have to do that; though you could if you wanted. Just rename the computer and reboot. My comment about it not being part of a domain was more or less saying to not join it to the domain and leave it in the workgroup.

By: Marek

Marek — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 22:43:06 +0000

HI,
I have a question about Edge Server.
in your steps you mentioned to “rename a computer’. the server is not part of a domain. Do you imply that we have to click on “more” and put in “Primary DNS suffix of this computer” ?
if so does this name (for example ocsedge.yourdomain.com) has to have a public DNS entry that corresponds to ocsedge.yourdomain.com?
thank you so much for reply

By: Elan Shudnow

Elan Shudnow — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 07:02:30 +0000

On a Front End Server, all you need is more than one NIC. I typically recommend that any unused NICs are disabled.

On your Edge Server, you’d need at minimum 2 NICs. You can view the diagram of the Edge NIC configuration at the end of the article. If you don’t need Web Conferencing, no NIC/IP needed for it. If you don’t need A/V, no NIC/IP needed for it. You’ll always need at least the Access Edge NIC and Internal Edge NIC at minimum to proviee IM/Federation connectivity.

By: Elangovan

Elangovan — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 07:13:48 +0000

Hi,

Good Article, its very helpful to me. Is is it possible to install with Single NIC, using for only Local IM not more than that?

By: Elan Shudnow

Elan Shudnow — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 14:09:46 +0000

Pete,

Thanks. I’d set it on either the Access Edge or the Web Conferencing Edge NIC.

Elan