Walkthrough: Deployment Process
Topic Last Modified: 2009-07-22
The deployment process for Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Standard Edition is described in the following table. After completing the installation of Standard Edition, Communicator Web Access server and Edge Server installation procedures follow. It is a good practice to print this table and mark steps as completed as you proceed through the deployment process.
Table 1. Standard Edition Deployment Process
| Phase | Steps | Permissions | Documentation |
|---|---|---|---|
Verify Active Directory Infrastructure requirements |
Set domain and forest functional levels |
DomainAdmins group |
Active Directory Domain Services Requirements in the Planning and Architecture documentation |
Prepare Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) |
Prepare the schema, forest, and domain for Office Communications Server 2007 R2. |
Member of Schema Admins group and Administrator rights on the schema master Member of EnterpriseAdmins group for the forest root domain Member of EnterpriseAdmins or DomainAdmins group |
Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Active Directory Guide in the Deployment documentation set |
Create and verify Domain Name System (DNS) records |
Configure DNS A and SRV records as described in DNS Requirements for Servers. |
DNS Admins group |
Domain Name System (DNS) Requirements in the Planning and Architecture documentation Create and Verify DNS Records for Your Server or Pool in the Deploying Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Standard Edition documentation |
Prepare Windows for Setup |
Install required Windows Updates, configure Windows Firewall, and then disable all services not required by Office Communications Server. |
Administrators group |
Prepare Windows for Setup in the Deployment documentation |
Install and activate Standard Edition server and applications |
Run Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Setup to install and activate Standard Edition server and, optionally, any unified communications applications that you want to deploy. |
RTCUniversalServerAdmins group DomainAdmins group |
Install Standard Edition Server in the Deploying Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Standard Edition documentation |
Configure Standard Edition server |
Configure settings for the server, including Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) domain, unified communications applications, and client logon settings. |
RTCUniversalServerAdmins group |
Configure Standard Edition Server in the Deploying Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Standard Edition documentation |
Configure certificates for Office Communications Server |
Request a mutual TLS (MTLS) certificate for Office Communications Server, and then assign the certificate to the server by using both Setup and Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager. |
Administrators group RTCUniversalServerAdmins group |
Create a New Certificate in the Deploying Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Standard Edition documentation Assign an Existing Certificate Configure the Web Components Server IIS Certificate |
Start the services |
Confirm that AD DS replication has completed, and then start Office Communications Server services. |
RTCUniversalServerAdmins group |
Start the Services in the Deploying Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Standard Edition documentation |
Validate your server configuration |
With the services running, run the validation wizard to verify the configuration of the server. |
RTCUniversalServerAdmins group |
Validate Your Standard Edition Server Configuration in the Deploying Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Standard Edition documentation |
Create and enable users |
Enable users in AD DS so that they can connect to Office Communications Server 2007 R2, and then configure user settings to enable access to features of Office Communications Server. |
To create users, DomainAdmins group To enable users and configure user accounts for Office Communications Server, RTCUniversalServerAdmins group |
Create and Enable Users for Office Communications Server Configure Users |