Tasks and Wizards for Managing Servers
Topic Last Modified: 2009-03-01
Server management tasks are available in the Office Communications Server 2007 R2 snap-in, as well as from the Office Communications Server 2007 R2 extension for Computer Management. Table 1 shows the tasks and wizards that are available for managing servers. Wizards are available for all the tasks that are listed except for Start and Stop.
Table 1. Tasks and Wizards Available for Managing Servers
| Task | Wizard | Used to manage | Management actions |
|---|---|---|---|
Configure certificates |
Office Communications Server Certificate Wizard |
The certificate that is used for communications between Office Communications Server 2007 R2 and other servers or clients |
Configure a certificate for the server. |
Validate configuration |
Office Communications Server Validation Wizard |
Verification of server role and unified communications application configuration, connectivity, and basic functionality, such as user sign-in and IM |
Validate configuration, connectivity, and basic functionality, such as user sign-in and IM, for a server role. Server roles that can be validated include Front End Servers, Web Conferencing Servers, A/V Conferencing Servers, Web Components Servers, and Application Sharing Servers. Applications that can be validated include Conferencing Attendant, Conferencing Announcement Service, Response Group Service, and Outside Voice Control. |
Deactivate server roles and applications |
Deactivation Wizards for Front End Server, Web Conferencing Server A/V Conferencing Server, Web Components Server, Application Sharing Server, unified communications application host and applications |
Deactivation of a server role or unified communications application |
Make a server role or unified communications application unavailable to the Office Communications Server deployment. Deactivation includes removing the server’s service account and other settings, as well as applicable Active Directory settings. |
Start and Stop |
N/A |
Service availability |
Start and stop individual Office Communications Server services. This task can apply to all services or to individual services, such as Front End services (which are actually three separate services: Front End service, IM Conferencing service, and Telephony Conferencing service). |
Not all server management tasks are available for all server roles. Start and Stop are available for all server roles. In Table 2, management tasks that are available for specific server roles are indicated by the word Yes.
Table 2. Tasks Available for Individual Server Roles
| Server role | Validate | Deactivate | Certificates |
|---|---|---|---|
Front End Server in an Enterprise pool or on a Standard Edition server |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Web Conferencing Server in an Enterprise pool or on a Standard Edition server |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
A/V Conferencing Server in an Enterprise pool or on a Standard Edition server |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Web Components Server in an Enterprise pool |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Application Sharing Server |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Response Group Service |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Conferencing Attendant |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Conferencing Announcement Service |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Outside Voice Control |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Application Host |
No |
Yes |
No |
Monitoring Server |
No |
Yes |
No |
Archiving Server |
No |
Yes |
No |
Mediation Server |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Edge Server |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |