Install Office Communications Server 2007 R2

After the preparation steps are complete, it’s time to move on to installing OCS 2007 R2.

First, the administrator must install the prerequisites. This can be easily scripted for Windows Server 2008 x64 or Windows Server 2008 R2 using the following commands:

Servermanagercmd -i web-server
Servermanagercmd -i web-webserver
Servermanagercmd -i web-common-http
Servermanagercmd -i web-static-content
Servermanagercmd -i web-dir-browsing
Servermanagercmd -i web-http-errors
Servermanagercmd -i web-http-redirect
Servermanagercmd -i web-health
Servermanagercmd -i web-http-logging
Servermanagercmd -i web-request-monitor
Servermanagercmd -i web-security
Servermanagercmd -i web-basic-auth
Servermanagercmd -i web-windows-auth
Servermanagercmd -i web-digest-auth
Servermanagercmd -i web-filtering
Servermanagercmd -i web-performance
Servermanagercmd -i web-stat-compression
Servermanagercmd -i web-mgmt-tools
Servermanagercmd -i web-mgmt-console
Servermanagercmd -i web-mgmt-compat
Servermanagercmd -i web-metabase
Servermanagercmd -i web-wmi
Servermanagercmd -i web-lgcy-scripting
Servermanagercmd -i web-lgcy-mgmt-console
Servermanagercmd -i rsat
Servermanagercmd -i rsat-addc
Servermanagercmd -i rsat-role-tools
Servermanagercmd -i rsat-web-server
Servermanagercmd -i was
Servermanagercmd -i was-process-model

After all the prerequisites have been satisfied and the Active Directory schema has been extended, the process for installing an OCS 2007 R2 server can begin. To begin this process, perform the following steps:

1. From the Deployment Wizard, click Deploy Standard Edition Server.

2. Under Step 2, click Run.

3. Click Deploy Server at the screen that appears and click Next on the first screen. Leave the installation folder at the default, and then click Next to continue.

4. Select the appropriate Application Configuration. The default is all services selected.

5. At the account information field, select Use an Existing Account, and enter the service account information entered in the previous steps for delegation.

6. At the Component Service Account dialog box, choose Use an Existing Account, and then enter the second service account created during the delegation steps and its password. Click Next to continue.

7. In the Web Farm FQDNs dialog box, enter the internal and external FQDNs of the farm. Click Next to continue.

8. Enter the database and log information into the fields in the Database File dialog box. Click Next to continue.

9. Click Next at the Ready to Deploy dialog box.

10. Click Finish.

Some basic configuration is required; however, it is minimal because OCS 2007 R2 is used only to bridge LCS and Lync. With OCS 2007 R2 now in place, the administrator can move all the users from the legacy LCS pool to the OCS pool. After the users are moved to the OCS pool, follow the instructions in the next section to migrate users and configure the Lync pool.