Topic Last Modified: 2011-02-01

The following procedure describes how to install Microsoft Lync Server 2010, Group Chat as either a single-server topology or an additional server instance in a pooled topology. A server instance includes the Lookup service, Channel service, and Web service. If you want to install a Compliance service, you must install it on an additional computer using the same wizard that you use for installation.

Important:
Although the setup wizard gives you the option to install Group Chat Server and the Compliance service simultaneously on the same server, Group Chat Server does not support hosting both on the same computer. Make sure that during the installation, you select either Group Chat Server or the Compliance service, not both.

If you are installing an additional Lync Server 2010, Group Chat instance as part of a Group Chat Server pool, the established settings from the server pool are used, and some controls are unavailable for settings that are used by all Group Chat Servers. Shared settings include the following:

To install Group Chat Server, your computer must have the following software already installed:

The following applications are installed automatically if they are not already installed:

Note:
For details about uninstalling Lync Server Core Components, see Microsoft Knowledge Base article 2407349, “Description of the cumulative update for Office Communications Server 2007 R2, Core Components: September 2010,” at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=209091.

To install Group Chat Server

  1. Log on to the computer on which you want to install Group Chat Server using the account that you provisioned earlier.

  2. Run ServerSetup.exe.

  3. If the appropriate version of the Visual Studio 2008 C++ Runtime is not installed, in the dialog box that indicates that it must be installed, click Yes.

  4. If the appropriate version of UCMA 3.0 Redistributable is not installed, in the dialog box that indicates that it must be installed, click Yes.

  5. On the Welcome page, click Next.

  6. On the license agreement page, review the license agreement, click I accept the terms in the license agreement to proceed, and then click Next.

  7. On the Customer information page, specify your user name and organization name, and then click Next.

  8. On the Install location page, verify that the default location is <drive letter>:\Program Files\Microsoft Lync Server 2010\Group Chat Server\, and then click Next.

  9. On the Select the features page, click the drop-down list box to the left of Compliance service, and then click the red X to specify that the Compliance service is not to be installed on the computer.

    Note:
    Only Group Chat Server will be installed on the computer, which includes the Lookup service, Channel service, and Web service. You cannot install Group Chat Server and the Compliance service on the same computer.
  10. Click Next.

  11. On the Confirm installation page, click Next. The Server Configuration wizard opens, indicating that the Lookup service, Channel service, and Web service are installed.

  12. Complete the Server Configuration wizard.

    Note:
    Before moving to the next step of this procedure, you must complete the Server Configuration wizard. For details, see Configure Group Chat Server.
  13. After completing the Server Configuration wizard, on the Installation complete page, click Close.