To validate your Edge Server configuration

1. Log on to the Edge Server as a member of the RTCLocalServerAdmins group or a group with equivalent user rights.
   
   
2. In the Deployment Wizard, next to Validate Edge Server, click Run.
   
   
3. In the Validation Wizard, on the Welcomepage, click Next.
   
   
4. On the Validation Stepspage, choose any of the following options that you want to validate:
   
   
   • To validate that the server on which you are running is configured correctly, select the Validate Local Server Configurationcheck box.
     
     
   • To verify that the server has connectivity to internal servers, select the Validate Connectivitycheck box.
     
     
   • To verify that your enabled users can log on, select the Validate SIP Logon (1-Party) and IM (2-Party)check box. You can only run this verification after you create and enable your users. You need to run this check on an internal server to validate internal connectivity and verify communications with the Edge Servers, as described in step 6 of this procedure.
     
     
5. Click Next.
   
   
6. If you did not select the Validate SIP Logon (1-Party) and IM (2-Party)option, click Nexton the next three pages and then proceed to step 11. If you selected the Validate SIP Logon (1-Party) and IM (2-Party)check box, on the User Accountpage, do the following:
   
   
   • Type the account name, user sign-in name, and password of a test user or other user who is enabled for Session Initiation Protocol (SIP).
     
     
   • In the Server or Poollist, click the name of the server or Enterprise pool on which the user account is hosted.
     
     
7. Click Next.
   
   
8. On the Second user accountpage, do the following:
   
   
   • Type the account name, user sign-in name, and password of a second test user or other user who is enabled for SIP. This account will be used with the first account that you specified to test instant messaging (IM) functionality between two users.
     
     
   • In the Server or Poollist, click the name of the server or Enterprise pool on which the user account is hosted.
     
     
9. Click Next.
   
   
10. On the Federation and Public IM Connectivitypage, to test connectivity between federated domains and public IM connectivity, select the Test connectivity of internal and federated userscheck box, specify the SIP accounts for federated users, and then click Next.
    
    
11. When the Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Deployment Log opens in a Web browser window, verify that Successappears under Execution Resultin the action column on the far right side of the screen. You can also expand each individual task and verify that the Execution Resultshows Successfor the task. When you finish, close the log window.