The Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2 online documentation is organized to follow a typical deployment process for Office Communications Server 2007 R2. The documentation includes an overview of features and technologies, a discussion of the planning considerations, detailed steps for configuration and deployment, and a list of development resources.

The following table, organized by section, provides a more detailed description of the information included in the online documentation, including a summary and links to important topics for each section.

Table 1. Online Documentation

Section Contents

Getting Started

Provides a high-level survey and summary of the features, architecture, and protocols of Office Communications Server 2007 R2. This section includes the following topic areas:

Technical Overviewincludes detailed descriptions of feature architecture in the following topics: Conferencing Architecture, VoIP Architecture,

Application Server Architecture, Desktop Sharing Architecture, Group Chat Architectureand Monitoring Server Architecture.

Supported Topologies and Infrastructure Requirements

Describes the supported topologies, hardware, software, and other infrastructure and platform prerequisites. This section includes the following topic areas:

  • Supported Topologies

  • Supported Migration Paths and Coexistence Scenarios

  • Office Communications Server Infrastructure Requirements

Supported Topologiesincludes a series of topics describing topologies for deploying components both internally and externally.

Planning and Architecture

Provides detailed information to facilitate planning your deployment, including features and functionality, topology design, technical requirements, and deployment steps. This section includes the following topic areas:

  • Evaluating Your Organization's Solution Requirements

  • Designing Your Solution

  • Determining Your Infrastructure Requirements

  • Planning for Internal Deployment of Office Communications Server 2007 R2

  • Planning for External User Access

  • Planning for Voice

  • Planning for Mobile Access

Planning for Internal Deployment of Office Communications Server 2007 R2contains information on deployment in the following topics: Internal IM and Conferencing, Group Chat, Archiving Support, Monitoring Support, and Administration and Management Tools.

Deployment

Provides procedures and information required to set up Office Communications Server 2007 R2 and its components. This section includes the following topic areas:

  • Preparing Active Directory Domain Services for Office Communications Server 2007 R2

  • Deploying Office Communications Server 2007 R2 for Internal User Access

  • Deploying Edge Servers for External User Access

  • Deploying Communicator Web Access (2007 R2 Release)

  • Deploying Enterprise Voice

  • Deploying Dial-in Conferencing

  • Deploying the Response Group Service

  • Upgrading Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Evaluation to the Full Released Version

Client Planning and Deployment

Contains planning and deployment topics to help you successfully deploy Office Communications Server 2007 R2 clients in your organization. This section includes the following topic areas:

  • New Client Features

  • Client System Requirements

  • Planning for Client Deployment

  • Deploying Clients

  • Client Technical Reference

Migration

Provides procedures and information required to migrate to Office Communications Server 2007 R2 from Office Communications Server 2007. This section includes the following topic area:

  • Migration from Office Communications Server 2007

  • Migration from Live Communications Server 2005

Operations

Provides procedures and information required to administer Office Communications Server 2007 R2 servers and users, to administer related technologies, and to configure settings. This section includes the following topic areas:

  • Administering Office Communications Server 2007 R2

  • Administering Communicator Web Access

  • Administering Group Chat

  • Backup and Restoration

Backup and Restorationspecifically describes the administrative process of backing up and restoring service for Office Communications Server 2007 R2.

Security

Provides guidelines for identifying and managing security risks to Office Communications Server 2007 R2. This section includes the following topic areas:

  • Key Security Enhancements in Office Communications Server 2007 R2

  • Common Security Threats for Office Communications Server 2007 R2

  • Security Framework for Office Communications Server 2007 R2

  • Addressing Threats to Your Core Infrastructure for Office Communications Server 2007 R2

  • Addressing Threats at Your Internet Boundary for Office Communications Server 2007 R2

  • Addressing Threats to On-Premises Conferences

  • Addressing Threats to Group Chat

  • Addressing Threats to Communicator Web Access

  • Addressing Threats to Enterprise Voice for Office Communications Server 2007 R2

  • Securing the Client for Office Communications Server 2007 R2

  • Additional Security Resources

Reference

Provides in-depth technical details for and information about using the primary command-line tool included with Office Communications Server 2007 R2. This section includes the following topic areas:

  • Technical Reference for Office Communications Server 2007 R2

  • Command Line Reference

Troubleshooting

Provides information to help you troubleshoot during day-to-day operations. This section includes the following topic areas:

  • Validation and Troubleshooting Hints in Office Communications Server 2007 R2

  • Troubleshooting Enterprise Voice: Approaches, Procedures, and Tools

  • Troubleshooting Live Meeting 2007

  • Troubleshooting Communications Server 2007 R2 Attendant

Development

Provides references to a wide variety of Microsoft Office and Unified Communications SDKs and API sets. This section includes the following topic areas:

  • Developer Guide

  • Developer Resources

  • Developer References