The tools required to restore service are the same as those used to back up settings and data. If you are restoring service to a server where the required tool is already installed, you do not have to install it on that server unless you rebuild the server. The tools required include the following:
- Office Communications Server 2007 R2 administrative
tools, which are used for much of the ongoing administration of
Office Communications Server. They include the Office
Communications Server snap-in, along with other tools used to
manage some of the optional components, such as Group Chat and
Communicator Web Access. Most Office Communications
Server 2007 R2 tools can be installed on any server
running Office Communications Server 2007 R2, as well as
on other computers (such as administrative consoles), except for
the Group Chat Server Configuration Tool, which is automatically
installed by default on each computer running Group Chat Server or
the Group Chat Compliance service. For details about these
administrative tools, see
- LCSCmd.exe, which is used to import settings to the server on
which service is being restored. This tool is available on any
computer on which you have installed the Office Communications
Server 2007 R2 administrative tools (such as a management
console). By default, these tools are in the \Program Files\Common
Files\Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2
folder on the computer.
- Communicator Web Access administrative snap-in, which is used
to import settings for Communicator Web Access virtual servers.
This tool can be installed on any server in the domain running
Office Communications Server 2007 R2 and Communicator Web
Access and any computer in the domain on which Office
Communications Server 2007 R2 administrative tools are
installed separately. For details about these administrative tools,
see
- Database tools:
- To restore databases on Standard Edition servers, use SQL
Server Management Studio Express in SQL Server 2005 Express
Edition with SP2.
- To restore databases on Enterprise pool back-end servers or any
other Office Communications Server database in your deployment, use
SQL Server Management Studio in SQL Server 2008 or SQL
Server 2005 with SP2.
- To restore databases on Standard Edition servers, use SQL
Server Management Studio Express in SQL Server 2005 Express
Edition with SP2.
- File system management tool(s) used by your organization to
restore file shares.
If the required tools are not already installed on each server from which you will be restoring service, install the tools before you proceed.