When you deactivate an Edge Server, you deactivate all the Edge Server services that are running on the server, which includes the following:
- Access Edge service
- Web Conferencing Edge service
- A/V Edge service
If you remove an Edge Server from service without first taking appropriate precautionary steps, you can significantly impact the availability of service for external users. Before deactivating an Edge Server, do the following:
- Deactivate the Edge Server on a weekend or holiday, or during
other off-peak hours.
- Export or copy all certificates so they are available for
subsequent use, if required.
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| Deactivating an Edge Server can result in the loss of data and
settings. Before starting the deactivation procedure in this
section, ensure that all data and settings have been backed up and
appropriate restoration procedures are in place. For details about
backing up data and settings, see Backup and Restoration in the
Operations documentation at
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To deactivate an Edge
Server
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Log on to the Edge Server as a member of the RTCUniversalServerAdmins group.
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Open Computer Management.
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Expand Services and Applications, right-click Office Communications Server 2007 R2, point to Deactivate, and then click Edge Server.
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In the Deactivation Wizard, review the information on each page, and then click Next.
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When the wizard is complete, select the View the log when you click Finishcheck box, and then click Finish.
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Use the log file to verify that the deactivation status in the Execution Resultcolumn (including the status of each deactivation task) for a server role is Success.
Important:The deactivation status that is shown in the log must indicate success before you deactivate any other server role or take other Office Communications Server actions. If any task does not complete successfully, resolve the problem and run the Deactivation Wizard again to complete the deactivation.