Use the following syntax example to activate Archiving Server.

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LCSCmd.exe /Archiving:<Archiving Server FQDN>
/Action:Activate /backend:<SQL Server instance name
(computer\instance name)> /dbname:<database name>
/DBDataPath:<DB data file path> /DBLogPath:<DB log file
path> [/Password:<Account Password>]
[/RefDomain:<Domain FQDN>] [/PDCRequired[:{TRUE|FALSE}]]
[/GlobalSettingsDC:<FQDN of a global settings domain
controller>] [/DC:<domain controller FQDN>]
[/GC:<Global Catalog FQDN>] [/Global:{Configuration |
System}] [/User:<Account Name>] [/NoStart[:{TRUE|FALSE}]]
[/clean[:{TRUE|FALSE}]] [/L:<log file
path>][/XML[:{TRUE|FALSE}]] [/?[:{TRUE|FALSE}]]

Such as:

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LCSCmd.exe /Archiving /Action:Activate /Password:My$tr0ngPwd
/backend:ArchivingServer\Live /dbname:Archive
/DBDataPath:"e:\Microsoft\LC Data" /DBLogPath:"e:\Microsoft\LC
Archiving Log"

Where:

Parameter Description

/Archiving

Executes the action for the specified archiving computer. If no FQDN is specified, the current computer is used.

/Action

Takes a string that specifies the action name. Valid action names include CheckLCServerState, Activate, and Deactivate.

/Password

Specifies the service account password for the server.

/Backend

Specifies the full SQL Server instance name where the Archiving Server back-end database will be set up. It can consist of a computer name and an instance name (For instance Computer01\LCS), or just the computer name if the default instance on the back-end database is used (such as Computer01).

/Dbname

Specifies the name of the database on the SQL Server instance specified for the Archiving Server.

/DBDataPath

Specifies the folder where the database data file will be located.

/DBLogPath

Specifies the folder where the database log file is located.

/RefDomain

Specifies the reference domain FQDN.

/Global

Specifies the global setting location.

/UnRegSPN

Specifies whether to delete all existing service principal names registered for the service on the specified computer.

/User

Specifies the service account name for the server. It defaults to RTCComponentService. If the specified user account does not exist, Office Communications Server 2007 R2 automatically creates the account.

/NoStart

Specifies whether to start the service on the server during activation.

/Clean

Specifies whether to do a clean setup for backend creation actions.

/Force

Specifies whether to force task execution.