The operations phase is the phase during which you manage operations for Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2 servers, unified communications clients, and unified communications applications that you have deployed in your environment. The topics in this section explain how to configure and manage the servers, clients, and applications in your Office Communications Server 2007 R2 topology, as well as how to implement backup and restoration plans and procedures for Office Communications Server.

In This Section

The topics in this section are grouped into the following categories:

  • Administering Office Communications Server 2007 R2describes how to install the administrative tools for Office Communications Server 2007 R2, how to manage the settings for internal servers in your topology, and how to configure settings for the Conferencing Attendant and Response Group Service applications in your topology.

  • Administering Communicator Web Accessdescribes how to manage and configure new features in the 2007 R2 version of Communicator Web Access, including how to redirect users of previous releases, how to configure audio conferencing, and how to customize the menus, tabs, and login page for Communicator Web Access client.

  • Administering Group Chatdescribes how to manage Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Group Chat using the Group Chat Administration Tool and Group Chat Server Configuration Tool.

  • Backup and Restorationdescribes how to plan for and implement backup and restoration procedures for your organization to enable restoration of service in the event of service failure.