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Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Documentation

jkruse — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:17:49 GMT

The full documentation pack for OCS R2 is now available for download.

The full set of Office Communications Server 2007 R2 documentation is contained in the download file named Communications_Server_2007_R2_Documentation.chm. Selected, high-value sections of the documentation are also provided as separate Word documents.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=e9f86f96-aa09-4dca-9088-f64b4f01c703

Windows Mobile technical library - now at TechNet

jkruse — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 01:48:00 GMT

Finally, Windows Mobile has been added to the TechNet technical library.

In-depth technical information on Deployment, Operations and Security for Windows Mobile 5 and 6.

Check it out, and bookmark it - http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc182292.aspx

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Help designing and planning your OCS deployment

jkruse — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 02:26:01 GMT

I've just designed a high-level OCS architecture for a large organisation, including IM/presence, conferencing, Enterprise Voice, external access (inc. conferencing/voice), federation and PIC.

I have also discovered and included all of the relevant documentation for planning and deployment of this architecture.

Total time spent designing this architecture - < 5 minutes!

How did I do this so quickly and easily? The Planning Tool for Office Communications Server 2007.

The planning tool provides you prescriptive guidance to get you started with planning your Office Communications Server 2007 topology. The tool asks you a series of interview questions about the features that you are interested in, as well as information about your organisation.

Based on the answers you provide, the planning tool draws out a recommended topology based on Microsoft’s Office Communications Server 2007 User Model that has been tested.

The planning tool also provides customised links to the appropriate documentation to help you plan and deploy your topology.

Links to the relevant planning guides

Links to to the relevant deployment guides

You can download the Planning Tool for Office Communications Server 2007 at http://download.microsoft.com/download/2/0/7/207bb9fb-bffe-478f-91b7-8339d25f7fdd/OCSPlanningTool.msi.

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Office Communications Server 2007 Supportability Guide

jkruse — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 04:59:25 GMT

I often get asked questions around recommended architectures for OCS, as well as what is supported and what is not.

The best place to start for this information is the OCS Supportability Guide. This document is a great resource for information on what are the network/infrastructure requirements for OCS, as well as supported topologies/architectures.

The purpose of the Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 Supportability Guide is to provide a central, high-level reference for supported Office Communications Server 2007 topologies and configurations. It is also intended to answer frequently asked questions. This document identifies supported topologies, configurations, and scenarios described in detail in the existing deployment and planning documentation.

Download it from http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=F8CC9B59-225F-425D-BD3A-E506396C6207&displaylang=en

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OCS 2007 security guide available for download

jkruse — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 04:03:38 GMT

The security guide provide guidelines for assessing and managing security risks to your Office Communications Server 2007 deployment.

Even if your Office Communications Server 2007 deployment is modest, you probably have components in your network that are themselves the subject of books devoted to their security. Therefore, it is unlikely that this guide covers all aspects of security for all components and areas that are pertinent to your deployment.

Use this guide as a starting point to help secure and maintain a secure Office Communications Server 2007 deployment. This guide provides general guidelines and best practices for assessing and managing the most common security risks. Additional product and security resources are listed at the end of this guide. As new threats and solutions arise, outdated documents, solutions, and methods should be replaced with new ones.

The guide addresses the following:

Common Security Threats

Office Communications Server Security Framework

Addressing Threats to Your Core Infrastructure

Addressing Threats to Your Internet Boundary

Addressing Threats to On-Premise Conferencing

Addressing Threats to Enterprise Voice

Addressing Threats to the Office Communicator 2007 Client

Download it from http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=2D1EA693-25E0-43D9-8C5C-0822EF83955A&displaylang=en

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OCS documentation and deployment guides

jkruse — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 00:57:39 GMT

Use this page to find documentation and other content to help you deploy and operate Office Communications Server 2007 Standard/Enterprise, Microsoft Office Communicator 2007, Microsoft Office Live Meeting 2007 and Microsoft Office Communicator Web Access (2007 release).

This page also has great documentation on planning for and deploying VoIP/video with OCS.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb676082.aspx

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