Step 3. Plan Your Deployment Path

Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 and Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2 will reach end of support on January 9, 2018. To stay supported, you will need to upgrade. For more information, see Resources to help you upgrade your Office 2007 servers and clients.

This chapter explains how to plan your deployment path. It contains the following sections:

• Things you must know before deploying

• Overview of the deployment process

• Permissions required for deployment