Documentation Overview: What Each Guide Contains
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.
The Office Communications Server 2007 documentation set covers the topics that the product team has determined are essential for successful deployment. Most of the guides in the documentation set should be read by anyone who plans to deploy Office Communications Server 2007. A few of the guides apply to specific deployment scenarios and can be ignored if they do not apply to your organization.
Tables 1, 2, and 3 summarize the contents and primary audiences for all the guides in the documentation set. For information about the order in which you might read the documentation, see Recommendations for Using the Office Communications Server 2007 Documentation later in this document.
Table 1 Server Documentation
| Guide | Contents | Primary Audience |
|---|---|---|
Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 Documentation Roadmap (OCS_DocRoadmap.doc) |
Guide to the contents and uses of the documentation |
All administrators |
Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 Technical Overview (OCS_Technical_Overview.doc) |
High-level survey and summary of the features, architecture, and protocols of Office Communications Server 2007 |
All administrators |
Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 Planning Guide (OCS_Planning_Guide.doc) |
How to plan your deployment, step by step |
Senior administrators responsible for planning deployment |
Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 Active Directory Guide : Preparing Active Directory, Delegating Setup and Administration, and Active Directory Schema Reference (OCS_ADGuide.doc) |
How to prepare the Active Directory® Domain Services, delegate setup and administration, and learn more about Active Directory extensions for Office Communications Server 2007 |
Active Directory administrators |
Migrating to Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 (OCS_Migration.doc) |
How to migrate your Microsoft Office Live Communications Server 2005 with SP1 deployment to Office Communications Server 2007 |
Administrators migrating their Live Communications Server 2005 with SP1 deployment to Office Communications Server 2007 |
Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 Standard Edition Deployment Guide (OCS_StandardEditionDeployment.doc) |
How to deploy Office Communications Server 2007 to enable internal IM, Web conferencing and audio video conferencing for internal users for a small deployment |
Administrators responsible for deploying Standard Edition |
Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 Enterprise Edition Deployment Guide (OCS_EnterpriseEditionDeployment.doc) |
How to deploy Office Communications Server 2007 Enterprise Edition in an enterprise production environment (covers both Consolidated and Expanded configurations) |
Administrators responsible for deploying Enterprise Edition |
Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 Command-Line Reference Guide (OCS_CommandLine.doc) |
How to deploy Office Communications Server 2007 using the LCSCmd.exe application |
Administrators responsible for deploying Office Communications Server on remote computers or where command-line installation is preferred |
Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 Edge Server Deployment Guide (OCS_EdgeServerDeploy.doc) |
How to enable external user access for IM, presence, audio video sessions and Web conferencing How to deploy Office Communications Server 2007 Access Edge Server, Web Conferencing Edge Server, and A/V Conferencing Edge Server in a perimeter network |
Administrators responsible for deploying Office Communications Server 2007 edge servers in a perimeter network |
Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 Enterprise Voice Planning and Deployment Guide (OCS_VoIP_Guide.doc) |
How to plan, deploy, and manage the new Enterprise Voice capabilities in Office Communications Server 2007 |
Administrators and telephony engineers responsible for planning an IP telephony infrastructure and deploying Enterprise Voice |
Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 Archiving and CDR Server Deployment Guide (OCS_Archiving.doc ) |
How to deploy Office Communications Server 2007 Archiving and CDR Server |
SQL administrators and administrators in charge of deploying Archiving and CDR Server |
Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 Administration Guide (OCS_Admin.doc) |
How to configure and manage your Office Communications Server 2007 topology |
Administrators responsible for Office Communications Server user and server administration |
Configuring Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 in a Multiple-Forest Environment (OCS_MultipleForestDeployment.doc) |
How to deploy Office Communications Server 2007 in an organization whose network infrastructure features multiple forests |
Administrators deploying Office Communications Server 2007 in a multiple forest environment |
Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007Release Notes |
Describes known problems and resolutions for Office Communications Server 2007 |
All administrators |
Table 2 Live Meeting 2007 Documentation
| Guide | Contents | Primary Audience |
|---|---|---|
Deploying the Microsoft Office Live Meeting 2007 Client with Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 (OCS_Console_Deployment_Guide.doc) |
How to deploy the Live Meeting 2007 client for Office Communications Server |
Administrators responsible for deploying the Live Meeting 2007 client |
Microsoft Office Live Meeting 2007 Getting Started (Live_Meeting_2007_Getting_Started_Guide.doc) |
How to get started with Live Meeting 2007 |
Primarily end-users but administrators may want to reference as well |
Getting Started with the Microsoft Office Live Meeting Client for Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 (Live_Meeting_2007_Getting_Started_Guide_Server.doc) |
How to use the features in Live Meeting 2007 client |
Primarily end-users but administrators may want to reference as well |
Table 3 Office Communicator 2007 Documentation
| Guide | Contents | Primary Audience |
|---|---|---|
Microsoft Office Communicator 2007 Getting Started Guide (Communicator_2007_Getting_Started_Guide.doc) |
How to get started with Office Communicator 2007 |
Primarily end-users but administrators may want to reference as well |
Office Communicator 2007 Quick Reference Cards (Communicator_2007_Quick_Ref_Card.doc) |
Quick summary information for Office Communicator 2007 |
Primarily end-users but administrators may want to reference as well |
Microsoft Office Communicator 2007 Deployment Guide (Communicator_2007_Deployment_Guide.doc) |
How to plan and deploy Office Communicator 2007 |
Administrators responsible for deploying Office Communicator 2007 |
Microsoft Office Communicator 2007 Group Policies (Communicator_2007_Group_Policy_Settings.xls) |
Explains available group policy settings in Office Communicator |
Administrators responsible for deploying Office Communicator 2007 |
Microsoft Office Communicator 2007 Testing and Troubleshooting Guide (Communicator_2007_Testing_Guide.doc) |
How to test and troubleshoot your Office Communicator deployment |
Administrators responsible for deploying Office Communicator 2007 |
Microsoft Office Communicator 2007 What's New Guide (Communicator_2007_Whats_New_Guide.doc) |
Explains the new features available in Office Communicator 2007 |
Administrators deploying Office Communicator 2007 |