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Group Chat Server Setup Wizard

Topic Last Modified: 2009-03-12

The following procedure describes how to install Group Chat Server as either a single-server topology, or an additional server instance in a pooled topology. A server instance consists of the Lookup service, Channel service, and Web service. If you want to install a Compliance service, you must install it on a separate computer using the same wizard.

If you are installing an additional Group Chat Server instance as part of a Group Chat Server pool, the established settings from the server pool are used and some controls are unavailable for settings that are used by all Group Chat Servers. Shared settings include the following:

  • Office Communications Server (No controls are available.)
  • Lookup service (No controls are available except the Password, Confirm Password, and Pool Communication Port boxes.)

Important

Although setup gives you the option to install Group Chat server and Compliance service simultaneously on the same server, Group Chat does not support hosting both on the same computer. Make sure that during the installation, only the Group Chat server or the Compliance service option is selected, not both.

To install Group Chat Server, you computer must have the following software already installed:

  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1
  • Internet Information Services (IIS). Hosts the Web Service for the purpose of posting files to chat rooms. Windows Server 2008 users must enable the IIS 6.0 Compatibility feature.
  • ASP.NET 2.0. Web application that is part of the .NET Framework and is used to build dynamic Web sites, Web applications, and XML Web services.
  • Message Queuing. Used by the Group Chat Compliance service, if deployed.

The installer automatically installs the following components if they are not already installed:

  • Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Core Components
  • Visual C ++ 2008 Redistributable Runtime version 9.0.2102
  • Microsoft Unified Communications Managed API (UCMA) v2.0 Redist

To install a Group Chat Server

  1. Log on to the computer on which you want to install the Group Chat Server using the account that you provisioned earlier.

    Note

    For details, see Setting Up Group Chat Server Accounts and Permissions.

  2. Run ServerSetup.exe.

  3. If the appropriate version of the Visual Studio 2008 C++ Runtime is not installed, in the dialog box that indicates that it must be installed, click Yes.

  4. If the appropriate version of UCMA API v2.0 Redistributable is not installed, in the dialog box that indicates that it must be installed, click Yes.

  5. On the Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007, Group Chat Setup Wizard Welcome page, click Next.

  6. On the License Agreement page, review the license agreement, click I accept the terms in the license agreement to proceed, and then click Next.

  7. On the Customer Information page, specify your user name and organization name, and then click Next.

  8. On the Install location page, verify that the default location is <drive letter>:\Program Files\Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2\Group Chat Server\, and then click Next.

  9. On the Select the features page, click the drop-down list box to the left of Compliance service, and then click the red X to specify that the Compliance service is not to be installed on the computer.

    Note

    Only the Group Chat server will be installed on the computer, which includes the Lookup service, Channel service, and Web service.

  10. Click Next.

  11. On the Confirm Installation page, click Next, and then complete the Server Configuration wizard.

    Note

    The Server Configuration wizard opens, indicating that the Lookup service, Channel service and Web Service are installed. Before moving to the next step of this procedure, you must complete the Server Configuration wizard. For details, see Server Configuration Wizard.

  12. After completing the Server Configuration wizard, on the Installation Complete page, click Close.