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Installing and Activating Mediation Server

Topic Last Modified: 2009-05-13

Communications Server 2007, Mediation Server and a third-party basic media gateway function as a single logical unit to enable communication between the users enabled for Enterprise Voice and the public switched telephone network or a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) trunking provider. This step describes how to install and activate Mediation Server.

Mediation Server deployment is an integrated component of Office Communications Server 2007 setup. When you install and activate Mediation Server, the Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 Deployment Tool copies the required files to a local computer, but it does not activate the service. The activation step becomes available only after installation is complete. Activation performs two tasks:

  • Creates Mediation Server objects in Active Directory.
  • Activates the domain service account on the server.

Requirements

To install or activate Mediation Server you must be a member of the RTCUniversalServerAdmins group or have been delegated to perform these tasks by a member of that group.

The hardware and software requirements in Internal Office Communications Server Component Requirements in the Supported Topologies and Infrastructure Requirements documentation must be met.

A certificate is required.

The minimum recommended hardware configuration (for up to 125 concurrent calls or 5 T1) is as follows:

  • Single Processor Dual Core running at 3GHz
  • 2GB RAM
  • 30GB hard disk
  • Two network interface cards

Recommendations

  • Even if you enable TLS on the gateway link, two network interface cards are recommended on the Mediation Server for additional security: one card to communicate with the gateway and a separate card to communicate with the Office Communications Server internal infrastructure.
  • You can install Mediation Server on multiple computers, but each Mediation Server must have a corresponding basic media gateway or SIP trunk connection. If you are planning to install multiple Mediation Servers, you would do well to install and test a single Mediation Server before attempting to deploy them all.
  • To optimize performance, do not collocate Mediation Server with any other Communications Server 2007 R2 server role, and disable all unnecessary applications and services on the computer.

To install Mediation Server files

  1. Log on to a computer on which you want to install Mediation Server.

  2. Insert the Office Communications Server 2007 R2 CD, and then click Enterprise Edition.

    Note

    If you are installing from a network share, go to the \Setup\amd64\ folder, and then double-click SetupEE.exe.

  3. At the welcome screen click Deploy Other Server Roles.

  4. At the Deploy Other Server Roles screen, click Deploy Mediation Server.

  5. At Step 1: Install Files for Mediation Server, click Install.

  6. On the Welcome page, click Next.

  7. On the License Agreement page, if you agree to the licensing terms, click I accept the terms in the licensing agreement, and then click Next.

  8. On the Install location page, select the location where you want to install the Mediation Server files, and click Next.

  9. On the Confirm Installation page, click Next.

  10. On the Installation Complete page, click Close.

To activate Mediation Server

  1. Log on to a computer on which you want to activate Mediation Server.

  2. Insert the Office Communications Server 2007 R2 CD, and then click Enterprise Edition.

    Note

    If you are installing from a network share, go to the \Setup\amd64\ folder, and then double-click SetupEE.exe.

  3. At the welcome screen, click Deploy Other Server Roles.

  4. At the Deploy Other Server Roles screen, click Deploy Mediation Server.

  5. At Step 2: Activate Mediation Server, click Run.

  6. On the Welcome page of the activation wizard, click Next.

  7. On the Select Service Account page, you have two choices:

    • If you accept the existing account (recommended), type the password for the service account, and then click Next.

      Note

      The default account is MCU and Web component services account.

    • If you choose to create a new account, click Create a New Account, type a new Account Name and Password, and then click Next.

  8. On the Ready to Activate Mediation Server page, review your settings, and then click Next.

  9. On the Activate Mediation Server Wizard Has Completed page, select the View the log when you click the Finish check box, and then click Finish.

  10. In the log file, verify that Success appears under the Execution Result column. Optionally, look for Success as the Execution Result at the end of each task to verify its successful completion. Close the log window when you finish.

Note

You must install Mediation Server before you can activate it.

Warning

Care must be taken in deactivating a Mediation Server. If you remove it from service without first taking precautionary steps, you may drop calls. For instructions on how to properly deactivate a Mediation Server, see Deactivating a Mediation Server in Administering Office Communications Server 2007 R2 in the Operations documentation.