Documentation Overview: How the Documentation Is Organized
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 Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2 online documentation is organized to follow a typical deployment process for Office Communications Server 2007 R2. The documentation includes an overview of features and technologies, a discussion of the planning considerations, detailed steps for configuration and deployment, and a list of development resources.
The following table, organized by section, provides a more detailed description of the information included in the online documentation, including a summary and links to important topics for each section.
Table 1. Online Documentation
| Section | Contents |
|---|---|
Getting Started |
Provides a high-level survey and summary of the features, architecture, and protocols of Office Communications Server 2007 R2. This section includes the following topic areas: Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Technical Overview includes detailed descriptions of feature architecture in the following topics: Conferencing Architecture, VoIP Architecture, Application Server Architecture, Desktop Sharing Architecture, Group Chat Architecture and Monitoring Server Architecture. |
Supported Topologies and Infrastructure Requirements |
Describes the supported topologies, hardware, software, and other infrastructure and platform prerequisites. This section includes the following topic areas: Supported Topologies includes a series of topics describing topologies for deploying components both internally and externally. |
Planning and Architecture |
Provides detailed information to facilitate planning your deployment, including features and functionality, topology design, technical requirements, and deployment steps. This section includes the following topic areas: Planning for Internal Deployment of Office Communications Server 2007 R2 contains information on deployment in the following topics: Internal IM and Conferencing, Group Chat, Archiving Support, Monitoring Support, and Administration and Management Tools. |
Deployment |
Provides procedures and information required to set up Office Communications Server 2007 R2 and its components. This section includes the following topic areas:
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Client Planning and Deployment |
Contains planning and deployment topics to help you successfully deploy Office Communications Server 2007 R2 clients in your organization. This section includes the following topic areas: |
Migration |
Provides procedures and information required to migrate to Office Communications Server 2007 R2 from Office Communications Server 2007. This section includes the following topic area: |
Operations |
Provides procedures and information required to administer Office Communications Server 2007 R2 servers and users, to administer related technologies, and to configure settings. This section includes the following topic areas:
Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Backup and Restoration Guide specifically describes the administrative process of backing up and restoring service for Office Communications Server 2007 R2. |
Security |
Provides guidelines for identifying and managing security risks to Office Communications Server 2007 R2. This section includes the following topic areas:
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Reference |
Provides in-depth technical details for and information about using the primary command-line tool included with Office Communications Server 2007 R2. This section includes the following topic areas: |
Troubleshooting |
Provides information to help you troubleshoot during day-to-day operations. This section includes the following topic areas: |
Development |
Provides references to a wide variety of Microsoft Office and Unified Communications SDKs and API sets. This section includes the following topic areas: |