Activating Conferencing Servers (Command Line)

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.

Depending on the role you specify, you can use the MCU context to activate the A/V Conferencing Server (AVMCU), IM Conferencing Server (IMMCU), Telephony Conferencing Server (ACPMCU), Web Conferencing Server (DATAMCU), and Application Sharing Server (ASMCU). Use the following syntax to install a conferencing server.

LCSCmd.exe /MCU:<MCU Server FQDN> /Action:Activate /Role:<role> /PoolName:<pool name> /Password:<Account Password> [/RefDomain:<Domain FQDN>] [/PDCRequired[:{TRUE|FALSE}]] [/GlobalSettingsDC:<FQDN of a global settings domain controller>] [/DC:<domain controller FQDN>] [/GC:<Global Catalog FQDN>] [/Global:{Configuration | System}] [/User:<Account Name>] [/NoStart[:{TRUE|FALSE}]] [/Force[:{TRUE|FALSE}]] [/L:<log file path>] [/XML[:{TRUE|FALSE}]] [/?[:{TRUE|FALSE}]]

Such as:

LCSCmd.exe /MCU /Action:Activate /Role:AVMCU /PoolName:Pool01 /Password:My$tr0ngPwd

Where:

Parameter Description

/MCU

Executes the action for the specified Conferencing Server. If no FQDN is specified, the current computer is used.

/Action

Takes a string that specifies the action name. Valid action names include CheckLCServerState, Activate, and Deactivate.

/Role

Specifies the role of the MCU server:

AVMCU (A/V Conferencing Server)

IMMCU (IM Conferencing)

ACPMCU (Telephony Conferencing)

DATAMCU (Web Conferencing)

ASMCU (Application Sharing Server)

/PoolName

Specifies the name of the pool that the MCU is going to serve. For Standard Edition servers, this must be the computer name.

/Password

Specifies the service account password for the server.

/RefDomain

Specifies the reference domain FQDN.

/Global

Specifies the global setting location.

/User

Specifies the service account name for the server. It defaults to RTCComponentService. If the specified user account does not exist, Office Communications Server 2007 R2 automatically creates the account.

/NoStart

Specifies whether to start the service on the server during activation.

/Force

Specifies whether to force task execution.