Deploy Persistent Chat Server in Skype for Business Server
Summary: Read this topic to learn how to deploy Skype for Business Server Persistent Chat Server.
To deploy Persistent Chat Server, you:
Use Topology Builder to define, or import, and subsequently publish your topology and the components that you want to deploy
Prepare your environment for deploying Persistent Chat Server components
Install and configure Persistent Chat Server components for your deployment
Before you deploy Persistent Chat Server, you should read Plan for Persistent Chat Server in Skype for Business Server. The planning topics describe hardware and software requirements, possible topologies, and collocation scenarios.
You can deploy Persistent Chat Server after you deploy your initial topology, including at least one Skype for Business Server Front End pool or one Skype for Business Standard Edition Server. The deployment checklist describes the basic steps required to deploy Persistent Chat Server and provides links for more details.
Persistent Chat Server Deployment Process
Task | Steps | Required roles and group memberships | Related topics |
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Install prerequisite hardware and software |
On hardware that meets system requirements, install the following: On the Persistent Chat Server Front End Servers: On the server that will host the Persistent Chat Server database: SQL Server on the server that will host the Persistent Chat Server compliance database |
Any user who is a member of the local Administrators group. |
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Create the appropriate internal topology to support Persistent Chat Server (and optionally, Persistent Chat compliance) |
Run Topology Builder to add a Persistent Chat Server pool to your topology: If Persistent Chat compliance is required: |
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Deploy Persistent Chat Server |
Run the Skype for Business Server setup on all the computers running Persistent Chat Server. The Persistent Chat Server setup is integrated into the Skype for Business Server Deployment wizard that provides the following instructions: |
Any user who is a member of the local Administrators group. |
Deploy Persistent Chat Server in Skype for Business Server |
Create a Persistent Chat administrator |
Add users to the CsPersistentChatAdministrator security group. |
Any user who is a member of domain administrators. |
Create a Persistent Chat administrator in Skype for Business Server |
Configure Persistent Chat Server |
Configure users: User has to be enabled by policy to access Persistent Chat Server. By default, the policy is turned off for all users and can be defined at global/site/pool/user scopes. Configure settings |
User must be a member of CsPersistentChatAdministrator. To change policy, user must be in CsUserAdministrator, at a minimum. |
Manage Persistent Chat Server in Skype for Business Server |