Opening Logging Tool to Start a Debug Session

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.

You open Office Communications Server 2007 Logging Tool in one of two modes:

  • To set up and start a new debugging session, you open Logging Tool in the New Debug Session mode.

  • To work with a previously started debug session, you open Logging Tool in the Existing Debug Session mode.

Starting a New Debug Session

The tools and procedures for starting debug sessions are specific to the server role:

  • To start a debug session for a server in an Enterprise pool, Standard Edition Server, or Mediation Server, you use the Office Communications Server 2007 administrative snap-in.

  • To start a debug session on an edge server, you use the Office Communications Server 2007 administrative snap-in extension for the Computer Management console.

To start a new debug session for an Enterprise Edition Server, Standard Edition Server, Archiving and CDR Server, or Mediation Server

  1. Open Office Communications Server 2007.

  2. In the console tree, expand the forest node, and then do one of the following:

    • For an Enterprise Edition Server, expand Enterprise pools, and then right-click the name of the pool to which the local computer belongs, click Logging Tool, and then click New Debug Session.

    • For a Standard Edition Server, expand Standard Edition Servers, and then right-click the name of the pool to which the local computer belongs, click Logging Tool, and then click New Debug Session.

    • For an Archiving and CDR Server, expand Archiving and CDR Servers, right-click the name of the local computer, click Logging Tool, and then click New Debug Session.

    • For a Mediation Server, expand Mediation Servers, right-click the name of the local computer, click Logging Tool, and then click New Debug Session.

To start a new debug session on an edge server

  1. Open Computer Management.

  2. In the console tree, expand Services and Applications, right-click Office Communications Server 2007, click Logging Tool, and then click New Debug Session.

Opening an Existing Debug Session

The tools and procedures for starting debug sessions are specific to the server role:

  • To work with an existing debug session for a server in an Enterprise pool, Standard Edition Server, or Mediation Server, you use the Office Communications Server 2007 administrative snap-in.

  • To work with an existing debug session on an edge server, you use the Computer Management snap-in extension for Office Communications Server 2007.

To open an existing debug session for an Enterprise Edition Server, Standard Edition Server, or Mediation Server

  1. Open Office Communications Server 2007.

  2. In the console tree, expand the forest node, and then do one of the following:

    • For an Enterprise Edition Server, expand Enterprise pools, and then right-click the name of the pool to which the local computer belongs, click Logging Tool, and then click Existing Debug Session.

    • For a Standard Edition Server, expand Standard Edition Servers, and then right-click the name of the pool to which the local computer belongs, click Logging Tool, and then click Existing Debug Session.

    • For an Archiving and CDR Server, expand Archiving and CDR Servers, right-click the name of the local computer, click Logging Tool, and then click Existing Debug Session.

    • For a Mediation Server, expand Mediation Servers, right-click the name of the local computer, click Logging Tool, and then click Existing Debug Session.

To open an existing debug session on an edge server

  1. Open Computer Management.

  2. In the console tree, expand Services and Applications, right-click Office Communications Server 2007, click Logging Tool, and then click Existing Debug Session.