Server Configuration Wizard

Topic Last Modified: 2009-03-12

Upon completion of the Group Chat setup wizard, the Server Configuration wizard opens, which you use to setup the server and associated services. The Server Configuration wizard writes a debug log of the actions taken during this phase of deployment. You can view the log at the following location: %appdata%\Microsoft\Group Chat\Server Config Tool\Logs\ServerConfigTool.log.

To configure the Group Chat Server

  1. In the Installed Services page, click Next.

  2. On the Group Chat Database page, perform the following steps:

    • In Server\Instance, specify the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) and instance of the server on which the SQL Server database was created for Group Chat (for example, groupchat.constoso.com\sql2005).
    • In Database, specify the name of the database (for example, groupchatdb).

    Note

    The Group Chat database cannot be located on the same computer as the Group Chat servers.

  3. Click Next.

  4. On the Database Settings page, errors are listed (if any) as the databases are examined.

    Note

    There might be a slight delay while the databases are examined.

  5. Click Next.

  6. On the Super User page, specify one or more super users, which are the users that have administrative rights to the Group Chat servers.

    Note

    The super users specified here will be the initial super users for this installation. You can add more super users later using the Group Chat Administration Tool. The user name of the installer automatically appears in the Find and add a Super User. To add this user name to the Super User list, click Add. To add a different user to the Super User(s) list, specify a SIP URI or user name, and then click Add.

  7. Click Next.

  8. On the Communications Server page, perform the following steps:

    • In Host, specify the FQDN of the Office Communications Server. In Office Communications Server Standard Edition, this is the FQDN of the Front End server, For Enterprise Edition, use the pool server.

    • In the Port box, select the Auto detect port check box or specify the port used by your Office Communications Server for MTLS connections.

    • Under MTLS Certificate, click Browse to select the location of the certificate. Your computer may have several certificates installed. Make sure that you select the certificate that has the specific purpose of Server Authentication.

      Note

      If you are installing an additional instance of Group Chat to create a pooled environment, the established settings from the server pool are used and this page is not shown.

  9. Click Next.

  10. On the Lookup Service page, perform the following steps:

    Note

    If you are installing a second or third instance of Group Chat to create a pooled environment, the established settings from the server pool are used and the Lookup Service page is not shown.

    • Under Office Communications Server credentials, type the Lookup service account you created prior to installation. In the SIP URI box, specify the SIP URI of the Lookup service account. SIP URIs are not case-sensitive.

    • In the Username box, specify the name of the Lookup service account. This can be in the following formats: username@domain or domain\username.

    • In the Password and Confirm Password boxes, type the password for the account.

    • Under Settings Specific to this Machine, in the Pool Communication Port box, specify the internal server communications port to be used to listen to messages from other servers in the system’s server pool (that is, to allow all servers to communicate with each other and share data such as chat history and channel settings with all other servers in the system). The default port for Lookup service is 8010.

      Note

      The Pool Communication Port for the Lookup and Channel services installed on the computer must use different ports. For example, if the pool communication port for a Lookup service is 8011, the pool communication port for the Channel service on the computer cannot be 8011.

  11. Click Next.

  12. On the Channel Service page, perform the following steps:

    • In the Username box, specify the name of the Channel service account. This can be in the following formats: username@domain or domain\username (this is the Channel service account you created before installation).
    • In the Password and Confirm Password boxes, type the password for the account.
    • In Pool Communication Port, specify the internal server communications port to be used for to listen to messages from other servers in the system’s server pool (that is, to allow all servers to communicate with each other and share data such as chat history and channel settings with all other servers in the system). The default port for Channel service is 8011. This setting cannot be the same port used by the Lookup service on the computer.
    • In Service Listening Port, specify the port to be used to listen for inbound client connections. The default value for this port is 5041. The installer will create a Trusted Service Entry for the Channel service by using this port.
  13. Click Next.

  14. On the Compliance Settings page, perform the following steps

    • To start compliance logging when the system is installed, under General, select the Turn on Compliance Server Logging check box.

    • In Compliance File Repository, browse to and select a network share to store a copy of any uploaded files. The Compliance service account must have read and write access to this directory.

      Note

      If you are installing a second or third instance of Group Chat to create a pooled environment, the established settings from the server pool are used and the Compliance Settings page is not shown.

  15. Click Next.

  16. On the Web Service page, specify the directory that you want to use to store files that are uploaded to the Web service.

    Note

    If you have deployed multiple Group Chat servers, this must be a shared network directory. The directory must be separate from the Web service folder, and the Channel service account must have read and write access to the directory.

  17. Click Next.

  18. On the Installation Summary page, click Finish.

After the Server Configuration wizard closes, the Group Chat Setup wizard displays the Installation Complete page.