A Look at Forefront Security for OCS 2007
Jeff SchertzI finally had a chance to test drive the beta version of the upcoming Forefront Security release specifically for Office Communications Server 2007 (FSOCS). I deployed this in my lab,…
Disabling Instant Messaging in OCS
In the past I've heard at least a few discussions regarding administrators looking for a way to disable instant message functionality in Office Communications Server 2007. Some may want to…
Clarification on OCS Edge Interface Support
A question that comes up almost weekly in the TechNet discussion forums is: "Can I use only one network card in my Edge server?" Background A definitive answer has always…
Uninstalling OCS 2007
The most common reasons I have seen for uninstalling Office Communications Server 2007 from an environment are typically to remove a pre-release beta version or test deployment, or to start…
Deploying OCS 2007 in a Windows 2008 Domain
Recently I've seen this topic popping up more often in the TechNet forums and decided to try it myself. I ran through the install in a fresh lab with Windows…
Programmatically Enabling Users for OCS 2007
I've run across a couple situations where enabling users for OCS via the Management Console proved to be a bit cumbersome, typically when wanting to only select a certain subset…
More on OCS Phone Number Normalization
(This post is a more in-depth follow-up to my original blog entry on the subject: Enabling Custom Phone Number Normalization with the Address Book Service.) I recently took a short…
Searching AD for a User Account with a SID
There are a handful of tools and scripted solutions floating around for resolving SIDs to user accounts and the reverse, but here's a handy way to do this by simply…
Controlling the msRTCSIP-OptionFlags attribute for OCS
When configuring OCS user settings in bulk there are a limited numbers of options one can change when using the Office Communications Server 2007 Management Console. A range of user…
OCS Edge Server Configuration Topologies
Although deploying Office Communications Server 2007 for use internally is quite straight-forward, things begin to get complicated when adding in the components used for external client connectivity. The most misunderstood…