#OCS R2 Ignite Training: Day 2

#OCS2007R2 .. Can’t be bothered to change the title, but these notes are from Global Knowledge: 50214A Implementing and Maintaining Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2″

So day 2, here are my notes:

• http://www.mobileiron.com/
• I like the Team Calling feature of Office Communicator – Not sure about the Attendant
• http://tfl09.blogspot.com/search?q=ocs+wmi+powershell
• Dynamic DLs will only be updated by the Address Book Service once a day

Windows 2008 R2

• When installing OCS 2007 R2 Standard on a Windows 2008 R2 add the Desktop Experience feature
• Check out: 982021 Supportability is available for Office Communications Server 2007 R2 member server role on a Windows Server 2008 R2 operating system
  http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/982021?p=1
• Remove KB974571
• Needed to install MSMQ too
  http://www.gilham.org/Blog/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?List=aab85845%2D88d2%2D4091%2D8088%2Da6bbce0a4304&ID=703&utm%5Fsource=feedburner&utm%5Fmedium=feed&utm%5Fcampaign=Feed%3A%20gilhamconsulting%20%28Gilham%20Consulting%20Blog%29

Making Custom Presence work with R2: http://blogs.technet.com/toml/archive/2009/04/08/communicator-r2-custom-presence-not-working.aspx

1. Start –> RegEdit.exe
2. Navigate (by double clicking) to the following key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftCommunicator
3. Change the EnableSIPHighSecurityMode key name to be 0
4. Right click EnableSIPHighSecurityMode –> Modify –> change it to 0 –> OK

Force Updating the OCS Address Book:
http://www.markc.me.uk/MarkC/Blog/Entries/2009/12/17_Force_Downloading_the_Address_Book_in_OCS.html

1. HKCUSoftwarePoliciesMicrosoftCommunicatorGalDownloadInitialDelay
2. This is a DWORD value. If you set this to 0 (zero) and re-start Communicator your address book will be downloaded immediately.