Ok, TLS is paramount in LCS to OCS communication. I'm not trying to teach you LCS, but if you were like me and once the thing talked 5060 on TCP, you dusted your hands and got on with something else, then you need to review your LCS certificate situation. Firstly then, check and if needs... Continue Reading →
LCS 2005 Standard to OCS2007R2 Standard: Part 3 Internal CA and LCS 2005 Patches
If you've only ever used your installed Windows/AD CA rarely for base certificates, then you'll almost certainly need to do some work on it for both Windows 2008 and of course the subject of this post, OCS. We have a windows CA, most SMB's will, but it's a vanilla install. We have a tiered setup... Continue Reading →
LCS 2005 Standard to OCS2007R2 Standard: Part 2 – Groundwork
What follows is my rough guide ad thought process for upgrading LCS2005 to 2007R2 I've got less than 500 users and for cost savings, i am going for a Standard edition installation I haven't written this set of bloags as a 'how to install' as such, but my hope is it will smooth the way.... Continue Reading →
LCS 2005 Standard to OCS2007R2 Standard: Part 1 – Overview
We've recently been planning an upgrade from LCS2005 (standard) to OCS 2007 R2. On the face of it, IM should be simple, it's just ip packets wrapping messages, back and forth. That in itself is true, however when you're looking at deplying a product like OCS, it is SO much more than simply an IM... Continue Reading →
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