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Microsoft® Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Resource Kit

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The resource kit for R2 is very similar to the R1 version - it is a very technical reference on the servers, roles, services, ports and communications mechanisms to the latest version of OCS. In that, it is written for those with on-hand experience with Microsoft server OS deployments such as Server 2003 and Server 2008. This book is not a book for beginners on OCS. In my opionion, there isn't a good written published reference for beginners - stick with the Microsoft white papers and TechNet articles. If your job is to design, architect OCS R2, this book is very valuable and will provide the process and procedures for completing your design. Deployment tasks are treated a little more lightly; while they are covered, the specific task-by-task details are not provided. That, again, is left to the white papers Microsoft has written well on the subject. As far as migration from OCS R1 to R2, the pages covered are from 659 to 662. Only a few pages - but the process to migrate is depicted in the pages. Migration from LCS or OCS R1 is a coexistence process as you will likely deploy OCS R2 on net-new hardware along side the existing legacy product. This allows easy migration by simply associating the legacy SIP-enabled users to the new system.

This reference is well worth the purchase price. This, along with the Microsoft-provided technical references will steer you in the right direction for OCS R2.

When I first picked up the book, I thought I knew OCS. Then I read it. It covers everything from client functionality, to expected SIP conversation behavior, to WMI and AD attribute details. I continue to use it as a reference for projects and troubleshooting. It has been and will continue to be a very useful tool.

If you really want to "get under the hood" of OCS, this is the book to have.

This book is a great resource if you want to know the inner details of OCS.
The authors did a great job, it is pretty hard to explain complex content in the clear way they did.
If you are looking for an excellent reference guide for OCS, this is it.
As a bonus, on the cd you will find a nice set of powershell scripts.

This is a great reference book for OCS R2. It brought my skill and knowledge to another level. It's extremly useful for OCS consultants and administrators.

The Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Resource Kit is a must-have for anyone working with Office Communications Server 2007 R2. A glance at the table of contents takes you to award-winning documentation, complete with descriptive and important graphics, a cohesive style, and the distinct sense that the authors are talking to you. This book has a crisp style--easy to read and understand. It's all about providing tools and solutions. This book won't disappoint you if you're looking to enhance your company's Office Communications Server 2007 R2 experience. And who isn't?

The Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Resource Kit provides the ultimate in-depth guide to the nuts and bolts of Office Communications Server. Whether you're planning, deploying, or adminstering OCS, this book will provide you with coverage on what you need to know and understand when installing and maintaining and OCS environment. It not only provides the what, but the how. I would highly recommend picking up a copy of this book if you really want to understand how OCS works.

First, I want to congratulate and say "Bravo" to the team of writers lead by Rui Maximo. As a trainer/writer/author and consultant on the subject of "Microsoft Unified Communications" I cannot leave without this book on my desk and others on similar subject like Exchange 2010. As an author, I can imagine the arduous process that the team went through to collect all the technical reference information and the nuggets of wisdom by actual implementers of this technology.

This book is a resource kit -a very technical reference book on the planning, architecture, deployment, monitoring, managing and trouble-shooting your OCS R2 environment. OCS R2 architecture is similar to Exchange Server 2007/2010 architecture -each server role is a component that fits with other server roles to deliver a complete UC solution. But the great part about this architecture is that you don't have to deploy every server role -for example -archiving server or monitoring server role only needs to be deployed if you need that functionality. This book goes very deep -I would say 300-400 technical level in explaining the function of each server role and how it fits into the architecture and what phase you should deploy it in and how. Very thourough in each aspect and then once deployed, how to manage and monitor its performance and trouble-shoot etc.

Any architect/designers/implementers of UC platform -including those that want to integrate with various PBXs and non-microsoft technologies- would find this an extremely valuable resource.

I would highly recommend this book for those types of people mentioned above -technical people to use as a reference -once you get the gist of the architecture that you should build, it will help you plan for it and then phase by phase build it. To actually configure each server role and its specific features/functions that you want to deploy, then refer to MS OCS R2 deployment guides -there is one for each role, like Edge Server deployment guide -very specific step by step guide.

I found this book to be an excellent resource for Office Communication Server 2007 R2. The tools and utilities on the included CD has been helpful as well in helping me support the OCS product in the workplace.

I am studying to take the OCS R2 certification and this book has been an invaluable resource. I highly recommend it to anyone studying for their OCS certification.