Migrating From LCS 2005 To OCS 2007

1. UNC352 Migrating From LCS 2005 To OCS 2007 Tom Laciano Sr. Program Manager Microsoft

2. Session Objectives And Takeaways • Supported Method to migrate from LCS to OCS • Documentation and Tools Available • Required and suggested hotfixes • Coexistence issues to be mindful of • Suggestions to minimize end user frustrations

3. Documentation and Tools • Online Migration documentation:http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb894708.aspx • Downloadable Documentation:http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb676082.aspx • Online Communicator Guide: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb899415.aspx • Office Communications Server 2007 Best Practices Analyzer (RTCBPA):http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=1B90993C-072A-4C84-B385-B76D23B2F27C&displaylang=en • Office Communications Server Planning Tool

4. Hotfixes • Required for LCS 2005 SP1 install the following QFE's in order • KB 911996 QFE • KB 921543 QFE • Recommended Client Updates • OC 2007 KB 943083 • OC 2005 KB 942897

5. The Six Step Process P=Upgrade Your PerimeterNetwork and Director P I N G M E I=Deploy InternalOCS and Migrate Users N=Enable Users for Enhanced Presence and New Featuresand Roll Out New Clients G=Grow the edgewith Web Conf. Edge and A/V Edge Servers M=Continue Phased Migration of users E=Eliminate(Deprecate) Your LCS 2005 SP1 Servers

6. P Steps In Perimeter Network • DNS • Deploy New Edge Server • Certificates • Internal Routing • Reverse Proxy • Firewall Rules • Deploy Director (optional) • Remove LCS 2005 SP1 AP and Director

7. Perimeter Completed

8. I Coexistence And Active Directory • LCS 2005 SP1 and OCS 2007 can coexist • OCS 2007 does not impact AD existing LCS 2005 SP1 OCS 2007 OCS 2007 LCS 2005 SP1

9. I Steps To Deploy Internal OCS • Active Directory • Deploy OCS 2007 • OCS 2007 Archiving Service, if required • Verify User Replication • Backup LCS 2005 SP1 user data • Move users • Continue using Office Communicator 2005

10. I Tips And Tricks LCS 2005 SP1 Enterprise Pool OCS 2007 Enterprise Pool • Repurpose Servers • Shared SQL Back End Supported

11. N Steps To Deploy New Features • OCS 2007 MMC Configure Users • Enhanced Presence** • Archiving • Meeting Policy • Enterprise Voice Policy • Migrate Remote Call Control settings • Deploy Live Meeting Console & Outlook Add-in • Deploy OC 2007

12. N Client/Server Interop

13. N Client Server Experience

14. Move Users demo Tom Laciano Sr. Program Manager

15. G Steps To Grow The Edge • Web conferencing edge server • Add A/V Edge Server • Certificates • Reverse Proxy • Download meeting content • Distribution Group expansion • Address Book Download

16. M Steps To Migrate More Users • Live Meeting Console and Outlook Add-in • Migrate users • Enable Enhanced Presence • Deploy OC 2007 • Client Version Filter

17. M Tips And Tricks Client Deployment Strategies • Phased • Consider co-existence • Consider roaming users • Recommend department at once • Company at Once • Network Intensive • Client Deployment • Address Book download • Adhoc • Self-signup website • Easy to Script, hard to manage • Co-existence

18. E Steps To Eliminate LCS 2005SP1 • Verify no users on LCS 2005 SP1 For Standard Edition: • Deactivate LCS 2005 SP1 • Uninstall LCS 2005 SP1 • For Enterprise Edition: • Deactivate each FE • Uninstall LCS 2005 SP1 (except last server) • Remove the Enterprise pool

19. Coexistence Issues (1 of 2) • Enhanced Presence set – these won’t work • OC 2005 • CWA 2005 • CoMo 2005 • OCS 2007 A/V and Web conferencing • OC 2005 client only • User on LCS 2005 SP1 with Live Meeting client able to attend • Communicator Mobile 2005 (1.0) through OCS 2007 Edge won’t work

20. Coexistence Issues (2 of 2) • Archiving interoperability is not supported • Check third-party application compatibility • Network of Origin (NOO) • Load Balancers with Single FEhttp://blogs.technet.com/chlacy

21. Tips And Tricks Cross Forest Migration • Resource Forest vs. Federation • Consider Exchange UM • GAL Synchronization provides full Address Book • NOTE: msRTCSIP-PrimaryUserAddress must be in ProxyAddresses as EUM

22. Key Takeaways • OCS 2007 servers coexist with LCS 2005 SP1 servers • Upgrading from LCS 2005 SP1 to OCS 2007 is a side-by-side install and migration • Planning required for the transition to enhanced presence for the users • Deployments enabled for external access should be migrated to OCS 2007 outside-in

23. Resources Technical Communities, Webcasts, Blogs, Chats and User Groups http://www.microsoft.com/communities/default.mspx Microsoft Learning and Certification http://www.microsoft.com/learning/default.mspx Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) & TechNet http://microsoft.com/msdn http://microsoft.com/technet Trial Software and Virtual Labs http://www.microsoft.com/technet/downloads/trials/default.mspx

24. Q & A

25. Want To Be An Expert? • Get in depth and up to date technical resources from TechNet • Leverage the variety of Webcasts and Virtual Labs available • Be part of the OCS Product Dialogue • Join the OCS Community http://technet.microsoft.com/office/ocs/

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