Update package for Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Group Chat SDK: June 2012

Update package information

The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

Download the UCGCSDK.msi package now.

Release Date: October 2011

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Prerequisites

Please make sure that the following services are running before you install the update:

• Office Communications Server (OCS) 2007 R2 Group Chat server - Lookup service / Channel service
• OCS 2007 R2 Group Chat Compliance server - Compliance service

Restart requirement

You do not have to restart the computer after you apply this update package.

Replacement information

This update replaces the following update:

2603299 Update package for Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Group Chat SDK: October 2011

Registry information

To use one of the updates in this package, you do not have to make any changes to the registry.

Update package installation information

Install this update for Office Communications Server R2 Group Chat Server

1. Make sure that all OCS 2007 R2 Group Chat servers are installed, configured, and functioning correctly. OCS 2007 R2 Group Chat servers include Channel Server, Lookup Server, and Compliance Server.
2. Stop the currently running Channel service and Lookup service.
3. Install this update by running UCGCSDK.msi on all the computers that are in any of the Group Chat Server roles.
4. On the Group Chat server, start the Server Config Tool as follows:
   • Start menu: All Programs>Administrative Tools>Server Config Tool
   • File location: <drive letter>:\Program Files\Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2\Group Chat Server\ServerConfigTool.exe
5. After you are prompted with the following message, and the Server Config Tool starts to upgrade the existing Group Chat database schema, click Yes:
   The Group Chat servers installed on this computer require an upgrade to QFE1. You must have read/write permission to the server's configuration files to complete this task.
   The Server Config Tool changes the server's configuration files to reflect these changes.
   
   Note You must shut down all Group Chat services before you perform this upgrade.
6. Restart the Channel service and the Lookup service, and then restart the Compliance service.

How to add a new server to an existing pool after you install this update

Only the MSI update files (.msp files), without a complete installer, are released in the update package. After you upgrade all OCS 2007 R2 Group Chat servers to this update, follow these steps to add another Group Chat server to the existing pool:

1. Set up OCS 2007 R2 Group Chat server (Channel Server and Lookup Server) on a new database by using the same service accounts as the existing pool. See the OCS 2007 R2 deployment documentation for more information about how to set up an OCS 2007 R2 Group Chat server.
2. Upgrade to the new OCS R2 Group Chat installation.
3. Stop both the Channel service and the Lookup service.
4. Run the following command to reconfigure the new servers to point to the Group Chat database pool:
   <drive letter>:\Program Files\Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2\Group Chat Server\ServerConfigTool.exe /i

Note All services start automatically after the servers are reconfigured.

Removal information

After you apply this update, it cannot be uninstalled. If you uninstall this update, the Channel service and the Lookup service do not start. Additioanlly, you may receive the following error message in the event log:

File information

This update may not contain all the files that you must have to fully update a product to the latest build. This update contains only the files that you must have to correct the issue that listed in this article.

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