Using the Computer Management Snap-in Extension

Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 and Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2 will reach end of support on January 9, 2018. To stay supported, you will need to upgrade. For more information, see Resources to help you upgrade your Office 2007 servers and clients.

You can use the Office Communications Server 2007 snap-in extension for the Computer Management snap-in to manage server settings for servers in your deployment. This includes the following:

• Managing edge servers, Proxy Servers, and any Office Communications Server 2007 server not joined to an Active Directory domain.

• Managing individual server-level settings on any Office Communications Server 2007 using the Computer Management snap-in to configure settings specific to the physical server on which the snap-in is running.

• Managing server-level settings remotely. From any server running Office Communications Server 2007 or any computer on which the Office Communications Server 2007 administrative tools are installed, you can use Computer Management to connect to an Office Communications Server 2007 server and manage server-level settings for that computer.

Note

When using Computer Management to connect to and remotely manage an Office Communications Server 2007 server, the Office Communications Server 2007 snap-in extension is not available in Computer Management (in Services and Applications) until you use the Connect to another computer option in Connection Management to connect to that server.
The Computer Management-based procedures in this guide describe only local management steps. If you use Computer Management to remotely manage a server, adjust the procedures as appropriate.

Figure 3. Computer Management Snap-in on an Edge Server

Accessing the Computer Management Snap-in Extension

Use the procedures in this section to open the Computer Management snap-in and access the Office Communications Server 2007 server settings on a local computer or remotely.

To use the Computer Management snap-in extension to manage the local computer

1. On an Office Communications Server 2007 server or other computer on which Office Communications Server 2007 administrative tools have been installed, log on using an account that is a member of the Administrators group or an account with equivalent privileges.

2. Click Start, point to All Programs, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Computer Management.

3. In the console tree, expand Services and Applications, and then click Office Communications Server 2007.

To use the Computer Management snap-in extension to manage a remote computer

1. On an Office Communications Server 2007 server or other computer on which Office Communications Server 2007 administrative tools have been installed, log on using an account that is a member of the Administrators group, RTC Local Administrators group, (or an account with equivalent privileges).

2. Click Start, point to All Programs, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Computer Management.

3. In the console tree, right-click Computer Management (local), and then click Connect to another computer.

4. In the Select Computer dialog box, specify the name of the Office Communications Server 2007 server you want to manage, and then click OK.

5. In the console tree, expand Services and Applications, and then click Office Communications Server 2007.