OCS 2007 R2 lcscmd

LCSCmd is a very powerful tool that makes it possible to do things such as activate servers, check server configurations, manage certificates, and prepare AD DS for Office Communications Server installation. What it doesn't do is the actual installation of the servers.

LCSCmd installs with Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Core Components (osccore.msi) and the Administration Tools (admintools.msi), but it can also be run from the CD or a share. By default you'll find LCSCmd.exe in the Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2 folder.
Usage Instructions
lcscmd /Forest: /Action:
/PoolName:
/PoolBE:
/RefDomain:
/MeetingContentPath:
/MeetingMetaPath:
/AppDataLocation:
/ClientUpdateLocation:
[/PDCRequired:[TRUE|FALSE] ][/GlobalSettingsDC: ]
[/DC: ][/GC: ]
[/Global: ]
[/GroupDomain: ]
[/GroupDomainDC: ]
[/DBDataPath: ]
[/DBLogPath: ][/Clean:[TRUE|FALSE] ]
[/EnableArch:[TRUE|FALSE] ][/EnableCDR:[TRUE|FALSE] ]
[/EnableQoE:[TRUE|FALSE] ]
[/DynDataPath: ]
[/DynLogPath: ][/PoolFQDN: ]
[/InternalWebFQDN: ]
[/ExternalWebFQDN: ]
[/ABOutputlocation:

]
[/MeetingArchivingPath: ]
[/ABSDataPath:

]
[/ABSLogPath:

]
[/ACDDataPath: ]
[/ACDLogPath: ]
[/Force:[TRUE|FALSE] ][/L: ]
[/XML:[TRUE|FALSE] ][/?:[TRUE|FALSE] ]

/Forest Executes the action for the specified forest. If no fully
qualified domain name (FQDN) is specified, current forest is
used. It defaults to "".

/Action Takes a string specifying the action name. Valid action names
include CheckSchemaPrepState SchemaPrep CheckForestPrepState
ForestPrep ForestUnprep CheckAllDomainsPrepState CreatePool
RemovePool CheckPoolState CheckAllPoolsState
UpdatePoolBackend Diag

/PoolName Specifies the pool name.

/PoolBE Specifies the backend SQL Server instance that will be used
by the pool.

/RefDomain Specifies the reference domain FQDN.

/MeetingContentPath
Specifies the UNC path where meeting presentation content
should be located.

/MeetingMetaPath
Specifies the UNC path where meeting meta data should be
located.

/AppDataLocation
Specifies the folder where OCS Applications will write their
files.

/ClientUpdateLocation
Specifies a folder for the Client Update file store.

/PDCRequired
Specifies whether PDCs are required for the action. It
defaults to "TRUE".

/GlobalSettingsDC
Specifies the FQDN of a global settings domain DC. Must be
local domain DC if settings are in configuration container
and root DC if settings are in the system container. It
defaults to "".

/DC Specifies the FQDN of a domain DC. It defaults to "".

/GC Specifies the FQDN of a forest GC. It defaults to "".

/Global Specifies the global setting location. It defaults to "".

/GroupDomain
Specifies the FQDN of the domain where Office Communications
Server universal groups are located in. It defaults to "".

/GroupDomainDC
Specifies the FQDN of a DC in the domain where Office
Communications Server universal groups are located in. It
defaults to "".

/DBDataPath Specifies the folder where the database data file should be
located (must not end in \"). It defaults to "".

/DBLogPath Specifies the folder where the database log file should be
located (must not end in \"). It defaults to "".

/Clean Specifies whether to do a clean setup for pool backend
creation actions. It defaults to "FALSE".

/EnableArch Specifies whether archiving is enabled or not for the pool.
It defaults to "FALSE".

/EnableCDR Specifies whether to enable CDR. It defaults to "FALSE".

/EnableQoE Specifies whether to enable QoE. It defaults to "FALSE".

/DynDataPath
Specifies the folder where dynamic database data file should
be located (must not end in \"). It defaults to "".

/DynLogPath Specifies the folder where dynamic database log file should
be located (must not end in \"). It defaults to "".

/PoolFQDN Specifies DNS host name of the pool. It defaults to "".

/InternalWebFQDN
Specifies the FQDN of the internal web server. It defaults to "".

/ExternalWebFQDN
Specifies the FQDN of the external web server. It defaults to "".

/ABOutputlocation
Specifies the folder where the Address Book server will write
its files. It defaults to "".

/MeetingArchivingPath
Specifies the UNC path where meeting presentation content
archiving should be located. It defaults to "".

/ABSDataPath
Specifies the folder where Address Book Server database data
file should be located (must not end in \"). It defaults to
"".

/ABSLogPath Specifies the folder where Address Book Server database log
file should be located (must not end in \"). It defaults to
"".

/ACDDataPath
Specifies the folder where Response Group Service database
data file should be located (must not end in \"). It
defaults to "".

/ACDLogPath Specifies the folder where Response Group Service database
log file should be located (must not end in \"). It defaults
to "".

/Force Specifies whether to force task execution. It defaults to
"FALSE".

/L Specifies the log file path. If not specified, '\[][].html' is used. To
disable logging specify '-' as the log file name. It
defaults to "".

/XML Specifies whether the log file to be generated should be in
XML format instead of HTML. It defaults to "FALSE".

/? Shows help on usage. It defaults to "FALSE".

What’s new on interoperability between OCS R2 and SIP/PSTN Gateways, IP-PBXs and SIP Trunking Services.

Yann Espanet has write a nice article about interoperability of OCS 2007 R2.

Read at Unified Communication

OCS 2010 rumors from web

PBX killer, Voice CAL coming to OCS in 2010

Microsoft will ship a new version of its Office Communications Server (OCS) in 2010 and another in the following year or more, according to its TechNet Web site.

The server will include new features, including native E-911 support, designed to finally establish OCS as a PBX replacement rather than a complement, which is the positioning for the current version even with its new SIP-trunking features.

Clear Choice Test: Is Microsoft Office Communications Server your next IP PBX?

In addition, Microsoft will introduce a new Voice Client Access License (CAL) needed to access the new PBX-killer’s “enterprise-voice” features.


Microsoft is launching a promotion through its Software Assurance (SA) maintenance program to offer users up to two years free access to the new Voice CAL coming in OCS 2010.

OCS is the centerpiece of Microsoft’s unified communications strategy and includes instant messaging, presence, conference and VoIP features. In February, the company released the latest version, OCS 2007 R2.

The TechNet Web site did not provide a deep-dive on details of what the new Voice CAL includes, but in general it has all the current voice functionality in the Enterprise 2007 R2 CAL plus something entitled “enterprise ready voice – PBX Replace Voice,” Branch Survivability, E-911, PSTN Failover and Analog Device Support.

Rumors of a new Voice CAL for OCS first surfaced in February, but a blog posting on a TechNet Web site called The Three UC Amigos said that a news license will be required, and introduced a promotion to get users to commit to the new Voice CAL now.

The promotion will provide free access rights to the 2010 and 2011+ versions of the Voice CAL to any company that has SA coverage as of June 30, 2009 on their OCS Enterprise CAL or their Microsoft Enterprise CAL Suite.

Users will have to stay current on SA through the two releases of OCS.

The promotion offer also has the option of free access to only the 2010 version of the Voice CAL to those that purchase after July 1, 2009 an SA contract for their OCS Enterprise CAL or their Microsoft Enterprise CAL Suite.

Users who already have SA on OCS Enterprise CALs or their Microsoft Enterprise CAL Suite only have to keep their contracts current to get the new Voice CAL at no additional charge.

The Three UC Amigos posting said new OCS releases would come in 2010, which matches up with the Office 2010 roadmap Microsoft released Wednesday, and in “2011+.” The OCS releases were referred to as Wave 14 and Wave 15.

With Wave 14 there will be three CAL options and combinations: the Standard CAL covers IM and Presence; the Enterprise CAL adds conferencing; and the Voice CAL adds Voice.

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