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What is OCS 2007 R2 Group Chat Server |
Group Chat
Server
Its an optional
role of Office Communications Server to host the
persistent chat sessions. During persistent chat
sessions offered by Group chat server, along with all
IM, files, Web links, and other data that were part of
the ongoing conversation.
Group chat server
lets you create chat rooms to chat in more persistent
way. With introduction of Group Chat, OCS now offers
both persistent and non persistent way of chatting.
Group Chat
functionality consists of the following components:
Group Chat Server, which runs three server roles: Lookup
Server, Channel Server, and Web Services
Group Chat
database
Compliance Server for archiving group chat activity, if
required to meet compliance regulations compliance
Compliance database
Group Chat cant
work all alone. You need to have Office Communications
Server before you deploy the Group Chat server.
In a Group Chat
topology, the following considerations apply:
Group Chat Server and the group chat database must be
installed on separate computers.
Compliance Server, if deployed, must be installed on a
separate computer from Group Chat Server.
The Group Chat database and the compliance database can
be a shared database for small deployments.
Group Chat functionality can be scaled by adding up to
two additional Group Chat Servers.