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  • Page 1 Deployment Guide AX Series with Microsoft Offi ce Communications Server...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Deployment Guide for Microsoft Offi ce Communications Server 2007 Table of Contents DEPLOYMENT GUIDE AX Series with Microsoft Offi ce Communicati ons Server Introducti on ......................... 1 Prerequisites & Assumpti ons ....................1 Enterprise Deployment Example .................... 2 Confi guring AX for HTTPS (444) port on Microsoft Offi ce Communicati ons Server 2007 ................
  • Page 3: Introducti On

    For more information on OCS, visit: http://offi ce.microsoft.com/en-us/communicationsserver/default.aspx The AX Series with its Advanced Core Operating System (ACOS) has been designed specifi cally for ap- plications such as OCS, providing better robustness in failover situations, load balancing VoIP users’ ses- sions for better performance and scalability, offl...
  • Page 4: Enterprise Deployment Example

    Deployment Guide for Microsoft Offi ce Communications Server 2007 The confi gurations that are in this deployment guide can be used for OCS setups and topologies for cli- ents’ access using a HTTP Web browser for OCS services, and for VoIP services of OCS based on the SIP confi...
  • Page 5: Confi Guring Ax For Https (444) Port On Microsoft Offi Ce Communicati Ons Server 2007

    Deployment Guide for Microsoft Offi ce Communications Server 2007 The confi guration steps in this document are based on AX Series Software Release 2.4 and Microsoft Offi ce Communications Server 2007 Enterprise Edition. Confi guring AX for HTTPS (444) port on Microsoft Offi ce Communicati ons Server 2007 To confi...
  • Page 6: Confi Guring Real Servers For Ocs

    Deployment Guide for Microsoft Offi ce Communications Server 2007 Figure 2.2 Health Monitor Confi guration Figure 2.2 Health Monitor Confi guration Confi guring Real Servers for OCS In this step we confi gure Microsoft OCS real server with service port 444. We confi gure HTTPS health monitor on the service port.
  • Page 7 Deployment Guide for Microsoft Offi ce Communications Server 2007 Figure 2.3 Real Server Confi guration Figure 2.3 Real Server Confi guration In the Port fi eld, enter the number of the service port on the real server. In this example, the port number is “444”...
  • Page 8: Service Group Confi Gurati On

    Deployment Guide for Microsoft Offi ce Communications Server 2007 Service Group Confi gurati on To confi gure a service group: Select Confi g Mode > Service > SLB Select Service Group on the menu bar Scroll down to click Add. The Service Group tab appears Name fi...
  • Page 9: Templates Confi Gurati On

    Deployment Guide for Microsoft Offi ce Communications Server 2007 Template Confi gurati on • HTTP Template • TCP-Proxy Template • Client SSL Template • Server SSL Template Confi guring HTTP Template Confi guring HTTP Template Select Confi g Mode > Service > Template Select Application >...
  • Page 10: Confi Guring Tcp Proxy Template

    Deployment Guide for Microsoft Offi ce Communications Server 2007 Confi guring TCP Proxy Template Confi guring TCP Proxy Template TCP-proxy templates control TCP stack settings such as the idle timeout for TCP connections. We will confi gure this template on a virtual server port later in the deployment guide. To confi...
  • Page 11: Importi Ng Of Ssl Certi Fi Cate

    Deployment Guide for Microsoft Offi ce Communications Server 2007 Importi ng of SSL Certi fi cate Importi ng of SSL Certi fi cate For client-SSL template, we imported certifi cate and key from a remote server. If you are importing a CA-signed certifi...
  • Page 12: Confi Guring Ssl Server Template

    Deployment Guide for Microsoft Offi ce Communications Server 2007 Figure 2.9 SSL Key Figure 2.9 SSL Key Confi guring SSL Server Template Confi guring SSL Server Template In this step, SSL server template is confi gured for the virtual server. To confi...
  • Page 13: Confi Guring Ssl Client Template

    Deployment Guide for Microsoft Offi ce Communications Server 2007 Confi guring SSL Client Template Confi guring SSL Client Template In this step, SSL client template is confi gured for the HTTPS virtual server. The SSL certifi cate and key imported in the previous step are used here. Later, during confi guration of the virtual server, the template will be bound to the HTTPS virtual service port.
  • Page 14: Confi Guring Virtual Server For Port 444 (Https)

    Deployment Guide for Microsoft Offi ce Communications Server 2007 Confi guring the Virtual Server for port 444 (HTTPS) In this step we will confi gure the virtual server for port 444. This is a secure port so we will confi gure the client and server SSL template on port 444.
  • Page 15 Deployment Guide for Microsoft Offi ce Communications Server 2007 The default Virtual Server Port Template is used for the service port, so leave default selected In the HTTP Template drop-down list, select the “OCS-HTTP” template confi gured above In the Client-SSL Template drop-down list, select the “ocs-client-ssl”...
  • Page 16: Confi Guring Ax For Sip (5061) Port On Microsoft Offi Ce Communicati Ons Server 2007

    Deployment Guide for Microsoft Offi ce Communications Server 2007 Confi guring AX for SIP (5061) port on Microsoft Offi ce Com- municati ons Server 2007 In this section we will confi gure the AX for SIP on port 5061. For the OCS server we will use the default health check on port 5061.
  • Page 17: Service Group Confi Gurati On

    Deployment Guide for Microsoft Offi ce Communications Server 2007 Service Group Confi gurati on To confi gure a service group: Select Confi g Mode > Service > SLB Select Service Group on the menu bar Click Add. The Service Group tab appears Name fi...
  • Page 18: Template Confi Gurati On

    Deployment Guide for Microsoft Offi ce Communications Server 2007 Template Confi gurati on • TCP Template • Source IP Persistence Template Confi guring TCP Template Confi guring TCP Template For SIP, the TCP template is used for the service. The AX device has a default TCP template and you can also confi...
  • Page 19: Confi Guring Source Ip Persistence Template

    Deployment Guide for Microsoft Offi ce Communications Server 2007 Confi guring Source IP Persistence Template Confi guring Source IP Persistence Template Source IP Persistence directs a given client, identifi ed by its IP address, to the same service port, server, or service group.
  • Page 20: Confi Guring Virtual Server For Port 5061 (Sip)

    Deployment Guide for Microsoft Offi ce Communications Server 2007 Confi guring Virtual Server for port 5061 (SIP) In this step we confi gure the virtual server for port 5061. We confi gured port 444 and 5061 on the same virtual server so steps 1 to 5 are the same as port 444. To confi...
  • Page 21 Deployment Guide for Microsoft Offi ce Communications Server 2007 The default port template is used for the service port, so leave default selected In the TCP Template drop-down list, select the “OCS-TCP” template In the Persistence Template Type select Source IP Persistence Template from the drop- down list, the Source IP Persistence Template fi...
  • Page 22: Summary And Conclusion

    Achieve higher connection throughput and faster end user responsiveness by off-loading security processing to the AX device By using the AX Series Advanced Traffi c Manager, signifi cant benefi ts are achieved for all users of Micro- soft OCS services. For more information about AX Series products, refer to: http://a10networks.com/products/axseries.php...
  • Page 23 About A10 Networks A10 Networks was founded in 2004 with a mission to provide innovative networking and security solutions. A10 Networks makes high-performance products that help organiza- tions accelerate, optimize and secure their applications. A10 Networks is headquartered in Silicon Valley with offi ces in the United States, Europe, Japan, China, Korea and Tai- wan.

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