exe in the Resource
Kit directory.
Best Practice Analyzer
Microsoft has started to provide a Best Practices Analyzer (BPA) tool to ensure that server products
are properly set up and confi gured. The OCS BPA will scan your OCS server(s) and compare
the confi guration and settings to a predefi ned set of best-practice rules provided by Microsoft.
The BPA will then generate a report showing discrepancies between your confi guration and
the best-practice confi guration rules. This tool is a quick and easy way to ensure that your OCS
environment is set up and confi gured properly. Any confi guration errors revealed by the BPA
Figure 12.21 The Snooper Tool Search Results
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could point to trouble spots in your deployment. The following will guide you through using
the BPA in your deployment:
1. First you??™ll need to download and install the BPA. You can fi nd it by doing a search
at http://download.microsoft.com.
2. After installing the BPA, you can access it by going to Start | All Programs |
Microsoft Offi ce Communications Server 2007 | Best Practices Analyzer |
Best Practices Analyzer. The BPA Wizard will launch.
3. The fi rst step of the wizard is to check for new updates to the BPA. Click the Check
for updates now link to have the BPA search for and download new updates from
Microsoft. This step is important, as Microsoft regularly updates rules and features of
the BPA (see Figure 12.22).
Figure 12.22 OCS 2007 Best Practices Analyzer Update Window
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