Sun Java Communications Suite 5 Deployment Planning Guide

Understanding Provisioning Tools

This section describes supported provisioning tools that enable you to query, modify, add, or delete user, group, and domain entry information in your LDAP directory.

Understanding Messaging Server Provisioning Tools

Through supported Messaging Server provisioning tools, you can query, modify, add, or delete user, group, and domain entry information in your LDAP directory. This section examines these Messaging Server provisioning tools.

In addition to the questions asked in Deciding Which Schema to Use for Messaging Server, you should use Table 8–1 to evaluate your schema and provisioning tool options.


Note –

Prior to installing and configuring Messaging Server, you need to decide upon a schema model and tool or tools for provisioning your Messaging Server entries.


The following sections provide high-level information about the supported provisioning tools:

Sun ONE Delegated Administrator for Messaging

Sun ONE Delegated Administrator for Messaging (formerly called iPlanet Delegated Administrator) provides both a command-line and a graphical user interface to provision users and groups. Delegated Administrator uses Sun LDAP Schema 1, which is the Messaging Server 5.x version of provisioning definitions.

LDAP Provisioning Tools for Messaging Server

Schema 1 users and groups can be provisioned using the LDAP Directory tools (Schema 2 is not supported). Unlike the Delegated Administrator graphical and command-line interfaces, you can directly provision users and groups by adding, removing, and modifying the LDIF records through LDAP without having to use a user interface.

Delegated Administrator and Messaging Server

Access Manager uses Schema 2. Because the Sun Java System component products in the Java Enterprise System product suite use Schema 2, use Delegated Administrator 6.4. This should particularly be the case if you are using more than one Java Enterprise System product, or if you are performing a brand new installation of Messaging Server.

See the Sun Java System Delegated Administrator 6.4 Administration Guide for installation details.

Comparing Messaging Server Provisioning Tool Options

Table 8–1 shows the various supported schema, provisioning tools, provisioning limitations, and recommended documentation for additional information.

Table 8–1 Messaging Server Provisioning Mechanisms

Supported Provisioning Tool  

Provisioning Tool Functionality  

Provisioning Tool Limitations  

For Further Information  

Sun ONE Delegated Administrator for Messaging Graphical User Interface 

Uses: Schema 1 

Provides a graphical user interface for administrators to manage users, groups, domains, and mailing lists. End users can manage vacation messages and Sieve filters. 

  • Only available to existing Messaging Server 5.x customers who are now upgrading to Messaging Server 6.

  • Can only be used with Sun ONE Web Server 6.0 (which is only available with the Messaging Server 5.2 bundle). It cannot be used with Sun ONE Web Server 6.1.

  • Incompatible with Sun Schema 2 and with other Java Enterprise System products.

  • Unable to use mail filters through Sun Java System Messenger Express. Must use filters through Delegated Administrator.

  • Must use auto reply channel which is only available in Messaging Server 5.2 product.

Read the Sun ONE Delegated Administrator for Messaging 1.2 documentation. 

Describes how to install and administer the Sun ONE Delegated Administrator interface. 

Sun ONE Delegated Administrator for Messaging Command-line Interface 

Uses: Schema 1 

Provides a command-line interface for administrators to manage users, groups, domains, and mailing lists. 

  • Incompatible with Sun Schema 2 and with other Java Enterprise System products.

Read the Sun ONE Delegated Administrator for Messaging 1.2 documentation. 

Provides syntax and usage for Sun ONE Delegated Administrator command-line utilities.

LDAP Provisioning Tools

Uses: Schema 1 

Provides tools to directly modify LDAP entries or for creating custom provisioning tools. 

  • Incompatible with Sun Schema 2 and with other Java Enterprise System products.

Read the iPlanet Messaging Server 5.2 Provisioning Guide and the iPlanet Messaging and Collaboration Schema Reference.

Describes the Sun LDAP Schema 1 provisioning model. 

In addition, these guides explain how to use LDAP provisioning tools and the usage of specific attributes and object classes. 

Delegated Administrator

Uses: Schema 2 

Provides graphical and command-line interfaces for administrators to manage users, groups, domains, and mailing lists. 

Compatible with other Java Enterprise System products. 

  • Not backwardly compatible with Sun Schema 1.

  • No GUI provisioning tool to use with Sun Java System Access Manager.

  • Sun Java System Access Manager must be installed to enable this interface.

Read the Sun Java System Delegated Administrator 6.4 Administration Guide.

Provides syntax and usage for the command-line utility. 

Understanding Calendar Server Provisioning Tools

Through supported Calendar Server provisioning tools, you can query, modify, add, or delete user, group, and domain entry information in your LDAP directory. This section examines these Calendar Server provisioning tools.

In addition to the questions asked in Deciding Which Schema to Use for Calendar Server, you should use Table 8–2 to evaluate your schema and provisioning tool options.


Note –

Prior to installing and configuring Calendar Server, you need to decide upon a schema model and tool or tools for provisioning your Calendar Server entries.


The following sections provide high-level information about the supported provisioning tools:

LDAP Provisioning Tools for Calendar Server

Schema 1 users and groups can be provisioned using the LDAP Directory tools (Schema 2 is not supported). You can directly provision users and groups by adding, removing, and modifying the LDIF records through LDAP without having to use a user interface.

Delegated Administrator and Calendar Server

Access Manager uses Schema 2. Because the Sun Java System component products in the Java Enterprise System product suite use Schema 2, use Delegated Administrator 6.4. This should particularly be the case if you are using more than one Java Enterprise System product, or if you are performing a brand new installation of Calendar Server.

See the Sun Java System Delegated Administrator 6.4 Administration Guide for installation details.

Comparing Calendar Server Provisioning Tool Options

The following table shows the various supported schema, provisioning tools, provisioning limitations, and recommended documentation for additional information.

Table 8–2 Calendar Server Provisioning Mechanisms

Supported Provisioning Tool  

Provisioning Tool Functionality  

Provisioning Tool Limitations  

For Further Information  

LDAP Provisioning Tools

Uses: Schema 1 

Provides tools to directly modify LDAP entries or for creating custom provisioning tools. 

Incompatible with Sun Schema 2 and with other Java Enterprise System products. 

Read the iPlanet Messaging Server 5.2 Provisioning Guide and the iPlanet Messaging and Collaboration Schema Reference.

Describes the Sun LDAP Schema 1 provisioning model. 

In addition, these guides explain how to use LDAP provisioning tools and the usage of specific attributes and object classes. 

Delegated Administrator

Uses: Schema 2 

Provides graphical and command-line interfaces for administrators to manage users, groups, domains, and resources. 

Compatible with other Java Enterprise System products. 

  • Not backwardly compatible with Sun Schema 1.

  • Sun Java System Access Manager must be installed to enable this interface.

Read the Sun Java System Delegated Administrator 6.4 Administration Guide.

Provides syntax and usage for the command-line utility.