Sun Java System Communications Services 6 2005Q4 Schema Migration Guide

Chapter 4 Upgrading and Configuring the Servers

This chapter describes how to configure the Messaging Server and Calendar Server to use LDAP Schema 2. It includes the following topics:

Guidelines for Server Configuration

The following rules and guidelines apply to server configuration:

Configuring Messaging Server

The following procedures outline how to upgrade Messaging Server to version 6 and configure it to use Schema 2.

Upgrading Messaging Server to Version 6

To upgrade Messaging Server 5.x to Messaging Server 6, follow the instructions in Chapter 2, Upgrading to Sun Java System Messaging Server, in Sun Java System Messaging Server 6 2005Q4 Administration Guide.

Running the Directory Server Setup Script

During the upgrade process, you run the Directory Server Setup Perl script (comm_dssetup.pl) to configure Directory Server 5.x for Messaging Server 6 and Calendar Server 6.

The comm_dssetup.pl script asks you to specify which schema version Directory Server is to use by setting the comm_dssetup.pl -t option, as follows:

Since you are upgrading your Messaging and Calendar servers before you migrate to Schema 2, you should specify Schema 1 at this stage. If you specify Schema 1 when you run comm_dssetup.pl, the upgraded servers will continue to use the existing schema without interruption.

If you also have installed Calendar Server 6 and have already run comm_dssetup.pl, you might not need to run the script again.


Note –

You only need to run comm_dssetup.pl once for each Directory Server used by the Messaging and Calendar servers. However, if you are not sure what to do, it will not hurt your system to run it again. In fact, the script checks to see if the current version has already been installed and will notify you.


Configuring Messaging Server for Schema 2

To configure Messaging Server to use Schema 2, native mode, perform these tasks:

ProcedureTo Configure Messaging Server to use Schema 2, Native Mode

Steps
  1. Edit the LDAP_SCHEMALEVEL option in the option.dat file to support Schema 2.

  2. Change the service.dcroot configuration parameter to point to the root of the Organization Tree (by using the configutil command).

    These tasks are further described in the sections that follow.

Step 1: Edit the Schema-Level Option in the Option File

Set the LDAP_SCHEMALEVEL option value to 2.

You can set the following values for the LDAP_SCHEMALEVEL option in the option.dat file:

For details about editing and using the option.dat file, see Editing the Option File

Step 2: Change the DC Root Configuration Parameter

Update the following configuration parameter with the configutil command:

service.dcroot

This parameter tells Messaging Server where to begin doing lookups in the LDAP directory.

For Schema 1, the value of this parameter is the root of DC Tree in the directory. The default value is o=Internet.

To configure Messaging Server to support Schema 2, change the value of service.dcroot to the root of the Organization Tree in the directory.

For information about using the configutil utility, see Chapter 1, Messaging Server Command-line Utilities, in Sun Java System Messaging Server 6 2005Q4 Administration Reference.

Schema 2, Compatibility Mode

If you are migrating to Schema 2, compatibility mode, Messaging Server should continue to be configured to use Schema 1:

In Schema 2, compatibility mode, the Messaging and Calendar servers continue to use the schema exactly as they did in Schema 1. The servers use the DC Tree to access the correct nodes in the Organization Tree. They use an RFC 2247-compliant search algorithm to look up user entries. From the Messaging and Calendar servers’ perspective, Schema 1 is still in place.

At the same time, Schema 2, compatibility mode enables you to use Access Manager features such as the commadmin utility or single sign-on (SSO). During the migration to Schema 2, compatibility mode, Access Manager object classes, attributes, and ACIs are added to the appropriate nodes in the Organization Tree.

Editing the Option File

Each line in the option.dat file contains the setting for one option. An option setting has the form:

option=value

The option.dat file is the file specified with the IMTA_OPTION_FILE option in the IMTA tailor file (msg_svr_base/config/imta_tailor). By default, it is located in msg_svr_base/config/option.dat

For more information about the option.dat file, see Chapter Chapter 4, MTA Configuration, in Sun Java System Messaging Server 6 2005Q4 Administration Reference.

Other Options in the Option File

Other LDAP Schema 2 options in the option.dat file let you customize Messaging Server’s interaction with the LDAP directory.

For example, LDAP_DOMAIN_FILTER_SCHEMA2 lets you set the LDAP search filter used for Schema, 2 domain lookups. (The default value for this option is objectclass=sunManagedOrganization.)

However, to configure Messaging Server to use Schema 2, you only have to set the LDAP_SCHEMALEVEL option. When you migrate to Schema 2, the Schema Migration Utility (commdirmig) automatically migrates all the current domain object classes and domain attributes from the DC Tree to the Organization Tree.

Your option.dat file also might contain options that customize Schema 1 values. After you migrate to Schema 2, these options become irrelevant and are not used. They do no harm. You do not have to delete Schema 1 options from the option.dat file.

For more information about the options available in the option.dat file, see Chapter Chapter 4, MTA Configuration, in Sun Java System Messaging Server 6 2005Q4 Administration Reference.

Configuring Calendar Server

The following procedures outline how to upgrade Calendar Server to version 6, migrate Calendar Server data to version 6, and configure Calendar Server to use Schema 2.

Upgrading Calendar Server to Version 6

To upgrade Calendar Server 5.x to Calendar Server 6, follow the instructions in ChapterChapter 4, Database Migration Utilities, in Sun Java System Calendar Server 6 2005Q4 Administration Guide.

After the upgrade/installation, you must configure Calendar Server and migrate Calendar Server data. For details, see Part II, Postinstallation Configuration, in Sun Java System Calendar Server 6 2005Q4 Administration Guide and Chapter 4, Database Migration Utilities, in Sun Java System Calendar Server 6 2005Q4 Administration Guide.

Running the Directory Server Setup Script

During the upgrade process, you run the Directory Server Setup Perl script (comm_dssetup.pl) to configure Directory Server 5.x for Calendar Server 6 and Messaging Server 6.

The comm_dssetup.pl script asks you to specify which schema version Directory Server is to use by setting the comm_dssetup.pl -t option, as follows:

Since you are upgrading your Messaging and Calendar servers before you migrate to Schema 2, you should specify Schema 1 at this stage. If you specify Schema 1 when you run comm_dssetup.pl, the upgraded servers will continue to use the existing schema without interruption.

If you have just installed Messaging Server 6 and have already run comm_dssetup.pl, you do not need to run the script again.


Note –

You only need to run comm_dssetup.pl once for each Directory Server used by the Messaging and Calendar servers. However, if you are not sure what to do, it will not hurt your system to run it again. In fact, the script checks to see if the current version has already been installed and will notify you.


For more information about running the comm_dssetup.pl script, see Part II, Postinstallation Configuration, in Sun Java System Calendar Server 6 2005Q4 Administration Guide.

Configuring Calendar Server to Use Schema 2

To configure Calendar Server to use Schema 2, you must set configuration parameters in the Calendar Server configuration file, ics.conf.

You also must set additional configuration parameters to support hosted (virtual) domains. For details, see Configuring Calendar Server for Hosted Domain Support

(The Calendar Server configuration program, csconfigurator.sh, does not configure Calendar Server to use Schema 2 or to support hosted domains.)

To configure Calendar Server to use Schema 2, edit the following parameters in the ics.conf file:

Configuring Calendar Server for Compatibility Mode

If you are migrating to Schema 2, compatibility mode, set the local.schemaversion value to 1.

In Schema 2, compatibility mode, the Messaging and Calendar servers continue to use the schema exactly as they did in Schema 1. The servers use the DC Tree to access the correct nodes in the Organization Tree. They use an RFC 2247-compliant search algorithm to look up user entries. From the Messaging and Calendar servers’ perspective, Schema 1 is still in place.

At the same time, Schema 2, compatibility mode enables you to use Access Manager features such as the commadmin utility or single sign-on (SSO). During the migration to Schema 2, compatibility mode, Access Manager object classes, attributes, and ACIs are added to the appropriate nodes in the Organization Tree.

Configuring Calendar Server for Hosted Domain Support

To support Schema 2, Calendar Server also must be configured to support hosted (virtual) domains. This section briefly summarizes the procedures for supporting hosted domains. For more information, see Chapter Chapter 13, Administering Hosted Domains, in Sun Java System Calendar Server 6 2005Q4 Administration Guide.

To migrate a site to use hosted domains, you must perform the following tasks:

Configuring Calendar Server for Hosted Domain Support describes the parameters in the ics.conf file used for hosted domain support. If any of the following parameters are not in the ics.conf file, add the parameter and its associated value to the file and then restart Calendar Server for the values to take effect.

For more information about editing the ics.conf file, see AppendixAppendix E, Calendar Server Configuration Parameters, in Sun Java System Calendar Server 6 2005Q4 Administration Guide.

Table 4–1 Configuration Parameters for Hosted Domain Support

Parameter  

Description 

service.virtualdomain.support

Enables (y) or disables (n) support for hosted (virtual) domain mode. Default is n. 

local.schemaversion

Specifies the version of the LDAP schema: 

  • “1" = Schema 1. See also service.dcroot.

  • “2" = Schema 2. See also service.schema2root.

    Default is “1"

service.dcroot

Specifies the root suffix of the DC tree in the LDAP directory, if local.schemaversion = "1"

For example: "o=internet"

In hosted (virtual) domain mode, Calendar Server uses the service.dcroot parameter and not the local.ugldapbasedn and local.authldapbasedn parameters.

Conversely, in non-hosted (virtual) domain mode, Calendar Server uses the local.ugldapbasedn and local.authldapbasedn parameters and not the service.dcroot parameter.

service.schema2root

Specifies the root suffix underneath which all domains are found, if local.schemaversion = "2"

For example: “sesta.com

service.defaultdomain

Specifies the default domain for this instance of Calendar Server. Used when a domain name is not supplied during a login. 

For example: “sesta.com"

service.loginseparator

Specifies a string of separators used for the login-separator when Calendar Server parses “userid[login-separator]domain

 

Calendar Server tries each separator in turn. 

Default is “@+

service.siteadmin.userid

Specifies the user ID of the domain administrator. 

For example: DomainAdmin@sesta.com

service.virtualdomain.scope = "select"

Controls cross domain searching: 

  • primary" = Search only within the domain where the user is logged in.

  • select" = Search in any domain that allows the search.

    Default is “select"

local.domain.language

Specifies the language for the domain. Default is “en" (English).

Provisioning Rules for Hosted Domains

After you configure Calendar Server to support hosted domains (and after you migrate the directory data to Schema 2), user-developed applications and provisioning tools must use the following rules for provisioning new entries:

Access Manager requires this hierarchy for provisioning user and group entries. Access Manager-based tools will not recognize users and groups provisioned under different nodes than the people node and group node, respectively.

Editing the Configuration File

Calendar Server configuration parameters are stored in the following file:

cal_svr_base/etc/opt/SUNWics5/config/ics.conf

The ics.conf file is an ASCII text file, with each line defining a parameter and its associated value(s). The parameters are initialized during Calendar Server installation. After installation, a user with administrator rights on the system where Calendar Server is running can edit the ics.conf file. You can edit the file by using a text editor such as vi on Solaris Systems.

For more information about editing configuration parameters in the ics.conf file, see Appendix E, Calendar Server Configuration Parameters, in Sun Java System Calendar Server 6 2005Q4 Administration Guide.