Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.3 Administration Guide

Appendix D Installation Worksheets

This appendix provides worksheets by which you can plan your installation. The following worksheets are included:

D.1 Directory Server Installation

You installed Directory Server through the Java Enterprise System installer or through a previous installation. Record your Directory Server installation and configuration parameters in Table D–1 (this is a replica of the worksheet shown in the Communications Suite Deployment Planning Guide). You will need these parameters when you install and configure the Administration and Messaging servers.

Table D–1 Directory Server Installation Parameters

Parameter:  

Description:  

Example:  

Used in:  

Your Answers:  

Directory Installation Root 

A directory on the directory server machine dedicated to holding the server program, configuration, maintenance, and information files. 

/var/mps/serverroot/

comm_dssetup.pl Perl script

See 1.2 To Prepare Directory Server for Messaging Server Configuration

 

Host 

The host name is the IP host name, which might be either a “short-form” host name (for example, fiddle) or a fully qualified host name. The fully qualified host name consists of two parts: the host name and the domain name.

fiddle.west.sesta.com

Administration Server Configuration 

See 1.2 To Prepare Directory Server for Messaging Server Configuration

 

LDAP Directory Port Number 

The default for and LDAP directory server is 389.

389

Administration Server Configuration and Messaging Server Configuration 

See 1.2 To Prepare Directory Server for Messaging Server Configuration and 1.3 Creating the Initial Messaging Server Runtime Configuration.

 

Administrator ID and Password 

Administrator in charge or responsible for configuration information. 

Password for the Administrator 

Admin

PaSsWoRd 

Administration Server Configuration 

See 1.2 To Prepare Directory Server for Messaging Server Configuration

 

User and Group Tree Suffix 

The distinguished name of the LDAP entry at the top of the directory tree, below which user and group data is stored. 

o=usergroup

comm_dssetup.pl Perl script

See 1.2 To Prepare Directory Server for Messaging Server Configuration

 

Directory Manager DN and Password 

The privileged directory administrator, comparable to the superuser user in UNIX. Typically, this administrator is responsible for user and group data. 

Password for the Directory Manager. 

cn=Directory Manager

pAsSwOrD

comm_dssetup.pl Perl script and Messaging Server Configuration

See 1.2 To Prepare Directory Server for Messaging Server Configuration and 1.3 Creating the Initial Messaging Server Runtime Configuration.

 

Administration Domain 

A region of administrative control. 

System Lab

Administration Server Configuration 

See 1.2 To Prepare Directory Server for Messaging Server Configuration

 

D.2 Directory Server Setup Script (comm_dssetup.pl)

When you run the Directory Server Setup script (comm_dssetup.pl) to prepare Directory Server for Messaging Server configuration, record your installation parameters in Table D–2. You will need some of these parameters for the Messaging Server initial runtime configuration.

Table D–2 comm_dssetup.pl Script Parameters

Parameter 

Description 

Example 

Your Answers: 

Server Root 

Installation Root of the Directory Server dedicated to holding the server program, configuration, maintenance, and information files. 

/var/mps/serverroot/

 

Server Instance 

LDAP Directory Server daemon or service that is responsible for most functions. In certain deployments, you might dedicate an instance for maintaining users and groups and maintain a separate instance for configuration. 

slapd-varrius

 

DC Root 

If you want to have a two-tree DIT provisioning model (Sun LDAP Schema 1 or Sun ONE LDAP Schema.2 (compatibility mode), the DC Tree mirrors the local DNS structure and is used by the system as an index to the Organization Tree that contain the user and group data entries. 

o=internet

 

User and Group Base Suffix 

Top entry in the Organization Tree which holds the namespace for user and group entries. 

o=usergroup

 

Directory Manager DN and Password 

Administrator who is responsible for the user and group data in the Organization Tree. Should be the same as what was specified in the Sun Java Enterprise System Installer. 

Password of Directory Manager DN 

cn=Directory Manager

pAsSwOrD 

 

D.3 Messaging Server Initial Runtime Configuration

When you run the Messaging Server initial runtime configuration program, record your installation parameters in Table D–3. You might also refer to your D.1 Directory Server Installation checklist to answer certain questions.

Table D–3 Initial Runtime Configuration Parameters

Parameter 

Description  

Example  

Your Answers:  

Configuration and Data Directory 

Contains all of the Messaging Server configuration files. 

The msg-svr-base/data directory is symbolically linked to this directory.

/var/mps/SUNmsgsr/

 

UNIX System User 

Certain privileges designated to system users to ensure they have appropriate permissions for the processes they are running. This system user should not be the same user that you specified in the Administration Server Initial Runtime Configuration. 

mailsrv

 

UNIX System Group 

The group to which certain UNIX System users belong. This system group should not be the same group that you specified in the Administration Server Initial Runtime Configuration. 

mail

 

Configuration Directory LDAP URL, Directory Manager, and Password 

Configuration Directory Server, LDAP URL, Bind DN, and Password 


ldap://fiddle.west.
sesta.com:389

cn=Directory Manager

PaSsWoRd

 

User and Group Directory LDAP URL, Directory Manager, and Password 

User and Group Directory Server, LDAP URL, Bind DN, and Password.  

It is recommended that you have a separate User and Group directory from your Configuration directory.  


ldap://fiddle.west.
sesta.com:389

cn=Directory Manager

PaSsWoRd

 

Postmaster Email Address 

Email address of the administrator who will monitor postmaster mail. Address must be a fully qualified address, and must be valid, in that there is a mailbox associated with the address. 

pma@siroe.com

 

Password for Administrator Accounts 

Password that will be used for service administrator, user/group administrator, end user administrator privileges as well as PAB administrator and SSL passwords. 

paSSwoRD

 

Default Email Domain 

The email default that is used if no domain is specified. 

siroe.com

 

Organization Name for Default Email Domain 

An organization name under which your organization will reside and is used to construct the organization tree. 

For example if your organization name is Engineering, all the users for siroe.com (your default email domain) will be placed under the LDAP DN o=Engineering, o=usergroup

Your user and group directory suffix was specified in comm_dssetup.pl.