Installation and Upgrade Notes

• To install this release, you must first install Sun Java System Instant Messaging 7 2005Q4 then upgrade to this release by applying the patches for your operating system. Patches are available from SunSolve Online.

  • Solaris^TM (SPARC®) – 118789-13, 118786-11, 120841–01 (for localization)

  • Solaris^TM (x86) – 118790-13, 118787-11, 120841–01 (for localization)

  • Linux – 118791-13, 118788-11, 120842–01 (for localization)

• (Issue Number: 6365694) If you will be storing user properties in LDAP, you must install the Sun Java System Access Manager before you run the configure utility.

• The Instant Messaging Installation Guide has been discontinued. If you are installing Instant Messaging 7 2006Q1 for the first time, see the Sun Java System Enterprise System Installation Guide for installation instructions. If you are upgrading from a previous release of Instant Messaging, see the Sun Java System Upgrade and Migration Guide for instructions.

• (Issue Number: 6339952, Linux Only) If you want to upgrade from Sun Java System Instant Messaging 7 2005Q4 to this release, and you are using a file to store user properties in the default location (iim.userprops.store = "file"), you need to copy the user data from /var/opt/sun/im/db to /var/opt/sun/im/default/db before you upgrade.

• If you choose to use Sun Java System Identity Server to store policies when configuring Instant Messaging, policies like the following are created:

  • Ability to administer Instant Messaging and Presence Services

  • Ability to change your own Instant Messaging settings

  • Ability to manage Instant Messaging Conference Rooms