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Preface

• Audience
• Documentation Accessibility
• Related Documentation
• Conventions

1 New in this Release

• New in Oracle Calendar Server 10g Release 1 (10.1.1)
  • Automatic User Provisioning
  • User Deprovisioning
  • Configurable Automatic Log Rotation
  • Service Registry and Discovery
  • Oracle Process Management and Notification Integration
  • Oracle Enterprise Manager Integration
  • Common Address Book
  • Defence Against Denial of Service Protection
  • Memory Information Utility
  • Utility Password Option Removed
• New in Oracle Calendar Server 10g Release 1 (10.1.2.1)
  • New Time Zone Definitions
  • New Options for the UNIREQDUMP Utility
• New in Oracle Calendar Application System 10g Release 1 (10.1.1)
  • New in Oracle Calendar Web Client
    • Searching
    • Preferences
    • Scheduling
    • Per-instance Possibilities
  • New in Oracle Mobile Data Sync
    • New Device Certification
    • Support for Per Instance Details and Personal Notes
    • Consistent Display of Multi-day Events Across Oracle Calendar Clients
• New in Oracle Calendar Application System 10g Release 1 (10.1.2.1)
  • New in Oracle Mobile Data Sync
    • New Parameter Addition
• New in Oracle Calendar Application System 10g Release 1 (10.1.2.2)
  • New in Oracle Calendar Application System
    • Process Management Changes
  • New in Oracle Mobile Data Sync
    • New Device Certification
• New in Oracle Calendar Application System 10g Release 1 (10.1.2.3)
  • New in Oracle Mobile Data Sync
    • New Device Certification
• New in Oracle Calendar Application System 10g Release 1 (10.1.2.4)
  • New in Oracle Mobile Data Sync
    • New Device Profile Management

2 Overview of Oracle Calendar

• Introduction to Oracle Calendar
  • What Is Oracle Calendar?
  • Where Is the Calendar in Oracle Collaboration Suite?
  • What Is a Host?
  • What Is a Node?
  • What Are Clusters and Master Nodes?
  • What Is a Standalone Installation?
• About Oracle Calendar Server Architecture
  • Initial Client Connection
  • Client Requests
  • Connections to Nodes
  • Node Request Queue
  • Connections to the Directory Server
• About Calendar Daemons/Services
  • About the Oracle Calendar Engine
  • About the Oracle Calendar Lock Manager
  • About the Oracle Calendar Synchronous Network Connection
    • Configuring Synchronous Network Connections
  • About the Oracle Calendar Directory Access Server
    • Configuring the Directory Access Server
  • About the Oracle Calendar Corporate-Wide Services
    • Configuring Corporate-Wide Services
    • Processing
  • About the Oracle Calendar Server Manager

3 Overview of Oracle Calendar Application System

• About the Oracle Calendar Application System
  • About Oracle Calendar Application System Components
• Customizing Oracle Calendar Application System Components
• Oracle Calendar Application System Administrative Tasks
  • Starting and Stopping Oracle Calendar Application System
    • When to Restart the Oracle Calendar Application System
  • New Process Management in Oracle Calendar Application System 10.1.2.2
  • Configuring the Number of Fast-CGI Processes
  • Changing the Oracle Calendar Application System Port
  • Increasing the Logging Level
  • Oracle Calendar Application System Metrics and Statistics
    • Enabling Performance Metrics and Statistics
    • Enabling Transaction Metrics and Statistics
    • Customizing Statistic File Names
• Oracle Calendar Web Client Administrative Tasks
  • Enabling Support for Other Download Types
  • Increasing the Size of the Favorites List
  • Increasing the Maximum Number of Instances for Repeating Events
  • Attachments and Caching with Microsoft Internet Explorer
• Oracle Mobile Data Sync Administrative Tasks
  • Managing Device Profiles
    • Defined Device Descriptions
    • New Certified Devices in Oracle Mobile Data Sync 10.1.2.2
    • New Certified Devices in Oracle Mobile Data Sync 10.1.2.3
    • Device Profile Sections
    • Creating a Device Profile
  • Managing Device Profiles in Oracle Mobile Data Sync 10.1.2.4
    • Defined Device Descriptions
    • Device Profiles and Device Configuration Files
    • Creating a Device Profile and Device Configuration File
  • Controlling Uncertified Clients
  • Configuring the Links Database

4 Planning a Calendar Deployment

• How to Plan a Calendar Deployment
  • Determine the Number of Users
  • Assign Product Administration Tasks
• Preinstallation Checklist
  • Information to Consider Before Installing
• Installation Notes
  • Distributed Installations
• Oracle Calendar Application System Installation Considerations
• Oracle Calendar Application System Postinstallation Issues
  • General Configuration
  • Configuring Your Web Server
• Calendar Client Deployment Information

5 Introduction to Oracle Calendar Server Administration

• General Administration Concerns
• About the Oracle Calendar Administrator
• About Oracle Enterprise Manager
• About the Command-Line Utilities for the Oracle Calendar Server
• Starting and Stopping the Oracle Calendar Server
• Checking Server Status
• Viewing Current User Activity
• Changing the SYSOP Administrator Password
• Populating the Calendar Server
• Other Administrative Tasks

6 Using Oracle Calendar with Directory Servers

• About Directory Servers
  • What Is the Directory Schema?
  • What Is the Base DN?
• Granting Directory Server Access to Administrators
  • Granting Access to Oracle Internet Directory Servers
  • Granting Access to Other Directory Servers
• Using LDAP Groups and Distribution Lists
• Specifying Fail Over Host for the Directory Server
• About the Global Address List (GAL)
• About the Common Address Book (CAB)
• Securing Connections to the Directory Server
• Changing the Attribute Used for Single Sign-On Login
• When Does the Calendar Server Bind to the Directory Server?

7 Managing Calendar User Accounts

• About Calendar User Accounts
• Calendar User Account Provisioning
  • Calendar Provisioning Models
  • Calendar Provisioning Policies
• Calendar User Account Deprovisioning
• Adding Calendar User Accounts
  • Adding Users from a Populated Directory Server
  • Adding Users to the Internal Calendar Server Directory
  • Adding Calendar Users to a Directory Server
• Modifying Calendar User Accounts
• Deleting Calendar User Accounts
  • Moving Calendar Users
• Modifying User Defaults
• Setting Up E-mail Notification
• Granting Access Rights From One User to Another
• Other User Configuration Options
• About Calendar Server Administrative Rights
• Scope of Administrative Rights
• Assigning Administrative Rights to Users
  • Administrative Rights: Third-Party Directory Server Considerations

8 Managing Calendar Resources Accounts

• About Calendar Resources
• Creating Calendar Resources
  • Adding Resources in an LDAP Directory Context
• Modifying Calendar Resources
• Deleting Calendar Resources
• Modifying Calendar Resource Defaults
• Granting Designate and Other Access Rights to Users
• Booking Calendar Resources
  • Setting the Resource to Allow Double-Booking
  • Setting Up the Approval Mechanism for a Resource
  • Restricting a Resource
• Searching for Calendar Resources
• Calendar Resource Categories
  • Defining Calendar Resource Categories
  • Assigning a Category to a Resource

9 Managing Event Calendar Accounts

• About Event Calendars
• Creating Event Calendars
  • Other Directory Servers
• Modifying and Deleting Event Calendars
• Populating Event Calendars
• Granting Designate Rights to Users

10 Managing Calendar Groups

• About Calendar Groups
  • Directory Server Groups and Distribution Lists
• Adding Calendar Groups
• Modifying Calendar Groups
• Deleting Calendar Groups

11 Managing Calendar Holidays

• About Holidays
• Assigning Holiday Administration Rights
• Creating Holidays
• Modifying Holidays

12 Managing Calendar Nodes

• About Calendar Nodes
• Creating a Calendar Node
• Deleting a Calendar Node
• Connecting Nodes
• Setting Up a Master Node
  • Coexistence of Nodes With and Without Oracle Mobile Collaboration
• Moving a Node
  • Big-Endian Versus Little-Endian Hosts
  • Node Network
  • Moving from and Internal Directory to an External Directory
  • Performing the Move
• Connecting LDAP and Non-LDAP Nodes
  • Caveat: LDIF Differences Between UNIX and Windows

13 Managing Calendar Alerts

• About Calendar Alerts
• About Reminders
  • Types of Reminders
  • Configuring Reminders for Users
  • Specifying a Format for Reminders
  • Controlling the Behavior of Reminders
• About Notifications
  • Types of Notifications
  • Configuring Notifications for Users
  • Specifying a Format for Notifications
  • Controlling the Behavior of Notifications
• Setting Up Wireless Services
• Filtering E-mail Alerts
• Configuring the E-Mail Alerts Banner

14 Calendar Server Maintenance and Monitoring

• Server Monitoring and Maintenance Procedures
  • Daily Monitoring Procedures
  • Special Monitoring Procedures
  • Daily Maintenance Procedures
  • Monthly Maintenance Procedures
  • Other Maintenance Procedures
• Server Backup and Restore
• User Backup and Restore
• Viewing Log Files
• Interpreting Log Files
• Managing Log File Rotation

A Calendar Disk Space and Memory Requirements

• Database Disk Space Requirements
• Large Deployment Disk Storage Recommendation
• Memory Requirements

B Adjusting Kernel Parameters for Calendar

• Adjusting Kernel Parameters
• Variables and Terminology
• Preliminary Calculations
• Adjusting the Solaris Kernel Parameters
• Adjusting the HP-UX Kernel Parameters
• Adjusting the Linux Kernel Parameters
• Adjusting the AIX Kernel Parameters
• Using Operating System Clusters

C Calendar Security

D Calendar International Support

• UTF-8
  • Configuration
• Character Set Identification
• Japanese Server Configuration
• Setting User Language Preferences

Glossary

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