Sun Java System Communications Services 6 2005Q4 Deployment Planning Guide

Preface

The Sun Java System Communications Services 6 2005Q4 Deployment Planning Guide contains the information you need to deploy Sun Java^TM System Communications Services 6 2005Q4. This guide helps you through the process of understanding Communications Services, evaluating and analyzing your site, and designing the kind of deployment architecture that meets your organization’s needs.

Who Should Use This Book

This guide is for individuals who are responsible for assessing and deploying Communications Services at your site, including:

Evaluators
Architects
System administrators

Before You Read This Book

This guide assumes you are familiar with the following:

How to design and install enterprise-level software products
IMAP, POP, HTTP, SMTP, WCAP, and LDAP protocols
Solaris^TM Operating System (Solaris OS) system administration and networking

How This Book Is Organized

The first part of this book provides an overview of the entire Communications Services products and high-level deployment topics. Part II provides detailed information on deploying Sun Java^TM System Messaging Server. Part III provides detailed information on deploying Sun Java^TM System Calendar Server. Part IV provides detailed information on deploying Sun Java^TM System Instant Messaging. Part V provides detailed information on deploying Sun Java^TM System Communications Express. Part VI provides deployment examples. The following table summarizes the content of this book.

Table P–1 How This Book Is Organized


Chapter	Description
Chapter 1, Introduction to Deploying Communications Services	Provides an overview of Communications Services.
Chapter 2, Analyzing Your Communications Services Requirements	Explains how to analyze your organization’s business and technical requirements.
Chapter 3, Understanding Product Requirements and Considerations	Describes requirements and considerations that impact the design of your deployment.
Chapter 4, Determining Your Network Infrastructure Needs	Describes the components of your network infrastructure and how to plan your infrastructure layout.
Chapter 5, Developing a Communications Services Logical Architecture	Describes how to develop your Communications Services logical architecture.
Chapter 6, Designing for Service Availability	Discusses your service availability choices, their value, and their costs.
Chapter 7, Designing for Security	Provides an overview of security methods, describes common security threats, and outlines the steps in analyzing your security needs.
Chapter 8, Understanding Schema and Provisioning Options	Describes the schema and provisioning options for Communications Services.
Chapter 9, Introduction to Messaging Server Software	Provides an overview of the Messaging Server software.
Chapter 10, Planning a Messaging Server Sizing Strategy	Introduces the basics of sizing your Messaging Server deployment to enable you to obtain the right sizing data by which you can make deployment decisions.
Chapter 11, Developing a Messaging Server Architecture	Describes how to design the architecture of your Messaging Server deployment.
Chapter 12, Designing a Messaging Server Topology	Describes how to design your messaging topology, which is the physical and logical layout of a networked messaging system.
Chapter 13, Planning Messaging Server Security	Describes how to plan for and protect the various components of your Messaging Server deployment.
Chapter 14, Planning a Messaging Server Anti-Spam and Anti-Virus Strategy	Describes the various anti-spam and anti-virus tools and strategies available for your use.
Chapter 15, Understanding Messaging Server Pre-Installation Considerations and Procedures	Describes considerations you need to think about, and procedures you need to perform, before installing Messaging Server.
Chapter 16, Introduction to Calendar Server Software	Provides an overview of the Calendar Server software.
Chapter 17, Developing a Calendar Server Architecture	Describes basic architectures of your Calendar Server deployment.
Chapter 18, Planning Calendar Server Security	Describes how to plan for and protect the various components of your Calendar Server deployment.
Chapter 19, Planning Calendar Server Services	Describes the additional considerations of a Calendar Server deployment, with respect to Calendar Server services.
Chapter 20, Understanding Calendar Server Pre-Installation Considerations	Describes considerations you need to think about before installing Calendar Server.
Chapter 21, Introduction to Instant Messaging Software	Provides an overview of the Instant Messaging software.
Chapter 22, Planning an Instant Messaging Sizing Strategy	Introduces the basics of sizing your Instant Messaging deployment to enable you to obtain the right sizing data by which you can make deployment decisions.
Chapter 23, Developing an Instant Messaging Architecture	Describes a variety of Instant Messaging architectures.
Chapter 24, Understanding Instant Messaging Pre-Installation Considerations	Describes considerations you need to think about before installing Instant Messaging.
Chapter 25, Introduction to Communications Express Software	Provides an overview of the Communications Express software.
Chapter 26, Developing a Communications Express Architecture	Describes basic Communications Express architectures.
Chapter 27, Understanding Communications Express Pre-Installation Considerations	Describes considerations you need to think about before installing Communications Express.
Chapter 28, Communications Services Deployment Examples	Provides Communications Services deployment examples.
Glossary	Provides a link to the Java^TM Enterprise System glossary.

Communications Services Documentation Set

The following table summarizes the books included in the Communications Services core documentation set.

Table P–2 Communications Services Documentation


Document Title	Contents
Sun Java System Communications Services 6 2005Q4 Schema Reference	Serves as a reference for schema information for Sun Java System Communication Services products using LDAP, specifically Messaging Server and Calendar Server.
Sun Java System Communications Services 6 2005Q4 Schema Migration Guide	Describes how to migrate Sun Java^TM System LDAP Directory data from LDAP Schema 1 to LDAP Schema 2 for Sun Java System Communications Services, specifically Messaging Server and Calendar Server.
Sun Java System Communications Services 6 2005Q4 Delegated Administrator Guide	Describes how to configure and administer Sun^TM Java System Communications Services Delegated Administrator.

Related Books

For other server documentation related to deploying Communications Services, go to the following:

Access Manager documentation: http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/coll/1292.1
Calendar Server documentation: http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/coll/1313.1
Communications Express documentation: http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/coll/1312.1
Directory Server documentation: http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/coll/1316.1
Instant Messaging documentation: http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/coll/1309.1
Messaging Server documentation: http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/coll/1312.1

Default Path and File Name

The following table describes the default path and file name that are used in this book.

Table P–3 Default Path and File Name


Placeholder	Description	Default Value
`product_base`	Represents the base installation directory for Messaging Server. The Messaging Server 6 2005Q4 default base installation and product directory depends on your specific platform.	Solaris systems: `/opt/SUNWmgsr` Linux systems: `/opt/sun/messaging`

Typographic Conventions

The following table describes the typographic changes that are used in this book.

Table P–4 Typographic Conventions


Typeface	Meaning	Example
`AaBbCc123`	The names of commands, files, and directories, and onscreen computer output	Edit your `.login` file. Use `ls -a` to list all files. `machine_name% you have mail.`
`AaBbCc123`	What you type, contrasted with onscreen computer output	`machine_name%` `su` `Password:`
`AaBbCc123`	A placeholder to be replaced with a real name or value	The command to remove a file is `rm` `filename`.
AaBbCc123	Book titles, new terms, and terms to be emphasized (note that some emphasized items appear bold online)	Read Chapter 6 in the User's Guide. A cache is a copy that is stored locally. Do not save the file.

Shell Prompts in Command Examples

The following table shows default system prompts and superuser prompts.

Table P–5 Shell Prompts


Shell	Prompt
C shell on UNIX and Linux systems	`machine_name%`
C shell superuser on UNIX and Linux systems	`machine_name#`
Bourne shell and Korn shell on UNIX and Linux systems	`$`
Bourne shell and Korn shell superuser on UNIX and Linux systems	`#`
Microsoft Windows command line	`C:\`

Symbol Conventions

The following table explains symbols that might be used in this book.

Table P–6 Symbol Conventions


Symbol	Description	Example	Meaning
`[ ]`	Contains optional arguments and command options.	`ls [-l]`	The `-l` option is not required.
`{ \| }`	Contains a set of choices for a required command option.	`-d {y\|n}`	The `-d` option requires that you use either the `y` argument or the `n` argument.
`${ }`	Indicates a variable reference.	`${com.sun.javaRoot}`	References the value of the `com.sun.javaRoot` variable.
-	Joins simultaneous multiple keystrokes.	Control-A	Press the Control key while you press the A key.
+	Joins consecutive multiple keystrokes.	Ctrl+A+N	Press the Control key, release it, and then press the subsequent keys.
->	Indicates menu item selection in a graphical user interface.	File -> New -> Templates	From the File menu, choose New. From the New submenu, choose Templates.

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