Sun Java System Communications Services 2005Q1 Documentation Center

Part Number 819-4094-10

This page contains links to commonly referenced information in the Sun Java™ System Communications Services documentation.  Use this page as an index for product installation, configuration, troubleshooting tips, and deployment scenarios.

Getting Started With Communications Services

• 2005Q1 Release Notes Collection for Java Enterprise System Components
• Introduction to Communications Services
  
• What's New in This Release
• Calendar Server (includes Communications Express)
  
• Messaging Server (includes Delegated Administrator and Communications Express)
  
• Connector for Microsoft Outlook
  
• Instant Messaging
  
• Known Issues
• Calendar Server (includes Communications Express)
  
• Messaging Server (includes Delegated Administrator and Communications Express)
  
• Connector for Microsoft Outlook
  
• Instant Messaging
• Deprecated Features
• Calendar Server
• Instant Messaging
• Messaging Server

Planning Your Communications Services Deployment

• Analyzing Your Communications Services Requirements
• Understanding Product Requirements
  
• Planning your Infrastructure
• Developing a Logical Architecture
• Calendar Server
  
• Communications Express
  
• Messaging Server
  
• Instant Messaging
• Technical Note:  Escaping Vendor Lock-in:  Life After Microsoft Exchange
  
• Sizing Your Deployment
• Instant Messaging
  
• Messaging Server
• Examples
• One-Tiered Deployment on a Single Host
• Two-Tiered Deployment on Multiple Hosts
  

User and Group Provisioning

• Understanding Schema and User Provisioning
• Scenarios for Provisioning Users
• Using the Schema Migration Utility
• Calendar Server User Provisioning
• Managing Mail Users, Lists, and Domains

Preinstallation Requirements

• Calendar Server
• Communications Express
• Connector for Microsoft Outlook
• Delegated Administrator
• Instant Messaging
• Messaging Server

Installing Communications Services

• Installation Prerequisites
• Getting the Java ES Software
• Installation Worksheets
• Calendar Server
• Instant Messaging
  
• Messaging Server
  
• Communications Express
• Connector for Microsoft Outlook
• Desktop Deployment Toolkit for Administrators
• Desktop Installation for End Users
  
• Delegated Administrator

Upgrading Existing Communications Services Systems

• Upgrading from pre-Java ES Systems
  
• Messaging Server
  
• Upgrading from Java Enterprise Systems
• Migrating Data
• Migrating from Schema 1 to Schema 2
• Calendar Server
• Communications Express (Personal Address Book)
• Messaging Server
  

Configuration Procedures

• Calendar Server
  
• Postinstallation Procedures
  
• Configuring Basic Calendar Functions
• Stopping and Starting the Server
• Enabling/Disabling Automatic Backups
• Managing the Group Scheduling Engine Queue
• Configuring Anonymous Access
• Enabling Proxy Administrator Logins
• Backing Up and Restoring Calendar Data
• Configuring Automatic Backups
• Backing Up/Restoring Calendar Server Data
  
• Hosted Domain Support
  
• Setting Up Hosted Domains
• Administering Hosted Domains
• Configuring SSL
• Using the Calendar Look-up Database (CLD)
  
• Administering Calendars
  
• Configuring the ics.conf file

• Communications Express
  
• Postinstallation Procedures
  
• Modifying Parameters
• Configuring Secure Socket Layer (SSL)
  
• Configuring Hosted Domains
• Administering S/MIME
• Enabling Single-Sign On for Communications Services
• Communications Express Procedures
  

• Connector for Microsoft Outlook
  
• Postinstallation Procedures
  
• Configuring End-User Packages
• Push Method Deployment
• Migrating Terminal Exchange Users to Sun Java System
• Designating Outlook as a User's Default Email Client
• Removing a Sun Sychronization Program from a User's Workstation
• Undoing a User's Migration
• Recovering from a User's Removal of LDAP Services from Outlook
• Configuring Connector for Microsoft Outlook
  
• Tech Note:  Avoiding ACI Problems with Connector for Microsoft Outlook

• Delegated Administrator
• Configuring Delegated Administrator
• Creating Your Own Service Packages
  

• Instant Messaging
  
• Postinstallation Procedures
  
• Administering End Users
Registering New Users
Stopping, Starting, and Refreshing Instant Messaging Components
Changing Instant Messaging Server and Multiplexor Configuration Parameters
Federating Deployment of Multiple Instant Messaging Servers
Using SSL in Instant Messaging
Managing Instant Messaging's LDAP Access Configuration
Backing Up Instant Messaging Data
Managing Instant Messenger
Managing Presence Policies
Archive Support

• Messaging Server
  
• Postinstallation Procedures
  
• Configuring Basic Messaging Functions
• Starting and Stopping the Server
• Modifying Passwords
• Configuring a Greeting Message
  
• Scheduling Automatic Tasks
• Setting a User-Preferred Language
  
• Automatic Restart of Failed or Unresponsive Services
  
• Configuring POP, IMAP, and HTTP Services
• Setting up a Multiplexor System (MMP and MEM)
• Configuring the MTA
• Using Configuration Files
• MTA Configuration Files
• Compiling the Configuration
• Rewrite Rules
• Testing Rewrite Rules
• Rewrite Rules Example

Post-Installation Procedures (continued)

• Messaging Server (continued)
• Configuring the MTA (continued)
  
• Configuring Channels
• Configuring Channel Defaults
• Configuring SMTP Channels
• Configuring Message Processing and Delivery
• Configuring Address Handling
• Configuring Header Handling
• Placing Limits with Quotas, Messages, Recipients and Authenica Attempts
• Specifying Mailbox Filter File Location
• Using the Pre-Defined Pipe Channel
• Holding Messages in the Pre-Defined Hold Channel
• Implementing the Conversion Channel
• Character Set Conversion and Message Reformatting
  
• Configuring Delivery Status Notification
• MTA Address Translation and Routing (Direct LDAP)
• Configuring Vacation Automatic Message Reply
• Technical Note:  Disk Sizing for Message Queues
  
• Configuring the Message Store
• Specifying Administrator Access
• Administering Shared Folders
  
• Configuring Message Store Quotas
  
• Expiring Messages
• Configuring Message Store Partitions
  
• Performing Message Store Maintenance
• Managing Mailboxes
• Monitoring Quota Limits
• Monitoring Disk Space
• Using the stored Utility
  
• Back Up/Restore Planning
• Technical Note:  Using NetApps Filers
  
• Configuring LMTP
• Configuring SMS
  

High Availability (HA)

• Directory Server and High Availability
• Application Server and High Availability
• Messaging Server, Calendar Server, and High Availability 
• Configuring Calendar Server with HA
• Configuring Messaging Server with HA
• HA with watcher or msprobe Functions
• Instant Messaging and High Availability
• Technologies and Techniques

Security

• Designing Your Security Strategy
• Calendar Server
  
• Messaging Server
• Messaging Server
  
• Configuring Security and Access Control
  
• Controlling Access with Mapping Tables
• Filtering Specified Header Strings (Sieve Filtering)
  
• Spam/Virus Protection (with Third Party Software)
• Planning an Anti-spam Strategy
  
• Integrating Anti-spam/Anti-Virus Programs
• Technical Note:  Configuring Brightmail
• Calendar Server
• Administering Access Control
  

Customizing Communications Services

• Creating Gateways or MTA Channels (Messaging Server)
  
• Customizing Delegated Administrator
• Customizing Communications Express
• Customizing Instant Messenger
• Integrating Instant Messaging (API doc)

Tuning and Performance

• Calendar Server
• Communications Express
• Delegated Administrator
• Consolidating ACIs for Directory Server Performance
• Instant Messaging
  
• Messaging Server
  

Monitoring Your System

• Messaging Server
• User Access
• Logging
• SNMP
• Calendar Server
• Instant Messaging
• Watchdog
  

Troubleshooting

• Calender Server
• Administration
• Frequently Asked Questions
• WCAP Error Handling
• Database Migration
• Communications Express
• Connector for Microsoft Outlook
  
• Installation and Configuration
• Issues to Address in Planning for a New Mail Server
• Delegated Administrator
• Event Notification Services (ENS)
• Messaging Server 
• Message Store
• MTA 
• User-level Filters
• Logging
• Single Sign-on (SSO)

Examples

• Technical Note:  Deploying Java Enterprise System on a Single Host for Evaluation
  
• One-Tiered Deployment on a Single Host
  
• Two-Tiered Deployment on Multiple Hosts
• Instant Messaging Resource Requirements
• Schema Migration Scenarios

Reference

• Calendar Server
• Command-Line Utilities
  
• Configuration Parameters
  
• Communications Express
  
• Configuration Parameters
• Communications Services
• Schema Reference
  
• Delegated Administrator
• Command-Line Utilities
  
• Instant Messaging
• imadmin Tool Reference
• Configuration Parameters
• Messaging Server
• Command-Line Utilities for Message Access, Message Store, and General Administration
• MTA Command-Line Utilities
• configutil Parameters
• MTA Reference
  
• MMP Reference

Other Helpful Links

• Glossary of  Terms
• Java Enterprise  System Education Services
• Technical Notes
  
• Sun Patch Center
• General Java Enterprise System Information 

Additional Documentation Centers

• Application Server Documentation Center
  
• Java ES Troubleshooting Documentation Center