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Contents


About This Guide
Who Should Read This Guide
What You Need to Know
How This Guide is Organized
Document Conventions Used in This Guide
Where to Find Related Information
Where to Find This Guide Online


Chapter 1 Introduction to iPlanet Calendar Server
Calendar Server Administrators
Calendar Server Administrator (calmaster)
Calendar Server User and Group (UNIX only)
root (UNIX only)
Windows NT Administrator
Calendar Server Users
Creation of Calendar Server Users
Authentication of Calendar Server Users
Calendar Server Data
Calendar Server Data Format
Calendar Server Format Encoding
Calendar Groups
Calendar Server Event Feeds
Calendar Server Data Exchange and Alarms
Calendar Server User Preferences
Calendar Server Architecture
Calendar Server Internal Subsystems
Protocol Subsystem
Core Subsystem
Database Subsystem
Calendar Server Services
Administration Service - csadmind
HTTP Service - cshttpd
Notification Service - csnotifyd
Event Notification Service (ENS) - enpd
Distributed Database Service - csdwpd
Basic Calendar Server Configurations
Minimal Calendar Server Configuration
Scalable Calendar Server Configuration
Calendar Server Access Control
Calendar Server APIs and SDKs
Calendar Server API (CSAPI)
Event Notification Service (ENS) API
Proxy Authentication SDK (authSDK)
Web Calendar Access Protocol (WCAP)
Single Sign-on (SSO)
Calendar Server Deployment Configurations
Network Front End, Single Database Back End
Multiple Front Ends, Multiple Database Back Ends


Chapter 2 Managing Calendar Server Users and Calendars
Provisioning New Calendar Server Users
Directory Server Requirements
Calendar Identifiers (calids)
Calendar Lookup Database Plug-in
Checking if a User is Enabled for Calendaring
Provisioning a New User
Creating a New Calendar
Managing Calendar Server Users
Displaying User Information
Disabling and Enabling a User
Deleting a User
Resetting a User's Attributes
Managing User Calendars
Displaying Calendars
Deleting a Calendar
Disabling and Enabling a Calendar
Modifying Calendar Properties
Removing Properties From a Calendar
Recovering a "Lost" Calendar
Creating and Managing Resource Calendars
Setting Resource Calendar Configuration Parameters
Creating a Resource Calendar
Displaying Resource Calendars and Attributes
Modifying a Resource Calendar
Disabling and Enabling a Resource Calendar
Deleting a Resource Calendar
Linking to a Resource Calendar


Chapter 3 Managing the Calendar Server
Starting and Stopping the Calendar Server
Using the start-cal and stop-cal Commands
Using the Windows NT Control Panel
Troubleshooting the start-cal and stop-cal Commands
Configuring Calendar Server Timeout Values
Configuring Timeout Values for csadmind
Configuring HTTP Timeout Values for End Users
Configuring Single Sign-on (SSO)
Configuring Database Wire Protocol (DWP)
Front-End Machine and a Back-End Server
Multiple Front-End Machines
Managing LDAP Attributes
Listing LDAP Attributes
Adding an LDAP Attribute
Deleting an LDAP Attribute
Managing the Group Scheduling Engine (GSE) Queue
Listing Entries in the GSE Queue
Deleting Entries in the GSE Queue
Monitoring the Calendar Server
Listing Counter Statistics
Monitoring the Calendar Server Log Files
Pinging the Calendar Server
Refreshing the Calendar Server Configuration


Chapter 4 Managing Calendar Server Access Control
Access Control by Users
Access Control Lists (ACLs)
Who
What
How
Grant
Examples of ACEs
Placing ACEs in an ACL
Configuration Parameters for Access Control
Public and Private Events and Tasks Filter
Command-Line Utilities for Access Control


Chapter 5 Managing Calendar Server Databases
Specifying a Target Database
Viewing Calendar Database Status
Deleting a Calendar Database
Importing and Exporting Calendar Data
Exporting Calendar Data
Importing Calendar Data
Recovering a Damaged Database
Checking and Rebuilding a Calendar Database
Checking a Calendar Database for Corruption
Rebuilding a Corrupted Calendar Database


Chapter 6 Backing Up and Restoring Calendar Server Data
Backing Up Calendar Server Data
Backing Up the Calendar Database to a Directory
Backing Up a Specific Calendar to a File
Backing Up a User's Default Calendar to a File
Restoring Calendar Server Data
Restoring the Calendar Database
Restoring a Calendar From a Backup Directory
Restoring a Calendar From a File
Restoring a User's Default Calendar
Using Solstice Backup™ or Legato Networker®
Backing Up Calendar Server Data Using Solstice Backup or Legato Networker
Restoring Calendar Server Data Using Solstice or Legato Software


Chapter 7 Calendar Server Command-Line Utilities
Running the Command-Line Utilities
Syntax for Command-Line Utilities
Usage Rules for Command-Line Utilities
Descriptions of Command-Line Utilities
csattribute
csbackup
cscal
cscomponents
csdb
csexport
csimport
csplugin
csresource
csrestore
csschedule
csstart
csstats
csstop
cstool
csuser


Chapter 8 Calendar Server Configuration
Editing the ics.conf Configuration File
Configuration Parameters (ics.conf) File
Local Configuration
Calendar Store Configuration
Calendar Log Information Configuration
Services Configuration
Calendar Store Configuration
Calendar Lookup Database Configuration
Single Sign-on (SSO) Configuration
Group Scheduling Configuration
Database Configuration
Calendar Server API Configuration
Event Notification Server (ENS) Configuration
User Interface Configuration
Counters Configuration (counter.conf) File
Alarm Counters
Disk Usage Counters
HTTP Counters
Group Scheduling Counters
Authentication Counters
WCAP Counters
Database Counters
Server Response Counters
Session Status Counters
Notification Messages
Calendar Server Mail Parameters
Special Character Sequences for Events
Date Sub-Formatting
Conditional Printing
Special Character Sequences for Task Notification
Special Character Sequences for Dates
Simple Event Reminder Example
Complex Event Reminder Example


Appendix A Monitoring Tools
General UNIX Tools
Various Platform-Specific Tools
Solaris Operating Environment
HP-UX Operating Environment


Appendix B Time Zones
Time Zone Administration Overview
Managing Calendar Server Time Zones
Customizing Time Zones in the User Interface
iPlanet Calendar Server Time Zones Table
Glossary

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Last Updated January 22, 2002