System Configuration and Customization

You must complete a number of system configuration tasks for the various system components to work together as an integrated system. First among these tasks is the initial configuration needed for each individual system component to start. Secondly, each Java ES component must be configured to communicate with those components upon which it interacts.

High availability must also be configured, depending on your availability solution for each component. Users need to be provisioned so they can access various services, and authentication and authorization policies and controls need to be set up (see Integrated Identity and Security Services).

In most cases configuration tasks include some degree of customization of Java ES components to achieve the exact feature set you require. For example, you typically customize Portal Server to provide portal channels, Access Manager to perform authorization tasks, and Messaging Server to use virus checking and anti-spam filtering.