The Sun Java System Communications Services 6 2005Q4 Deployment Planning Guide contains the information you need to deploy Sun JavaTM 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.
This guide is for individuals who are responsible for assessing and deploying Communications Services at your site, including:
Evaluators
Architects
System administrators
This guide assumes you are familiar with the following:
How to design and install enterprise-level software products
SolarisTM Operating System (Solaris OS) system administration and networking
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 JavaTM System Messaging Server. Part III provides detailed information on deploying Sun JavaTM System Calendar Server. Part IV provides detailed information on deploying Sun JavaTM System Instant Messaging. Part V provides detailed information on deploying Sun JavaTM 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 |
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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. |
Describes the components of your network infrastructure and how to plan your infrastructure layout. |
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Chapter 5, Developing a Communications Services Logical Architecture |
Describes how to develop your Communications Services logical architecture. |
Discusses your service availability choices, their value, and their costs. |
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Provides an overview of security methods, describes common security threats, and outlines the steps in analyzing your security needs. |
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Describes the schema and provisioning options for Communications Services. |
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Provides an overview of the Messaging Server software. |
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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. |
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Describes how to design the architecture of your Messaging Server deployment. |
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Describes how to design your messaging topology, which is the physical and logical layout of a networked messaging system. |
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Describes how to plan for and protect the various components of your Messaging Server deployment. |
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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. |
Provides an overview of the Calendar Server software. |
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Describes basic architectures of your Calendar Server deployment. |
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Describes how to plan for and protect the various components of your Calendar Server deployment. |
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Describes the additional considerations of a Calendar Server deployment, with respect to Calendar Server services. |
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Chapter 20, Understanding Calendar Server Pre-Installation Considerations |
Describes considerations you need to think about before installing Calendar Server. |
Provides an overview of the Instant Messaging software. |
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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. |
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Describes a variety of Instant Messaging architectures. |
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Chapter 24, Understanding Instant Messaging Pre-Installation Considerations |
Describes considerations you need to think about before installing Instant Messaging. |
Provides an overview of the Communications Express software. |
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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. |
Provides Communications Services deployment examples. |
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Provides a link to the JavaTM Enterprise System glossary. |
The following table summarizes the books included in the Communications Services core documentation set.
Table P–2 Communications Services Documentation
Document Title |
Contents |
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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 JavaTM 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 SunTM Java System Communications Services Delegated Administrator. |
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
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 |
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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 |
The following table describes the typographic changes that are used in this book.
Table P–4 Typographic Conventions
Typeface |
Meaning |
Example |
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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. |
The following table shows default system prompts and superuser prompts.
Table P–5 Shell Prompts
Shell |
Prompt |
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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:\ |
The following table explains symbols that might be used in this book.
Table P–6 Symbol Conventions
Symbol |
Description |
Example |
Meaning |
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[ ] |
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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