Verifying After Post-Installation Configuration

This section provides guidelines for verifying that the Communications Suite product components are working after you have finished post-installation configuration.

To start Communications Suite, you start the product components one after another, in a specific sequence. You start with the basic services provided by Directory Server and your web container (Web Server or an Application Server). Communications Suite creates runnable instances of these services during installation. Because Access Manager runs inside the web container, Access Manager starts when you start the web container.

The general sequence for bringing up the entire Communications Suite product component set is shown in the following table. The left column lists the order in which you should perform the startup, the middle column describes the task, and the right column lists the location of the instructions for performing the task.

Table 7–1 Preferred Startup Sequence for Communications Suite

Order	Task	Location of Instructions
1	Start Directory Server.	Starting and Stopping Directory Server
2	Start your chosen web container. If installed, Access Manager is started. If installed and configured, Communications Express is also started.
	Start Application Server (also starts Message Queue).	Starting and Stopping Application Server
	Start Web Server.	Starting and Stopping Web Server
	Start IBM WebSphere Server.	See the third-party documentation for the server.
	Start BEA WebLogic Server.	See the third-party documentation for the server.
3	Start Access Manager	Starting and Stopping Access Manager
5	Start Instant Messaging.	Starting and Stopping Instant Messaging Server and Multiplexor
6	Start Messaging Server.	Starting and Stopping Messaging Server
7	Start Calendar Server.	Starting and Stopping Calendar Server
9	Start Monitoring Console	Starting the Monitoring Console in Sun Java Enterprise System 5 Monitoring Guide

To shut down the entire Communications Suite product component set, reverse the sequence.

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Tip –

In most cases, the examples in this chapter are based on default information. If you do not remember the installation or configuration values specified for your product component, try the example.

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