Contents

Planning the Operating System and Hardware

Concurrent Users and Resource Requirements

Deploying iPlanet Portal Server: Instant Collaboration Pack in Portal or Standalone Mode Overview

Deployment Options
Deploying iPlanet Portal Server: Instant Collaboration Pack in Portal Mode
Deploying iPlanet Portal Server: Instant Collaboration Pack in Standalone Mode

Other Software Dependencies

Server Software Dependencies
Client Software Dependencies

Planning Your Server Configuration

Namespace Management
Directory Information Tree Examples

DIT Example 1—Unique UIDs Across the DIT
DIT Example 2—UIDs Unique Across Multiple Organizations

Directory Server and Provisioning iPlanet Instant Messenger Users
How iPlanet Instant Messenger Uses the Directory Server

iPlanet Portal Server Namespace Implications

Logical Domain vs. DNS Domain
Searching the Directory and Anonymous Bind
LDAP Issues
Indexed LDAP Attributes

Planning Your Client Configuration

Web Server Overview
Web Server Issue for Both Portal and Standalone Deployments

Location of iPlanet Instant Messenger Software and Web Server

Web Server Issues for Standalone Deployments Only

iPlanet Instant Messenger Software Not Located in Web Server Document Root
Web Server Installed on a Port Other than Default (80)
Launching Java Web Start and MIME Types
iPlanet Web Server and obj.conf File (Standalone Deployment Only)

iPlanet Portal Server Issues

Application Channel Links
Secure Mode vs. Non-Secure Mode
Launching iPlanet Instant Messenger in iPlanet Portal Server Overview
Notes on Running iPlanet Instant Messenger with iPlanet Portal Server

iPlanet Instant Messenger Memory Usage

Planning Your Multiplexor Configuration

Using the Multiplexor to Scale (something like that)

Planning Security

Planning Privileges: Access Control
Planning Server-to-Server Communication
Planning Secure Sockets Layer
Netlet Stuff
ISP - Firewall Placement

Tuning iPlanet Portal Server: Instant Collaboration Pack Performance

Tuning the Server
Tuning the Multiplexor

iPlanet Portal Server: Instant Collaboration Pack Deployment Example

Software Components Description
Client Files
How the Sample Deployment Works