Contents


About This Guide

Who Should Read This Book
What You Need to Know
How This Book is Organized
Document Conventions

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Chapter 1 Preparing for Installation

Installation Overview
System Requirements

Hardware Requirements
Software Requirements

Graphical Overview of the Messaging Suite
Installation Components

Netscape Server Core

Netscape Product Core Components (Netscape Console 4.2)
Netscape Core Java Classes
Java Runtime Environment (JRE)

Netscape Directory Suite

Netscape Directory Server
Netscape Directory Server Console

Administration Services

Netscape Administration Server
Administration Server Console

iPlanet Messaging Applications

iPlanet Message Store and Message Access (MSMA)
iPlanet Message Transfer Agent (MTA)
iPlanet Messaging Multiplexor (MMP)
High Availability for iPlanet Messaging Server (HA)
iPlanet Delegated Administrator for Messaging Command Line Utilities (iDA)

Product Hierarchy and Interaction

Installation Component and Sub-Component Dependencies
Port Numbers
When and Where to Install each Product
Required Information for the iPlanet Delegated Administrator for Messaging Installation

Configuring an Existing Directory Server

Choosing a Configuration Directory Server
Administration Domains
Choosing a Users and Groups Directory Server

Types of Installations
Suggested Guidelines
Installation Steps
iPlanet Messaging Server Installation Checklist

Chapter 2 Installation Instructions

Installation Readiness
Transferring Messaging Server Installation Files

From the Web
From the CD

Running the ims_dssetup Utility
Running the setup Program
Silent Installation
Installation Scenarios

Scenario One: Install Messaging and Directory Servers on the Same Machine
Scenario Two: Install Messaging Server with Existing Configuration and Users and Groups Directory Servers
Scenario Three: Install Messaging Server with Existing Users and Groups Directory Server and New Configuration Directory Server

Post-Installation Configuration

Messaging Servers Sharing Common Users and Groups Directory
Adding Service Administrators Group to Second Messaging Server

Chapter 3 Installation Questions

Common Questions
Component Questions
Directory Server Questions
Administration Server Questions
Messaging Server Questions

Appendix A High Availability

High Availability Models

Asymmetric
Symmetric
N+1 (N Over 1)
Which High Availability Model is Right for you?
System Down Time Calculations

Installing High Availability for Veritas Cluster Server 1.1 or later or Sun Cluster 2.2

Cluster Agent Installation
Veritas Cluster Server Agent Installation

Pre-Installation Instructions
Installing High Availability
Post-Installation Instructions
Configuring High Availability for Veritas Cluster Server

Sun Cluster Agent Installation

Pre-Installation Instructions
Installing High Availability
Post-Installation Instructions
Directory Server Configuration

Un-Installing Veritas Cluster Server 1.1 or later and Sun Cluster 2.2

Un-Installing High Availability for Veritas Cluster Server
Un-Installing High Availability for SunCluster

Installing High Availability for Sun Cluster 3.0

Sun Cluster 3.0 Limitations and Performance
Sun Cluster 3.0 Prerequisites
Installing the Messaging Server HA support for Sun Cluster 3.0
Configuring the Messaging Server HA Support for Sun Cluster 3.0

Simple Example
Complex Example

Unconfiguring the Messaging Server HA Support for Sun Cluster 3.0

Notes for Multiple Instances of Messaging Server

Making Additional Messaging Server Instances Highly Available
Binding IP Addresses for Each Messaging Server Instance on the Same Server

Testing Nodes

Appendix B Installing the Messaging Multiplexor

Installing and Configuring Multiplexor

Before You Install
Multiplexor Files
Multiplexor Installation
Configuring the MMP to use SSL
Creating Additional Instances
Modifying an Existing Instance

Starting the Multiplexor
Sample Messaging Topology

IMAP Configuration Example
POP Configuration Example

Appendix C Running the uninstall Program

Appendix D Upgrading Your Messaging Server

Index