4 Instant Messaging Server Pre-Installation Tasks

This chapter describes the pre-installation tasks that you must complete before you can install Oracle Communications Instant Messaging Server.

Pre-installation and configuration tasks include:

• Installing Java

• Installing Directory Server

Installing Java

The 32-bit and 64-bit JDKs require manual installation. Install both JDKs, rather than the JRE, on your Instant Messaging Server hosts.

To get the Java software, go to the Java SE Downloads at:

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html

For information about installing Java, see the Installing Java for Communications Suite documentation at:

https://wikis.oracle.com/display/CommSuite/Installing+Java+For+Communications+Suite+7.0.6

Installing Directory Server

Instant Messaging Server uses Oracle Directory Server Enterprise Edition to store and access LDAP data for individual users, groups, and domains.

If you need to install Directory Server (that is, your site does not currently have Directory Server deployed), see the Oracle Directory Server Enterprise Edition documentation at:

http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E29127_01/index.htm

Prior to installing and configuring Instant Messaging Server, you must also prepare the Directory Server LDAP schema by running the comm_dssetup.pl script. This script, which is provided as part of the Unified Communications Suite installer, adds the necessary Communications Suite schema to the LDAP. See "Preparing Directory Server" for more information.

Some additional LDAP object classes were added to the Communications Suite schema specifically to support Instant Messaging Server. To understand the schema that is used by Instant Messaging Server, refer to Communications Suite Schema Reference at:

https://wikis.oracle.com/display/CommSuite/Communications+Suite+Schema+Reference