Contents

Title and Copyright Information

Preface

• Audience
• Related Documents
• Documentation Accessibility

1 Instant Messaging Server Installation Overview

• Overview of Instant Messaging Server Installed Components
• Overview of the Instant Messaging Server Installation Procedure
• Instant Messaging Server Installation Options
• Ensuring a Successful Instant Messaging Server Installation
• Directory Placeholders Used in This Guide

2 Planning Your Instant Messaging Server Installation

• About Instant Messaging Server
• Instant Messaging Server Components
• Instant Messaging Server Gateways
• Components Related to Instant Messaging Server
  • LDAP Server
  • Web Container
  • SMTP Server
  • Calendar Server
• Instant Messaging Server Supported Standards
  • Protocols Support by Instant Messaging Server
• Instant Messaging Server Software Architecture
• Planning Your Instant Messaging Server Installation
  • Planning to Protect Instant Messaging Server
  • Planning Instant Messaging User Authentication
    • Instant Messaging Server and Passwords
    • Instant Messaging Server and LDAP
  • Planning for Anonymous Directory Server Searching
  • Planning Instant Messaging Server Privacy, Security, and Site Policies
    • Instant Messaging Server Site Policies
    • Controlling Instant Messaging Server End User and Administrator Privileges
  • Planning to Protect the Instant Messaging Archive
  • Planning for a Basic Installation
    • Authentication in a Basic Architecture
  • Planning for Email Notification (Calendar Alert) Architecture
  • Planning for Instant Messaging With All Features Enabled
• System Deployment Planning
  • Planning for High Availability
  • Providing Instant Messaging Client Access Through a Firewall
  • Using Load Balancing
  • Planning Backup Strategies
• Sample Instant Messaging Server Physical Architecture
  • Physical Deployment Example: Web Server on Separate Host
  • Physical Deployment Example: Multiplexors on Separate Hosts
  • Physical Deployment Example: Multiple Instant Messaging Hosts
• About Installing a Secure System

3 Instant Messaging Server System Requirements

• Software Requirements
  • Supported Operating Systems
  • Required Software
• Client Requirements
• Hardware Requirements
• Information Requirements
  • Component Information
  • Service Runtime Information
  • Network Access Information
  • LDAP Information
  • Email Information
  • HTTP Gateway Information
  • Calendar Agent Information
  • SMS Gateway Information
  • Facebook Gateway Information
  • Services Information

4 Instant Messaging Server Pre-Installation Tasks

• Installing Java
• Installing Directory Server

5 Installing Instant Messaging Server

• Installation Assumptions
• Installing Instant Messaging Server
  • Downloading the Instant Messaging Server Software
  • Preparing Directory Server
  • Installing the Instant Messaging Server Software
• Configuring Instant Messaging Server
  • Creating a UNIX System User and Group
  • Running the configure Utility
    • Syntax and Options of the configure Utility
    • Configuring Instant Messaging Server After Installation
    • Performing a Silent Instant Messaging Server Configuration
    • Examples of the configure Utility
    • Sample configure Utility Configuration Responses
  • Creating Multiple Instances from a Single Instant Messaging Server Installation
    • To Create an Additional Instance of Instant Messaging Server

6 Upgrading Instant Messaging Server

• About Upgrading Instant Messaging Server
• Upgrading from 9.0.1.4 to 9.0.2.6
  • Upgrading Instant Messaging Server (9.0.1.4 to 9.0.2.6)
  • Upgrading Instant Messaging Server (Prior to Version 9 to 9.0.2.6)
  • Post-Upgrade Tasks
• Upgrading from 9.0.1.4 to 9.0.2.6 in a Highly Available Environment
  • To Upgrade to Instant Messaging Server 9.0.2.6 in an HA Environment
  • To Upgrade to Instant Messaging Server 9.0.2.6 Sun Cluster Agent (IM_SCHA)
  • Rolling Back an Upgrade

7 Uninstalling Instant Messaging Server

• Uninstalling Instant Messaging Server

8 Installing Patches

• About Patching Instant Messaging Server
• Planning Your Patch Installation
• Installing a Patch