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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
  • Directory Server
  • Web Container
  • SMTP Server
  • Calendar Server
• Instant Messaging Server Supported Standards
  • Protocols Support by Instant Messaging Server
• Instant Messaging Server Software Architecture
• Instant Messaging Server Planning Considerations
  • 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
  • Planning for Email Notification Architecture and Calendar Alerts
• 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: 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
  • Directory Server Information
  • Email Information
  • HTTP Gateway Information
  • Calendar Agent Information
  • SMS Gateway Information
  • Services Information

4 Instant Messaging Server Pre-Installation Tasks

• Installing Java
• Installing GlassFish Server
• Installing WebLogic Server
• Installing the Directory Server

5 Installing Instant Messaging Server

• Installation Assumptions
• Installing Instant Messaging Server
  • Downloading the Instant Messaging Server Software
  • Preparing Directory Server
    • Running the comm_dssetup.pl Script in Interactive Mode
  • Installing the Instant Messaging Server Software
• Installing Instant Messaging Server in Silent Mode
  • Performing a Instant Messaging Server Silent Installation
  • About Upgrading Shared Components
  • Silent Mode File Format
• Installing Instant Messaging Server on Solaris Zones
  • Installing on Solaris OS Zones: Best Practices
  • Installing into a Non-Global Whole Root Zone
  • Installing into a Non-Global Sparse Root Zone
• Configuring Instant Messaging Server
  • Creating a UNIX System User and Group
  • Running 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
• Supported Upgrade Paths
  • Upgrading Instant Messaging Server (9.0.x or 10.0 to 10.0.x)
  • Upgrading Instant Messaging Server (Prior to Version 9 to 10.0.x)
  • Post-Upgrade Tasks
• Upgrading from 9.0.x to 10.0.x in a Highly Available Environment
  • To Upgrade to Instant Messaging Server 10.0.x in an HA Environment
  • To Upgrade to Instant Messaging Server 10.0.x 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
• Installing an ARU Patch
• Installing an SRV4 Patch
• Installing a Linux Patch

A commpkg Reference

• Overview of the commpkg Command
  • Syntax
  • install Verb Syntax
  • uninstall Verb Syntax
  • upgrade Verb Syntax
  • verify Verb Syntax
  • info Verb Syntax
• About the Alternate Root
  • ALTROOT | name Syntax and Examples
  • Understanding the Difference Between ALTROOT and INSTALLROOT
    • Default Root
    • Using Both Default Root and Alternate Root
  • Running Multiple Installations of the Same Product on One Host: Conflicting Ports

B comm_dssetup.pl Reference

• About the comm_dssetup.pl Script
  • Directory Server Considerations for the comm_dssetup.pl Script
  • Information Needed to Run the comm_dssetup.pl Script
  • About the Directory Server Root Path Name and Instance
  • About the comm_dssetup.pl Script Schema Choices
    • About LDAP Schema 2
    • About LDAP Schema 1
    • About LDAP Schema 2 Compatibility Mode
  • Attribute Indexes Created by the comm_dssetup.pl Script
• Running the comm_dssetup.pl Script
  • Running the comm_dssetup.pl Script in Silent Mode
  • Silent Mode Options

C Instant Messaging Server Configuration Script

• configure Script
  • Using the --key Option to Perform a Silent Configuration