Factotum: Documentation Handyman

In the midst of all the recent news about Oracle and Sun, I'd like to mention that the Messaging Server Administration Guide is now completely converted and ported to wikis.sun.com. We've created three ways to access this information:

1. Alphabetically, by page name.
2. Traditional book view, with the same chapter ordering that you are used to from docs.sun.com.
3. Printable version, enabling you to generate a PDF version. (See below for instructions on generating a PDF version.)
   

Going forward, please use this wiki version. The original document on docs.sun.com will no longer be updated. Note that these wiki versions also contain new product information since the introduction of Messaging Server 7, which the docs.sun.com version does not contain.

 To print a wiki guide in PDF format:

1. Log in to the Communications Suite wiki and navigate to Printable Docs.
   If you have never logged in before, see How to Contribute to the Communications Suite Wiki.
2. Select one of the printable guides in the list.
3. Click Tools in the upper right corner of the page.
4. Click Export to PDF.
5. Choose to display or save the file.

The Communications Suite 7 VMware image is a simple and portable method for demonstrating Communications Suite 7 features without the overhead of installation and configuration. This VMware image is intended only for demonstration or evaluation purposes and not for production use.

To download the Communications Suite 7 VMware image, go to: https://cds.sun.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/WFS/CDS-CDS_SMI-Site/en_US/-/USD/ViewProductDetail-Start?ProductRef=VICOMMS-007-99H9@CDS-CDS_SMI

You can also view the Communications Suite 7 VMware tutorial:

More information is available here: http://wikis.sun.com/display/CommSuite/Using+the+Sun+Java+Communications+Suite+VMware+Image

Looks like the Sun GDD program has posted a new version of the useful dbhang script (version 3.8). Download it here.

If you aren't aware, dbhang collects all parts of the Sun Java System Messaging Server environment that are useful for debugging, such as log files, database, information platform information, and others.

Hat tip BigAdmin

Communications Suite 7 32-bit Anti-Spam and Virus Plug-ins

Recently, as I've been converting the Messaging Server Administration Guide from the docs.sun.com version to the wikis.sun.com version, I found that it was easy to put together a "traditional" book view of the information, with a minimum of extra work. Basically, wikis.sun.com  enables you to link to "pages" of information in any number of ways. So creating--or in this case, recreating--the view of the information by "chapter" just entailed creating a new wiki page and links to the converted information.

So, for those of you who are used to the way we ordered the information in the Messaging Server 6.3 Administration Guide, you'll probably find this view of the information on wikis.sun.com  very helpful.

 Note: I am still converting a few remaining chapters, which is why you'll see the small warning image next to a few chapter names.

Reminder: Going forward, we are updating just the wikis version, so it's a good idea to start referencing it more and more often.

Today's installment, one of the three Kings--perhaps my favorite--Freddie King, performing "Have You Ever Loved a Woman" on the 60's TV show out of Dallas, TX, "The Beat."

Reminder: If all you want are the Technical FAQs for Communications Suite, we've collected them here. And are continuously adding to them, so you might want to check back from time to time for new content.

Indeed, since these FAQs are on our documentation wiki, you can add to this collection yourself, to help out the community. Many of you already have.

We've updated the Single Host Deployment Example for Communications Suite 7. This example describes how to install the entire Sun Java Communications Suite 7 software "stack" on one computer for a functioning deployment. This document is intended for any evaluator, system administrator, or installation technician who wants to install and evaluate the services delivered by these components.

This example describes how to install and configure the following components:

• Sun Java System Messaging Server 7 Update 3
• Sun Java System Calendar Server 6.3
• Sun Java System Calendar Server 7
  
• Sun Java System Instant Messaging 8 Update 2
• Sun Java System Directory Server 6.3.1
• GlassFish Enterprise Server 2.1 Patch 2 with HADB support
• Delegated Administrator 7
• Sun Convergence 1 Update 3
• Sun Java Indexing and Search Service 1

Good summary here for Convergence and setting mail quotas.

daBrain is up to it again, this time detailing his installation of the complete Communications Suite 7 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

Have a read, it's an enlightening experience.

Just a heads up, in case you get the following messaging when trying to access a page on the Communications Suite wiki:

Controlled Access Area

You cannot view this page

Page level restrictions have been applied that limit access to this page.

Though this message sounds like we are control freaks, it's just to alert you the page is not publicly available. In general, we want our Wiki documentation to be as open and available as possible. But in some cases, where we are working on updating or improving documentation, we will restrict access until that work is done.

As always, if any readers are looking for information that you cannot find, or if you have any Comms documentation-related questions, feel free to drop us a line and we'll do our best to help you out.

Doc Exchange reports on the proof. Men, you need to listen to the Chairman more: