Communications Suite 6 Update 2 Installation Scenario - Install Calendar Server Front End

Assumptions

This scenario shows how to install an instance of Calendar Server as a front end on a separate host. It is based on the Install Calendar Server Front End leaf in the Communications Suite 6 Update 2 Installation Flowchart. The scenario makes these assumptions:

• You are deploying Communications Suite on multiple hosts or Solaris zones.
• This Calendar Server front end is one functional component of your multi-host deployment.
• You are installing Calendar Server on a separate host or Solaris zone; you are not bundling Calendar Server with Communication Suite products on the same host.
• If you are distributing multiple instances of the Calendar Server front end across several hosts or zones, you can follow these instructions for each host on which you install the Calendar Server front end.

Deploying a Front End and Back End on One Host What if you intend to deploy a single-server instance of Calendar Server (that is, a Calendar Server deployment with both a front end and back end running on this host)? To deploy a Calendar Server front end and back end together: Follow the procedure shown below. However, when you run the Calendar Server configuration program, when the Set Up a Front End-Back End Deployment screen is displayed, do not select the check box on this screen.

Which Software Components and Downloads Do You Need?

• Communications Suite: for Calendar Server

Download sites: Get the Software.

Which Task Sequence Do You Follow?

Before you install the Calendar Server front end:

Be sure you have planned for the following:

• Calendar Server Administrators
• Hosted Domains

For information about these topics, see Calendar Server Pre-Installation Planning.

Install and configure the Calendar Server front end:

1. Run the Communications Suite installer.
   
   When the Comms Installer lists the components to install, choose the following component:
   
   Calendar Server 6.3
   
   Make sure that the other components are not selected.
   
   
2. Use the following worksheet to gather configuration information for the Calendar Server front end: Calendar Server 6.3 - Configuration Worksheet
   
   
3. Run the Calendar Server initial configuration program:
   
   # INSTALLROOT/calendar/bin/csconfigurator.sh
   
   For detailed instructions, see Calendar Server 6.3: Initial Configuration.
   
   
4. When the Calendar Server csconfigurator.sh program displays the Set Up a Front End-Back End Deployment screen, select the check box.
   
   A Front End-Back End Deployment screen appears.
   
   
5. To configure this instance of Calendar Server as a front-end server, click Add a Host.
   
   
6. Enter the host names and IP addresses of the back-end Calendar Server instances with which this front-end will communicate.
   
   For each back-end Calendar Server, click Add a Host and enter its host name and IP address.
   
   
7. If this server is the default front-end server, select the Default check box.
   
   For detailed instructions on configuring the Set Up a Front End-Back End Deployment screen in the csconfigurator.sh program, see Configuring a Front-End or Back-End Calendar Server.