Message Exchange Installation Guide

Contents

Preface
Preface	Preface
Chapter 1
1	Preparing to Install Message Exchange
1.1	Prerequisite Software
1.2	Upgrading from Previous Versions of MX
1.3	VMScluster Support and MX Clusters
1.3.1	Answering VMScluster-related Installation Questions
1.3.2	Mixed-Architecture VMSclusters
1.4	Determining Your Node Name
1.5	Accessing the Online Release Notes
1.6	Mailer Accounts
1.6.1	SMTP-over-DECnet Dedicated Account
1.7	Installation Procedure Requirements
1.8	Saving Current Configuration
Chapter 2
2	Installing Message Exchange
2.1	Shutting down MX
2.2	Invoking VMSINSTAL
2.3	Preliminary Installation Checks
2.3.1	Ensuring that MX is Currently Shut Down
2.3.2	Determining the Installation Type
2.3.3	Mixed-Architecture Installation
2.4	Component Selection
2.5	NETLIB Component Installation
2.6	The Installation Completes
Chapter 3
3	Post-Installation Information
3.1	Configuring MX
3.2	Message Queue Location and Limits
3.2.1	Maximum Message Size
3.2.2	Message Queue Limits
3.3	Establishing a Postmaster
3.4	Adding MX Startup to System Startup
3.4.1	Example
3.5	Adding MX Shutdown to System Shutdown
3.6	Establishing Your Time Zone
3.6.1	The Product-Specific Time Zone Logicals
3.6.2	The MX Timezone Logicals
3.7	Interfacing with TCP/IP
3.7.1	Disabling Vendor SMTP Support
3.7.1.1	Disabling CMUIP SMTP
3.7.1.2	Disabling MultiNet SMTP
3.7.1.3	Disabling TCPware SMTP
3.7.1.4	Disabling UCX SMTP
3.7.1.5	Disabling Wollongong PathWay SMTP
3.7.2	Ensuring SMTP Server Restarts
3.8	SMTP Support for DECnet
3.8.1	Creating a DECnet Object for DECnet-SMTP
3.9	Customizing Mailing List and File Server Files
3.10	Setting Up MXALIAS
3.11	Starting MX
Appendix A
Appendix A	Contents of Distribution Kit
Appendix B
Appendix B	Files Created During Installation
Figures
1-1	Mailer Account attributes
1-2	SMTP-over-DECnet server account attributes
Tables
A-1	MX installation kit save sets
B-1	Message Exchange files created during installation