Preparing to install the IBM Connections Mail Plug-in

The following components must be installed and configured.

• IBM Connections 5.0 must be installed.
• In Connections, the federated repository must be set up as described in Setting up federated repositories.
• Profiles must be set up as described in Adding source data to the Profiles database.
• Your mail servers must be IBM Domino® 8.5.3 Fix Pack 6 or later, Exchange 2010 Service Pack 1, Exchange 2013, or a combination. For required Domino 8.5.3 Interim Fix numbers, see Detailed system requirements for the IBM Connections Mail Plug-in.
• For Domino mail servers
  • The LDAP service must be running on the Domino server. For setup information, see Setting up the LDAP Service
  • The Connections Mail Plug-in uses the messaging directory for address resolution as it is configured on Domino.
• For Exchange mail servers, the Exchange servers must be part of an Active Directory domain. The Connections Mail Plug-in uses the messaging directory for address resolution, as configured on Exchange.
• Single sign-on (SSO) environments must be set up:
  • For Domino servers, although you can use SPNEGO or LTPA, it is better to use LTPA.
  • For Exchange, you must use SPNEGO.
  • If you use Tivoli® Access Manager or SiteMinder, ensure that you use the following procedures: Enabling single sign-on for Tivoli Access Manager and Enabling single sign-on for SiteMinder.
    Note: If you previously enabled single sign-on for Tivoli Access Manager, you must re-configure. During step 15c of Enabling single sign-on for Tivoli Access Manager, add connectionsmail.interService.href to the list for application_interService_key.

The following configurations must be set and verified:

• The messaging infrastructure must share the SSO domain that the Connections infrastructure uses.
• Connections:
  • All Connections Mail Plug-in users must have valid email addresses.
  • Email addresses must be visible in Connections. If you configured Connections to hide email addresses, see this topic: Exposing email addresses
• For Domino servers:
  • All user records must have a valid Internet email address that matches the email address in Connections.
  • Domino must be set up for access by using iNotes®. For more information, see Setting up iNotes on a server.
• For Exchange servers:
  • All user records must have a valid Internet email address that matches the email address in Connections.
  • Internet Information Services Exchange Web Service must be enabled.