Logging in to Collaboration Administration for the First Time

The first time that you log in to CCS is unique. Instead of logging in and being presented with the standard CCS Administration desktop, you are instead presented with the database connection wizard. You must configure the database connection before you can continue configuring CCS.

To login and configure the database:

  1. Log in as the Super Administrator

  2. Complete the Database Connection Wizard

  3. Verify the CCS Install

Log in as the Super Administrator

To log in to Collaboration as the Super Administrator:

  1. Open a Web  browser and enter the URL http://<CCS server>/admin.

  2. In the Login Name field, enter admin.  

  3. In the Password field, enter Password.  The password is case sensitive.

  4. Click the Log in button. The Database Connection Wizard appears. The normal Administration desktop appears after you have configured the database connection.

Note: Collaboration Server compiles each page the first time it is used.  As a result, Administration runs slowly on a newly installed system.  Performance returns to normal on the second and subsequent uses.

Complete the Database Connection Wizard

To complete the Database Connection Wizard:

  1. Select the database type: Oracle 8i

  2. Select the JDBC driver that you are using. If you are using Oracle 8i, then you should have already installed the Oracle JDBC drivers. If you have not installed the Oracle JDBC driver then you must stop iPlanet, install the drivers, and restart iPanet. The Oracle driver is 'Oracle Thin JDBC Driver V8.1.7 '.

  3. Fill in the Database Connection properties:

    Property

    Description for Oracle 8i

    Host

    The hostname for the server on which the database server software is running. For example database.mycompany.com.

    Port

    Port 1521 by default

    System ID (SID)

    The System ID (database name) of the database that you use for CCS.

    Database Login Name

    The Username of the user with access rights to the database.

    Password

    Your database password.

    Verify Password

    Your database password again for verification.

    Description

    A brief description of this connection. This field is optional.

  4. Click Next to verify the Database Connection Wizard. A confirmation screen is displayed verifying your settings. If there were no errors then "The current database connection settings have been verified." is displayed. If there are errors, then they are displayed on the screen along with possible solutions. Follow the directions on the screen to fix the problem. If there are no problems click Apply.

    Note:
    It may take a few minutes for the next screen to appear. Do not click Apply again.

  5. If this is the first time that you have connected to the database from CCS, then the Database Connection Wizard attempts to create the CCS schema in the database. Click Finish to allow the Database Connection Wizard to create the CCS schema in the database. The Database Utilities applet creates the schema:

    1. If you have not installed the  Database Utilities Applet before you must click Yes in the Security Warning dialog box to allow the Database Utilities Applet to be installed on your system.

    2. The Database Utilities Applet attempts to create the database scheme. Any errors that are encountered are shown on the screen. If you encounter any errors you must fix them according to the instructions on the screen and then RESTART iPlanet so that the Database Utilities Applet can re-run.
       

Note:  After the database connection setup, you can use Collaboration Server without shutting down and restarting the server.  If you make changes to the database connection after installation, however, you must restart the server before the changes will take effect.

Verify the CCS Install

To verify the CCS install:

  1. Select Collaboration Server > Agents > Show.

  2. CCS is correctly installed and functioning if:

  3. CCS is NOT correctly installed if: