Configuring the Messaging Agent in ConsoleOne

The advantage to configuring the Messaging Agent in ConsoleOne®, as opposed to using startup switches in the Messaging Agent startup file, is that the Messaging Agent configuration settings are stored in eDirectory.

  1. In ConsoleOne, browse to and expand the Messenger Service object.

  2. Select the Messenger Server object where the Messaging Agent runs.


    Server objects and contents

  3. Right-click the Messaging Agent object, then click Properties.

The table below summarizes the Messaging Agent configuration settings in the Messaging Agent object property pages and how they correspond to Messaging Agent startup switches (as described in Using Messaging Agent Startup Switches):

ConsoleOne Properties
Pages and Settings		 Corresponding Tasks and Startup Switches

Identification Page

 

IP Address
DNS Host Name
Bind to This Address
Client/Server Port
Description

Displays the Messaging Agent server information established during installation.

General Page

 

Enable Messenger Services

Turns on and turns off the availability of instant messaging for all Messenger users.

Enable SNMP

See Using SNMP Monitoring Programs,
See also /nosnmp.

Work Path

See Moving the Messaging Agent Working Directory.

Security Page

 

Certificate Path
SSL Certificate
SSL Key File
Set Password
Enable SSL for Client/Server

See Establishing Messaging Security with SSL Encryption.
See also /certpath, /certfile, /keyfile, /keypassword, and /ssl.

Log Settings Page

 

Log Level
Enable Disk Logging
Log Files Path
Log Maximum Age
Log Maximum Size

See Using Messaging Agent Log Files.
See also /loglevel, /log, /logdays, /logmax, and /logdiskoff.

Web Console Page

 

HTTP Port
HTTP Username
HTTP Password
Enable SSL for Web Console

See Setting Up the Messaging Agent Web Console.
See also /httpport, /httpuser, /httppassword, and /httpssl.

Performance Page

 

Maximum Number of Users
Client/Server Threads
Default Number of Connections
Idle TImeout
Maximum Number of Connections
Maximum Query Results

See Optimizing Messaging Agent Performance.

Messaging page

 

Messaging Queue Path

See Moving the Messaging Agent Conversation Holding Queue.

Enable Client Download through a
      Browser

See Using the Novell Messenger Download Page.

After you install the Messaging Agent software, you can further configure the Messaging Agent using a startup file. See Using Messaging Agent Startup Switches to survey additional ways the Messaging Agent can be configured.