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=I. An overview of the SME Server=
 
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; '''Table of Contents'''
 
; I. [http://wiki.contribs.org/The_SME_Server_Developer%27s_Guide#SME-OVERVIEW An overview of the SME Server]
 
: ;; 1. [http://wiki.contribs.org/The_SME_Server_Developer%27s_Guide#ABOUT-THIS-MANUAL About this manual]
 
;; 2. [http://wiki.contribs.org/The_SME_Server_Developer%27s_Guide#WHO-SHOULD-READ-IT Who should read this manual?]
 
;; 3. [http://wiki.contribs.org/The_SME_Server_Developer%27s_Guide#SME-CAPABILITIES What is the SME Server?]
 
;; 4. [http://wiki.contribs.org/The_SME_Server_Developer%27s_Guide#DESIGN-PHILOSOPHY Design philosophy]
 
:: ;;; [http://wiki.contribs.org/The_SME_Server_Developer%27s_Guide#AEN95 Principle 1: Automating best practice]
 
;;; [http://wiki.contribs.org/The_SME_Server_Developer%27s_Guide#AEN99 Principle 2: Simplicity]
 
;;; [http://wiki.contribs.org/The_SME_Server_Developer%27s_Guide#AEN105 Principle 3: Extensibility]
 
;;; [http://wiki.contribs.org/The_SME_Server_Developer%27s_Guide#AEN111 Principle 4: Reliability]
 
;; 5. [http://wiki.contribs.org/The_SME_Server_Developer%27s_Guide#ARCHITECTURE Architecture overview]
 
; II. [http://wiki.contribs.org/The_SME_Server_Developer%27s_Guide#SME-INTERNALS SME Server internals]
 
: ;; 6. [http://wiki.contribs.org/The_SME_Server_Developer%27s_Guide#CONFIG-DATABASE Configuration database]
 
:: ;;; [http://wiki.contribs.org/The_SME_Server_Developer%27s_Guide#AEN161 Overview]
 
;;; [http://wiki.contribs.org/The_SME_Server_Developer%27s_Guide#AEN336 The configuration databases]
 
;;; [http://wiki.contribs.org/The_SME_Server_Developer%27s_Guide#AEN376 Namespace issues]
 
;; 7. [http://wiki.contribs.org/The_SME_Server_Developer%27s_Guide#ACTIONS-EVENTS Actions and events]
 
:: ;;; [http://wiki.contribs.org/The_SME_Server_Developer%27s_Guide#AEN384 Actions]
 
;;; [http://wiki.contribs.org/The_SME_Server_Developer%27s_Guide#AEN409 Events]
 
;; 8. [http://wiki.contribs.org/The_SME_Server_Developer%27s_Guide#TEMPLATES Configuration file templates]
 
:: ;;; [http://wiki.contribs.org/The_SME_Server_Developer%27s_Guide#AEN612 Design of the template system]
 
;;; [http://wiki.contribs.org/The_SME_Server_Developer%27s_Guide#AEN628 The Text::Template module]
 
;;; [http://wiki.contribs.org/The_SME_Server_Developer%27s_Guide#AEN770 Template expansion]
 
;; 9. [http://wiki.contribs.org/The_SME_Server_Developer%27s_Guide#PROCESSES Process startup, supervision and shutdown]
 
:: ;;; [http://wiki.contribs.org/The_SME_Server_Developer%27s_Guide#AEN832 Process startup]
 
;;; [http://wiki.contribs.org/The_SME_Server_Developer%27s_Guide#AEN844 Process supervision: runit (and supervise)]
 
;; 10. [http://wiki.contribs.org/The_SME_Server_Developer%27s_Guide#WEB-INTERFACE The server-manager web interface]
 
:: ;;; [http://wiki.contribs.org/The_SME_Server_Developer%27s_Guide#AEN937 The web directory]
 
;;; [http://wiki.contribs.org/The_SME_Server_Developer%27s_Guide#AEN994 Web function scripts]
 
;;; [http://wiki.contribs.org/The_SME_Server_Developer%27s_Guide#AEN1071 Common files]
 
;;; [http://wiki.contribs.org/The_SME_Server_Developer%27s_Guide#AEN1075 Panel definitions]
 
; III. [http://wiki.contribs.org/The_SME_Server_Developer%27s_Guide#STEP-BY-STEP-INSTRUCTIONS How to create an SME Server package - step by step]
 
: ;; 11. [http://wiki.contribs.org/The_SME_Server_Developer%27s_Guide#GETTING-STARTED Getting started]
 
:: ;;; [http://wiki.contribs.org/The_SME_Server_Developer%27s_Guide#AEN1105 Creating a development environment]
 
;; 12. [http://wiki.contribs.org/The_SME_Server_Developer%27s_Guide#TUTORIAL Getting to know how to customize the SME Server]
 
:: ;;; [http://wiki.contribs.org/The_SME_Server_Developer%27s_Guide#AEN1119 Exercise 1: Changing a configuration template]
 
;;; [http://wiki.contribs.org/The_SME_Server_Developer%27s_Guide#AEN1158 Exercise 2: The magic of templates]
 
;;; [http://wiki.contribs.org/The_SME_Server_Developer%27s_Guide#AEN1198 Exercise 3: Using events and actions]
 
;;; [http://wiki.contribs.org/The_SME_Server_Developer%27s_Guide#AEN1226 Exercise 4: Adding new configuration database parameters]
 
;;; [http://wiki.contribs.org/The_SME_Server_Developer%27s_Guide#EXERCISE5 Exercise 5: Adding a user interface screen]
 
;;; [http://wiki.contribs.org/The_SME_Server_Developer%27s_Guide#AEN1303 Exercise 6: Adding a new event type]
 
;;; [http://wiki.contribs.org/The_SME_Server_Developer%27s_Guide#AEN1324 Exercise 7: Thought experiment - adding a new server application]
 
;;; [http://wiki.contribs.org/The_SME_Server_Developer%27s_Guide#AEN1344 Customization guidelines]
 
;; 13. [http://wiki.contribs.org/The_SME_Server_Developer%27s_Guide#APPLICATION-PACKAGING Packaging your application]
 
:: ;;; [http://wiki.contribs.org/The_SME_Server_Developer%27s_Guide#AEN1386 A quick introduction to RPMs]
 
;;; [http://wiki.contribs.org/The_SME_Server_Developer%27s_Guide#AEN1408 Selecting and creating RPMs for your application]
 
;;; [http://wiki.contribs.org/The_SME_Server_Developer%27s_Guide#AEN1435 Setting up your RPM development environment]
 
;;; [http://wiki.contribs.org/The_SME_Server_Developer%27s_Guide#AEN1482 Building an RPM]
 
;; 14. [http://wiki.contribs.org/The_SME_Server_Developer%27s_Guide#AEN1577 The SME Server development environment]
 
:: ;;; [http://wiki.contribs.org/The_SME_Server_Developer%27s_Guide#AEN1579 Configuring your development environment]
 
;;; [http://wiki.contribs.org/The_SME_Server_Developer%27s_Guide#AEN1613 Modifying an SME Server package]
 
;;; [http://wiki.contribs.org/The_SME_Server_Developer%27s_Guide#AEN1834 SourceForge developer CVS access]
 
; IV. [http://wiki.contribs.org/The_SME_Server_Developer%27s_Guide#SME-ADVANCED Advanced customization of the SME Server]
 
: ;; 15. [http://wiki.contribs.org/The_SME_Server_Developer%27s_Guide#ADVANCED-CUSTOMIZATION Advanced customization principles]
 
:: ;;; [http://wiki.contribs.org/The_SME_Server_Developer%27s_Guide#AEN1888 Leveraging the provisioning system for users, groups, and i-bays]
 
;;; [http://wiki.contribs.org/The_SME_Server_Developer%27s_Guide#AEN1954 Programmatically creating users, groups, and i-bays]
 
;;; [http://wiki.contribs.org/The_SME_Server_Developer%27s_Guide#AEN1962 Reserving accounts to avoid conflicts with user, group, or i-bay names]
 
;;; [http://wiki.contribs.org/The_SME_Server_Developer%27s_Guide#AEN1971 Adding new account properties]
 
;;; [http://wiki.contribs.org/The_SME_Server_Developer%27s_Guide#AEN2000 Using the LDAP server]
 
;;; [http://wiki.contribs.org/The_SME_Server_Developer%27s_Guide#AEN2004 Data backup]
 
;;; [http://wiki.contribs.org/The_SME_Server_Developer%27s_Guide#AEN2019 Using the MySQL database]
 
;;; [http://wiki.contribs.org/The_SME_Server_Developer%27s_Guide#AEN2066 Sending email messages]
 
;;; [http://wiki.contribs.org/The_SME_Server_Developer%27s_Guide#AEN2072 Managing the firewall]
 
;;; [http://wiki.contribs.org/The_SME_Server_Developer%27s_Guide#AEN2105 Starting up programs automatically upon system boot]
 
; V. [http://wiki.contribs.org/The_SME_Server_Developer%27s_Guide#SME-DOCUMENTATION Documentation and resources]
 
: ;; 16. [http://wiki.contribs.org/The_SME_Server_Developer%27s_Guide#DOCUMENTATION Perl modules]
 
; VI. [http://wiki.contribs.org/The_SME_Server_Developer%27s_Guide#LICENSES License texts]
 
: ;; A. [http://wiki.contribs.org/The_SME_Server_Developer%27s_Guide#GFDL GNU Free Documentation License]
 
:: ;;; [http://wiki.contribs.org/The_SME_Server_Developer%27s_Guide#GFDL-0 PREAMBLE]
 
;;; [http://wiki.contribs.org/The_SME_Server_Developer%27s_Guide#GFDL-1 APPLICABILITY AND DEFINITIONS]
 
;;; [http://wiki.contribs.org/The_SME_Server_Developer%27s_Guide#GFDL-2 VERBATIM COPYING]
 
;;; [http://wiki.contribs.org/The_SME_Server_Developer%27s_Guide#GFDL-3 COPYING IN QUANTITY]
 
;;; [http://wiki.contribs.org/The_SME_Server_Developer%27s_Guide#GFDL-4 MODIFICATIONS]
 
;;; [http://wiki.contribs.org/The_SME_Server_Developer%27s_Guide#GFDL-5 COMBINING DOCUMENTS]
 
;;; [http://wiki.contribs.org/The_SME_Server_Developer%27s_Guide#GFDL-6 COLLECTIONS OF DOCUMENTS]
 
;;; [http://wiki.contribs.org/The_SME_Server_Developer%27s_Guide#GFDL-7 AGGREGATION WITH INDEPENDENT WORKS]
 
;;; [http://wiki.contribs.org/The_SME_Server_Developer%27s_Guide#GFDL-8 TRANSLATION]
 
;;; [http://wiki.contribs.org/The_SME_Server_Developer%27s_Guide#GFDL-9 TERMINATION]
 
;;; [http://wiki.contribs.org/The_SME_Server_Developer%27s_Guide#GFDL-10 FUTURE REVISIONS OF THIS LICENSE]
 
;;; [http://wiki.contribs.org/The_SME_Server_Developer%27s_Guide#GFDL-ADDENDUM ADDENDUM: How to use this License for your documents]
 
;; B. [http://wiki.contribs.org/The_SME_Server_Developer%27s_Guide#GPL GNU General Public License]
 
:: ;;; [http://wiki.contribs.org/The_SME_Server_Developer%27s_Guide#GPL-1 Preamble]
 
;;; [http://wiki.contribs.org/The_SME_Server_Developer%27s_Guide#GPL-2 TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR COPYING, DISTRIBUTION AND MODIFICATION]
 
;;; [http://wiki.contribs.org/The_SME_Server_Developer%27s_Guide#GPL-3 How to Apply These Terms to Your New Programs]
 
 
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; '''List of Tables'''
 
; 3-1. [http://wiki.contribs.org/The_SME_Server_Developer%27s_Guide#AEN54 SME Server software]
 
; 7-1. [http://wiki.contribs.org/The_SME_Server_Developer%27s_Guide#AEN484 SME Server standard events]
 
; 10-1. [http://wiki.contribs.org/The_SME_Server_Developer%27s_Guide#AEN941 Web interface directories]
 
; 14-1. [http://wiki.contribs.org/The_SME_Server_Developer%27s_Guide#AEN1704 SME Server package directory layout]
 
; 15-1. [http://wiki.contribs.org/The_SME_Server_Developer%27s_Guide#AEN1922 SME Server software]
 
 
</div><div class="LOT">
 
 
; '''List of Figures'''
 
; 5-1. [http://wiki.contribs.org/The_SME_Server_Developer%27s_Guide#AEN140 SME Server Architecture]
 
 
</div><div class="PART"><div class="TITLEPAGE">
 
 
=I. An overview of the SME Server=
 
 
<div class="TOC">
 
 
; '''Table of Contents'''
 
; 1. [http://wiki.contribs.org/The_SME_Server_Developer%27s_Guide#ABOUT-THIS-MANUAL About this manual]
 
; 2. [http://wiki.contribs.org/The_SME_Server_Developer%27s_Guide#WHO-SHOULD-READ-IT Who should read this manual?]
 
; 3. [http://wiki.contribs.org/The_SME_Server_Developer%27s_Guide#SME-CAPABILITIES What is the SME Server?]
 
; 4. [http://wiki.contribs.org/The_SME_Server_Developer%27s_Guide#DESIGN-PHILOSOPHY Design philosophy]
 
; 5. [http://wiki.contribs.org/The_SME_Server_Developer%27s_Guide#ARCHITECTURE Architecture overview]
 
 
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Latest revision as of 06:53, 5 November 2014

The SME Server Developer's Guide

Mitel Corporation

Copyright © 2002-2006 Mitel Corporation

Last updated: $Date: 2006/05/29 09:02:22 $

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The Mitel Corporation logo is a trademark or registered trademark of Mitel Corporation in the United States and other countries. Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. The terms "ssh" and "Secure Shell" are trademarks of SSH Communications Security Corp.

I. An overview of the SME Server