Topic: Bynari Insight Server

[dave_d]

Before you get excited, this is NOT a howto for integrating the Bynari Insight server into an SME box - but it might be a starting point for anyone interested in doing just that!

I had enquired of Bynari some time ago about the Outlook/Exchange server emulation problem and I was informed that the Bynari server was the answer to my dreams.  In fairness, under certain conditions, it probably is.  However, it's commercial (though not very expensive) and so it didn't suit my purpose at the time.  However, if your client's prepared to pay for the Insight server I think that finishing the integration might be a very sensible thing to do.  Any volunteers?

Anyway, I had just loaded a new SME 6.0.1-01 to continue some development work on a clean server when I received an email telling me of the latest and greatest Bynari Insight server.  So, the opportunity having presented itself, I decided to see what happens if you install Insight Server onto an SME server.  The result is .... a working Insight server, a partially functioning SME server, and the best indication yet that the OpenXchange integration can probably be made to work!

So, if anyone's interested in having a look at Insight server, here's how to do it .....

<Log onto your server as root.>
<Get the latest server from Bynari - it's insightserver-4.2.0-glibc22.i386.rpm >

# /etc/init.d/popd stop
# /etc/init.d/imap stop
# /etc/init.d/smtpfront-qmail stop
# /etc/init.d/qmail stop
# /etc/init.d/ldap stop
# /etc/init.d/xinetd stop
# /etc/init.d/httpd stop
#rpm -Uvh insightserver-4.2.0-glibc22.i386.rpm

On one of your workstations, using a web browser visit

http://<your-server-name>

Just looking at how the Insight server was installed, I suspect that getting it integrated should not be too much of a problem.  However, work calls and so I'll just go and reload that SME server .......

More information available at www.bynari.net

Documentation at http://www.bynari.net/redirect.php?url=public/Documentation/Manuals//Insight%20Server/Insight%20Server%2042-AdminGuide.pdf

Enjoy!!


Dave

[CharlieBrady]

So, if anyone's interested in having a look at Insight server, here's how to do it .....
...

# /etc/init.d/popd stop
# /etc/init.d/imap stop
# /etc/init.d/smtpfront-qmail stop
# /etc/init.d/qmail stop
# /etc/init.d/ldap stop
# /etc/init.d/xinetd stop
# /etc/init.d/httpd stop

No, don't do that. Do:

for i in popd imap smtpfront-qmail qmail ldap xinetd httpd
do
/sbin/e-smith/config setprop $i status disabled
done
/sbin/e-smith/signal-event reboot

and then install the bynari RPM.

Your commands won't necessarily stop the running services, and certainly won't prevent them re-running after a reboot.

[soprom]

I'm very much interested in this project! I hope you'll post your conclusion.

Your project is very interesting because it would provide us with a Cyrus-Imap server for the next release of the SME. There is only one rpm available for the imap server allowing folders sharing, and it doesn't survive upgrading. So if the Insight server rpm works, this will make my year !!!

From their doc:

RPM Dependencies:
Insight Server requires the following additional RPM packages beyond a base installation of Linux
on some distributions. The two most commonly needed packages beyond the base installation
are:
libtool-1.5.x-x
gmp-4.2.x-x

Disabling applications using ports needed by Insight Server. The most common applications that cause port conflicts are Sendmail and Apache.

rpm -i insightserver-x.x-x.i386.rpm
this rpm is here
http://www.bynari.net/redirect.php?url=public/products/InsightServer/insightserver-4.2.0-glibc23.i386.rpm

Note that this kit is a Server Appliance too (I've used it in the past). SME system would then become a mail server and would loose its standard services. But a SME server doing Mail Folder Sharing[/b] would be so usefull !

I also found this post (dating 2003 though):

Does it work with E-Smith SME Server ?
Hi Adam

I have toyed with Insight on E-Smith. The only problem you face is the required ACLs to share folders.

I assume most use E-Smith for the simple setup and admin of various services. Manipulating those services beyond the basic intentions can be complex and a nightmare for those not familiar with scripting etc.

I have set up a number of E-Smith servers for clients. They like them because of the simple web admin interface. I would like to migrate them to Insight for their mail to take advantage of shared folders etc.

There is a script add-on for E-Smith that allows you to turn off services from the web interface. I installed that, shutdown the appropriate services and installed insightserver on top of the E-Smith install. That worked fine. There are a few issues to overcome in relation to delivery of mail via smtp - which I'm yet to work on. You will also need to change the port of one of the Apache servers to access the different webadmins.

This style of install is not the cleanest, but offers simple setup of gateway and proxy servers (E-Smith) with insight server for mail. When I'm comfortable that it works fine, I will likely change clients over that way, rather than offer an entirely new server.

Klaus

But Klaus never wrote about it after that(!)