Host name settings?

Is there a recommended procedure for installing / setting up Server with regards to the host name configuration? I've been doing it like this:

1. Install Lion.

2. Set the server name in the "Sharing" panel of System Preferences.

3. Install Server.app

4. Use Change Host name wizard to change it to the fully qualified host name, such as "server1.mydomain.com."

5. Configure all my services.

Is this the proper way to do this? I'm finding annoying side effects, like iChat only accepting logins when the user name is "user1@server1.mydomain.com" instead of "user1@mydomain.com" which is what I expect.

Any input or suggestions would be most helpful!

 

I thought of using just the domain name but the documentation from apple.com seems to suggest it needs to be a hostname and not just a domain name.

I'm using whatever the standard ports are for iChat. I'm only testing it internally now, so its 5222 or 5223.

 

I figured out the ichat thing without having to redo the hostname stuff. Just configure an extra domain via serveradmin:

sudo serveradmin settings
jabber:hostsCommaDelimitedString = "server1.example.com, example.com"
<ctrl+d>

Then, bounce the iChat service:
sudo serveradmin stop jabber
sudo serveradmin start jabber

Now I can login using "user1@example.com" and it works fine. Woot.