Red Hat DIRECTORY SERVER 7.1 Installation Guide

Table of Contents
About This Guide................................................................................................................................. i
1. Prerequisite Reading .............................................................................................................. i
2. Directory Server Overview .................................................................................................... i
3. Related Information ............................................................................................................... i
1. Preparing for a Directory Server Installation .............................................................................. 1
1.1. Installation Components .................................................................................................... 1
1.2. Configuration Decisions..................................................................................................... 1
1.2.1. Choosing Unique Port Numbers ......................................................................... 2
1.2.2. Creating a New Server Root ............................................................................... 2
1.2.3. Deciding the User and Group for Your Servers .................................................. 3
1.2.4. Defining Authentication Entities......................................................................... 3
1.2.5. Determining Your Directory Suffix .................................................................... 4
1.2.6. Determining the Location of the Configuration Directory ................................. 4
1.2.7. Determining the Location of the User Directory ................................................ 5
1.2.8. Determining the Administration Domain ........................................................... 5
1.3. Installation Process Overview............................................................................................ 6
1.3.1. Selecting an Installation Process......................................................................... 6
1.3.2. Migration Process ............................................................................................... 7
1.3.3. Installing the Software ........................................................................................ 7
1.3.4. Starting the ns-slapd Process .............................................................................. 8
1.4. Installation Privileges......................................................................................................... 8
2. Computer System Requirements................................................................................................... 9
2.1. Summary of Supported Platforms...................................................................................... 9
2.1.1. 32-bit Process...................................................................................................... 9
2.1.2. 64-bit Process.................................................................................................... 10
2.2. Hardware Requirements................................................................................................... 11
2.3. Operating System Requirements...................................................................................... 12
2.3.1. dsktune Utility ................................................................................................ 12
2.3.2. Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Operating System ........................................ 12
2.3.3. HP-UX 11i Operating System .......................................................................... 15
2.3.4. Sun Solaris 9 Operating System ....................................................................... 17
2.3.5. DNS and NIS Requirements ............................................................................. 20
2.3.6. Installing the JRE.............................................................................................. 20
3. Using Express and Typical Installation....................................................................................... 23
3.1. Installing on Solaris and HP-UX using an Express Installation ...................................... 23
3.2. Installing on Solaris and HP-UX using a Typical Installation ......................................... 24
3.3. Installing on Red Hat Enterprise Linux using an Express Installation ............................ 26
3.4. Installing on Red Hat Enterprise Linux Using a Typical Installation .............................. 27
4. Silent Installation and Instance Creation ................................................................................... 31
4.1. Using Silent Installation................................................................................................... 31
4.1.1. Silent Installation on Red Hat Enterprise Linux ............................................... 31
4.1.2. Preparing Silent Installation Files ..................................................................... 32
4.1.3. Specifying Silent Installation Directives........................................................... 35
4.2. Using Silent Instance Creation......................................................................................... 41
5. Post Installation............................................................................................................................. 43
5.1. Launching the Help System ............................................................................................. 43
5.2. Populating the Directory Tree.......................................................................................... 43

Red Hat DIRECTORY SERVER 7.1 Specifications

General

Brand	Red Hat
Model	DIRECTORY SERVER 7.1
Category	Server
Language	English