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Installation GuideNetscape Directory ServerVersion 7.0October 2004install.book Page 1 Wednesday, November 24, 2004 11:30 AM

Related Information10 Netscape Directory Server Installation Guide • October 2004For the latest information about Directory Server, including current

Running dsktune100 Netscape Directory Server Installation Guide • October 2004NOTICE : The NDD tcp_rexmit_interval_initial is currently set to 3000mil

Common Installation ProblemsChapter 8 Troubleshooting 101WARNING: There are only 256 file descriptors (soft limit) available, which limit the number o

Common Installation Problems102 Netscape Directory Server Installation Guide • October 20045. Next to the label “Primary DNS Suffix of this computer,”

Common Installation ProblemsChapter 8 Troubleshooting 103[18/Jun/2002:10:56:39] failure ( 4322): Configuration initialization failed:Error running ini

Common Installation Problems104 Netscape Directory Server Installation Guide • October 2004system TEMP directory. On UNIX, this directory is usually

105Glossaryaccess control instruction See ACI.ACI Also Access Control Instruction. An instruction that grants or denies permissions to entries in the

106 Netscape Directory Server Installation Guide • October 2004attribute Holds descriptive information about an entry. Attributes have a label and a v

Glossary 107browser Software, such as Netscape Navigator, used to request and view World Wide Web material stored as HTML files. The browser uses the

108 Netscape Directory Server Installation Guide • October 2004CIR See consumer-initiated replication.class definition Specifies the information neede

Glossary 109DAP Directory Access Protocol. The ISO X.500 standard protocol that provides client access to the directory.data master The server that is

11Chapter 1Preparing for a Directory ServerInstallationBefore you begin installing Netscape Directory Server (Directory Server), you should have an un

110 Netscape Directory Server Installation Guide • October 2004DNS alias A DNS alias is a hostname that the DNS server knows points to a different hos

Glossary 111hostname A name for a machine in the form machine.domain.dom, which is translated into an IP address. For example, www.example.com is the

112 Netscape Directory Server Installation Guide • October 2004knowledge reference Pointers to directory information stored in different databases.LDA

Glossary 113mapping tree A data structure that associates the names of suffixes (subtrees) with databases.master agent See SNMP master agent.matching

114 Netscape Directory Server Installation Guide • October 2004nested role Allows the creation of roles that contain other roles.network management ap

Glossary 115password file A file on Unix machines that stores Unix user login names, passwords, and user ID numbers. It is also known as /etc/passwd b

116 Netscape Directory Server Installation Guide • October 2004RAM Random access memory. The physical semiconductor-based memory in a computer. Inform

Glossary 117role An entry grouping mechanism. Each role has members, which are the entries that possess the role.role-based attributes Attributes that

118 Netscape Directory Server Installation Guide • October 2004service A background process on a Windows machine that is responsible for a particular

Glossary 119suffix The name of the entry at the top of the directory tree, below which data is stored. Multiple suffixes are possible within the same

Configuration Decisions12 Netscape Directory Server Installation Guide • October 2004• Netscape Administration Server — Administration Server is a com

120 Netscape Directory Server Installation Guide • October 2004uid A unique number associated with each user on a Unix system.URL Uniform Resource Loc

121IndexNUMERICS32-bit OS requirements 2464-bit 2364-bit OS requirements 25Aadministration domain, defined 18administration port number 48administrati

122 Netscape Directory Server Installation Guide • October 2004Iinstall.inf 54installationcomponents 11configuration decisions 12preparing for 11proce

Index 123silent install directivesgeneral 60silent install files 54silent install, defined 19silent install, examples 55typical install 56silent insta

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Configuration DecisionsChapter 1 Preparing for a Directory Server Installation 13Choosing Unique Port NumbersPort numbers can be any number from 1 to

Configuration Decisions14 Netscape Directory Server Installation Guide • October 2004By default, the server root directory is one of the following:•/u

Configuration DecisionsChapter 1 Preparing for a Directory Server Installation 15Defining Authentication EntitiesAs you install Directory Server and A

Configuration Decisions16 Netscape Directory Server Installation Guide • October 2004Normally, Administration Server user and password should be ident

Configuration DecisionsChapter 1 Preparing for a Directory Server Installation 17Because the configuration directory normally experiences very little

Configuration Decisions18 Netscape Directory Server Installation Guide • October 2004Between your user directory and your configuration directory, it

Installation Process OverviewChapter 1 Preparing for a Directory Server Installation 19For many installations, you can have just one administration do

Netscape Communications Corporation ("Netscape") and its licensors retain all ownership rights to the software programs offered by Netscape

Installation Process Overview20 Netscape Directory Server Installation Guide • October 2004Beyond determining which type of installation process you w

Installation PrivilegesChapter 1 Preparing for a Directory Server Installation 21On Windows, unzip the product binaries.Starting the slapd Process (Un

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23Chapter 2Computer System RequirementsBefore you can install Netscape Directory Server (Directory Server), you must make sure that the systems on whi

Summary of Supported Platforms24 Netscape Directory Server Installation Guide • October 2004Before you install Directory Server, check the required pa

Summary of Supported PlatformsChapter 2 Computer System Requirements 2564-bit ProcessOther Requirements You must install as root in order to use well-

Hardware Requirements26 Netscape Directory Server Installation Guide • October 2004Hardware RequirementsOn all platforms, you will need:Storage Space/

Operating System RequirementsChapter 2 Computer System Requirements 27• Roughly 200Mbyte of disk space for a minimal installation. For production syst

Operating System Requirements28 Netscape Directory Server Installation Guide • October 2004dsktune UtilityFor UNIX platforms, Directory Server provide

Operating System RequirementsChapter 2 Computer System Requirements 29Download drive: 120MbyteInstallation drive: 2GbyteVerifying Required System Modu

Contents 3ContentsContents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Operating System Requirements30 Netscape Directory Server Installation Guide • October 2004•Run the dsktune utility to see if you need to install any

Operating System RequirementsChapter 2 Computer System Requirements 31Installing Third-Party UtilitiesYou will need the gunzip utility to unpack the D

Operating System Requirements32 Netscape Directory Server Installation Guide • October 2004No other network functions should be provided by this compu

Operating System RequirementsChapter 2 Computer System Requirements 33To edit the server configuration file, you will need a text editor that is capab

Operating System Requirements34 Netscape Directory Server Installation Guide • October 2004It is recommended that you set the LargeSystemCache registr

Operating System RequirementsChapter 2 Computer System Requirements 35Verifying Required System ModulesDirectory Server is certified to work on:• The

Operating System Requirements36 Netscape Directory Server Installation Guide • October 2004Tuning the SystemThis section contains some basic system tu

Operating System RequirementsChapter 2 Computer System Requirements 37Sun Solaris 9 Operating SystemIf you plan to install Directory Server on a machi

Operating System Requirements38 Netscape Directory Server Installation Guide • October 2004Installing PatchesYou must use Solaris 9 with the Sun recom

Operating System RequirementsChapter 2 Computer System Requirements 39Tuning the SystemBasic Solaris tuning guidelines are available from several book

4 Netscape Directory Server Installation Guide • October 2004Chapter 2 Computer System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Operating System Requirements40 Netscape Directory Server Installation Guide • October 2004You should also set the soft limit for file descriptors:uli

Operating System RequirementsChapter 2 Computer System Requirements 41The tcp_smallest_anon_port controls the number of simultaneous connections that

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43Chapter 3Using Express and TypicalInstallationThis chapter describes how to perform basic installation activities. This chapter contains the followi

Using Express Installation44 Netscape Directory Server Installation Guide • October 2004On a Windows system, unzip the product binaries.5. Run the set

Using Typical InstallationChapter 3 Using Express and Typical Installation 45❍ o=NetscapeRootDo not modify the contents of the directory under the o=N

Using Typical Installation46 Netscape Directory Server Installation Guide • October 20047. Next, the setup program asks you if you agree to the licens

Using Typical InstallationChapter 3 Using Express and Typical Installation 4718. The setup program then asks you for the System User and the System Gr

Using Typical Installation48 Netscape Directory Server Installation Guide • October 200423. For configuration directory administrator ID and password,

Using Typical InstallationChapter 3 Using Express and Typical Installation 4929. For the user you want to run Administration Server as, enter root. Th

Contents 5Chapter 4 Silent Installation and Instance Creation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53Using Silent Instal

Using Typical Installation50 Netscape Directory Server Installation Guide • October 20047. For configuration directory, select the default if this dir

Using Typical InstallationChapter 3 Using Express and Typical Installation 5114. For Directory Manager DN, enter the DN that you will use when managin

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53Chapter 4Silent Installation and InstanceCreationSilent installation allows you to use a file to predefine all the answers that you would normally s

Using Silent Installation54 Netscape Directory Server Installation Guide • October 20042. Create a new directory:# mkdir ds# cd ds3.If you have not al

Using Silent InstallationChapter 4 Silent Installation and Instance Creation 55You will have to make some modifications to this file before you use it

Using Silent Installation56 Netscape Directory Server Installation Guide • October 2004• Sample File for Installing the Standalone Netscape ConsoleYou

Using Silent InstallationChapter 4 Silent Installation and Instance Creation 57Sample File for Using an Existing Configuration DirectoryThe following

Using Silent Installation58 Netscape Directory Server Installation Guide • October 2004Sample File for Installing the Standalone Netscape ConsoleThe f

Using Silent InstallationChapter 4 Silent Installation and Instance Creation 59Specifying Silent Installation DirectivesThis section describes the bas

6 Netscape Directory Server Installation Guide • October 2004Chapter 8 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Using Silent Installation60 Netscape Directory Server Installation Guide • October 2004[General] Installation Directives[General] installation directi

Using Silent InstallationChapter 4 Silent Installation and Instance Creation 61[slapd] Installation Directives[slapd] installation directives specify

Using Silent Installation62 Netscape Directory Server Installation Guide • October 2004Table 4-2 Required and Optional [slapd] Installation Directives

Using Silent InstallationChapter 4 Silent Installation and Instance Creation 63[admin] Installation Directives[admin] installation directives specify

Using Silent Installation64 Netscape Directory Server Installation Guide • October 2004[Base] Installation DirectivesThere is only one [Base] installa

Using Silent Instance CreationChapter 4 Silent Installation and Instance Creation 65[nsperl] Installation DirectivesThere is only one [nsperl] install

Using Silent Instance Creation66 Netscape Directory Server Installation Guide • October 2004Because all instances of Directory Server under a server r

Using Silent Instance CreationChapter 4 Silent Installation and Instance Creation 67Suffix= dc=europe,dc=example,dc=comSlapdConfigForMC= NoUseExisting

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69Chapter 5Post InstallationThis chapter describes the post-installation procedures for launching the online help and populating the directory tree.Th

7About This GuideWelcome to Netscape Directory Server (Directory Server). This manual provides a high-level overview of design and planning decisions

Populating the Directory Tree70 Netscape Directory Server Installation Guide • October 20045. Restart Administration Server. You can now launch the on

Populating the Directory TreeChapter 5 Post Installation 71• Start your Directory Server with an empty database and import data over LDAP — This metho

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73Chapter 6Migrating from Previous VersionsIf you have a previous installation of Directory Server, depending on its version, you can migrate or upgra

Migration Prerequisites74 Netscape Directory Server Installation Guide • October 2004• Creates a database for each suffix stored in the legacy Directo

Migration ProcedureChapter 6 Migrating from Previous Versions 75• If you want to continue to run your legacy Directory Server, when you install the ne

Migration Procedure76 Netscape Directory Server Installation Guide • October 2004• Read sections "Migration Overview‚" on page 73, and "

Migration ProcedureChapter 6 Migrating from Previous Versions 773. Run the migration script.As root user (on UNIX) or administrator (on Windows), chan

Migration Procedure78 Netscape Directory Server Installation Guide • October 20044. Follow the prompts. For example, if you’re prompted to provide a p

Migration ProcedureChapter 6 Migrating from Previous Versions 79Backup /export/home/jdoe/70-latest/slapd-bart/config on /export/home/jdoe/70-latest/sl

Conventions Used in This Guide8 Netscape Directory Server Installation Guide • October 2004• Directory Server Console — An improved management console

Migration Procedure80 Netscape Directory Server Installation Guide • October 2004Param: nsbindtimeout values To migrate: 15Param: nsbindtimeout new cu

Migration ProcedureChapter 6 Migrating from Previous Versions 81*** LDBM_BACKEND_INSTANCE - cn=backend2,cn=ldbm database,cn=plugins,cn=config already

Migration Procedure82 Netscape Directory Server Installation Guide • October 2004Migrate replicas...--------------------------------------------------

Migration ProcedureChapter 6 Migrating from Previous Versions 83 [12/Jun/2002:10:33:40 -0700] - import backend1: Cleaning up producer thread... [12/Ju

Migration Procedure84 Netscape Directory Server Installation Guide • October 2004***** Migrate MultiplexorBindDN entries... ****** End of migration

Migration ProcedureChapter 6 Migrating from Previous Versions 85The migration process can be summarized into these steps:1. Stop directory writes on b

Migration Procedure86 Netscape Directory Server Installation Guide • October 20045. Once your supplier is migrated, test replication to make sure that

Migration ProcedureChapter 6 Migrating from Previous Versions 87Managing Console FailoverIf you have a multi-master installation with o=NetscapeRoot r

Migration Procedure88 Netscape Directory Server Installation Guide • October 2004Migrating a Single Instance1. Archive the old Directory Server instal

Migration ProcedureChapter 6 Migrating from Previous Versions 89replication agreement and use the Connection tab to change the password. After you cha

Related InformationAbout This Guide 9• All paths specified in this manual are in UNIX format. If you are using a Windows-based Directory Server, you s

Migration Procedure90 Netscape Directory Server Installation Guide • October 2004To migrate a Windows hub:1. Archive the old Directory Server installa

91Chapter 7Uninstalling Directory ServerYou may need to remove an instance of Netscape Directory Server (Directory Server) or uninstall the entire ser

Uninstalling Directory Server92 Netscape Directory Server Installation Guide • October 20043. From the Object menu, select Stop; you can also right-cl

Uninstalling Directory ServerChapter 7 Uninstalling Directory Server 934. Select the default, All, to remove all components of Directory Server.Altern

Uninstalling Directory Server94 Netscape Directory Server Installation Guide • October 20043. Locate and double-click the uninstallation utility, unin

Uninstalling Directory ServerChapter 7 Uninstalling Directory Server 953. Locate and select the entry for Netscape Directory Server.The entry is in th

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97Chapter 8TroubleshootingThis chapter describes the most common installation problems and how to solve them. It also provides some tips on checking p

Running dsktune98 Netscape Directory Server Installation Guide • October 2004The following is an example of output that dsktune generates. dsktune doe

Running dsktuneChapter 8 Troubleshooting 99ERROR : Patch 110934-10 is present, but 110934-11 (Feb/20/2003: SunOS 5.8:pkgtrans, pkgadd, pkgchk and libp