LDAP-UX Client Services B.05.01 Administrator Guide for HP directory servers and Windows ADS

2 Installing and configuring LDAP-UX Client Services for an
HP server environment
This chapter describes the decisions you must make and the steps for installing the HP directory
server and for configuring LDAP-UX Client Services.
2.1 Before you begin: general installation and configuration considerations
for an HP server environment
Consider the following as you plan your installation and configuration.
• You may use either of the following methods for installing and configuring LDAP-UX Client
Services on your HP-UX system:
◦ Guided installation, providing a simple, quick, and automated procedure that sets up a
basic installation of the software, which you can customize afterward as needed
◦ Customized installation, providing a screen-based procedure that enables you to customize
the software
For information about the benefits of each type of installation, see Section 2.2 (page 26).
• For a customized installation, use the configuration worksheet in “Configuration worksheet”
(page 403) to record your decisions and other information that might be required later for
configuration. For a guided installation, the instructions in this manual advise you to record
the important information. You can do so in any way that is convenient. The information to
record is much less in comparison to a customized installation.
• For the latest information, see the LDAP-UX Integration Release Notes at:
http://www.hp.com/go/hpux-security-docs
Click HP-UX LDAP-UX Integration Software.
• The functionality of LDAP-UX requires that a valid LDAP directory server be installed and
configured on your host or on another host within your network: either HP-UX Directory Server
8.1 (or later) or Red Hat Directory Server 8.0. If you are using the guided installation
(autosetup), and have installed HP-UX directory server, the guided installation can configure
a directory server instance for you.
NOTE: Most discussions in this chapter and other areas of the manual discussing HP directory
servers assume HP-UX Directory Server is the server installed in your environment. HP
recommends the HP-UX Directory Server.
You can obtain the latest version of the HP-UX Directory Server (or Red Hat Directory Server)
from your local HP sales office or at:
http://www.hp.com/go/softwaredepot
Documentation for the HP-UX Directory Server and Red Hat Directory Server is available at
http://www.hp.com/go/hpux-security-docs.
• For advice on how to set up and configure your directory to work with HP-UX, see the white
paper Preparing Your Directory for HP-UX Integration, available at:
http://www.hp.com/go/hpux-security-docs
Click HP-UX LDAP-UX Integration Software.
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