Red Hat Directory Server B.08.00.01 for HP-UX Release Notes and Supplemental Instructions - Updated August 2010
Table of Contents
1 Release Notes for Red Hat Directory Server B.08.00................................................9
1.1 What is new with this release (B.08.00.01) of Red Hat Directory Server..........................................9
1.2 New Features in Red Hat Directory Server 8.0.................................................................................9
1.3 Differences Between Red Hat Directory Server 7.1 and Red Hat Directory Server 8.0..................11
1.4 Documentation................................................................................................................................12
1.5 Red Hat Directory Server 8.0 for HP-UX Directory Path Differences.............................................12
1.6 Known problems Fixed in Red Hat Directory Server B.08.00.01....................................................12
1.7 Known Problems Fixed in Red Hat Directory Server 8.0 ...............................................................14
1.8 Known Problems and Workarounds in Red Hat Directory Server 8.0...........................................14
1.9 Limitations.......................................................................................................................................17
2 Installing Red Hat Directory Server 8.0.....................................................................19
2.1 Preparing for Red Hat Directory Server 8.0 Installation.................................................................19
2.1.1 Hardware Requirements.........................................................................................................19
2.1.2 Disk Space Requirements........................................................................................................19
2.1.3 Operating System Requirement..............................................................................................20
2.1.4 Patches and OS Packages........................................................................................................20
2.1.5 Additional Software Requirements.........................................................................................20
2.1.5.1 HP-UX Apache-based Web Server..................................................................................20
2.1.5.1.1 NSPR Compatibility Problem on HP-UX 11i v1 Systems.......................................21
2.1.5.2 Java Runtime Environment.............................................................................................21
2.1.5.3 Perl...................................................................................................................................21
2.1.5.4 Requirements for Specific Features.................................................................................22
2.1.5.4.1 Kerberos Authentication Requirement...................................................................22
2.1.5.4.2 SNMP Subagent Requirement................................................................................22
2.1.5.4.3 Console Online Help Requirement.........................................................................22
2.1.6 HP-UX System Parameters......................................................................................................22
2.1.6.1 Kernel Parameters...........................................................................................................22
2.1.6.1.1 Maximum Data Segment Size (maxdsiz_64bit, maxdsiz_64bit)
Recommendations.................................................................................................................23
2.1.6.2 TCP TIME_WAIT Interval...............................................................................................23
2.1.6.3 Large File Support...........................................................................................................23
2.2 Using swinstall to Install Red Hat Directory Server 8.0............................................................24
2.2.1 Installation Directories............................................................................................................24
2.3 Verifying Installation.......................................................................................................................25
3 Setting Up Red Hat Directory Server 8.0..................................................................27
3.1 Overview.........................................................................................................................................27
3.1.1 IP Address and DNS Requirements........................................................................................27
3.1.2 Keeping a Response File (-k Option).....................................................................................27
3.2 Running the setup-ds-admin.pl or setup-ds.pl Script.......................................................27
3.3 Post-Configuration Tasks................................................................................................................30
3.3.1 Configuring the Autostart Option..........................................................................................30
3.3.1.1 Disabling the Autostart Option.......................................................................................30
3.3.2 Tuning Database Performance ...............................................................................................31
3.3.2.1 Heap Arenas....................................................................................................................32
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