Installation guide

instances so that you can properly configure your kernel settings and install any missing
patches. On Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Solaris, the dsktune utility is in the /usr/bin
directory; on HP-UX, it is in /opt/dirsrv/bin. To run it, simply use the appropriate command:
/usr/bin/dsktune
Red Hat Directory Server system tuning analysis version 10-AUGUST-2007.
NOTICE : System is i686-unknown-linux2.6.9-34.EL (1 processor).
WARNING: 1011MB of physical memory is available on the system.
1024MB is recommended for best performance on large production system.
NOTICE : The net.ipv4.tcp_keepalive_time is set to 7200000 milliseconds
(120 minutes). This may cause temporary server congestion from lost
client connections.
WARNING: There are only 1024 file descriptors (hard limit) available, which
limit the number of simultaneous connections.
WARNING: There are only 1024 file descriptors (soft limit) available, which
limit the number of simultaneous connections.
NOTE
dsktune is run every time the Directory Server configuration script,
setup-ds-admin, is run.
2.2. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and 5
Directory Server is supported on two versions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux:
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 AS and ES on x86 and x86_64 platforms
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server on x86 and x86_64 platforms
NOTE
Red Hat Directory Server is also supported running on a virtual guest on Red Hat
Enterprise Linux Virtualization Server 5.
Both Red Hat Enterprise Linux versions 4 and 5 on 32-bit and 64-bit platforms have the same
system requirements, as listed in Table 2.2, “Red Hat Enterprise Linux Operating System and
Hardware Requirements”. The patches required are listed in Section 2.2.1, “Red Hat Enterprise
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and 5
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