Installation guide

Installing or Upgrading NetIQ eDirectory on Windows 53
 (Conditional) If you are installing a secondary server into an existing tree as a non-administrator
user, ensure that at least one of the servers in the tree has the same or higher eDirectory version
as that of the secondary being added as container admin. In case the secondary being added is of
later version, then the schema needs to be extended by the admin of the tree before adding the
secondary using container admin.
 While configuring eDirectory, you must enable SLP services and an NCP port (the default is 524)
in the firewall to allow the secondary server addition. The NCP port must be configured to allow
both inbound and outbound traffic.
Additionally, you can enable the following service ports, based on your requirements:
 LDAP clear text - 389
 LDAP secured - 636
 HTTP clear text - 8028
 HTTP secured - 8030
If you have enabled user-defined ports, you must specify these ports while configuring
eDirectory.
 If you are installing eDirectory on a virtual machine having a DHCP address or on a physical or
virtual machine in which SLP is not broadcast, ensure that the Directory Agent is configured in
your network.
Configuring Static IP Address
Static IP address must be configured on the server for the eDirectory to perform efficiently.
Configuring eDirectory on the servers with DHCP address can lead to unpredictable results.
3.3 Hardware Requirements
Hardware requirements depend on the specific implementation of eDirectory.
For example, a base installation of eDirectory with the standard schema requires about 74 MB of disk
space for every 50,000 users. However, if you add a new set of attributes or completely fill in every
existing attribute, the object size grows. These additions affect the disk space, processor, and memory
needed.
Two factors increase performance: more cache memory and faster processors.
For best results, cache as much of the DIB Set as the hardware allows.
eDirectory scales well on a single processor. However, NetIQ eDirectory 8.8 takes advantage of
multiple processors. Adding processors improves performance in some areas—for example, logins
and having multiple threads active on multiple processors. eDirectory itself is not processor
intensive, but it is I/O intensive.
The following table illustrates typical system requirements for NetIQ eDirectory for Windows:
Objects Memory Hard Disk
10,000 384 MB 144 MB
1 million 2 GB 1.5 GB
10 million 2+ GB 15 GB