Installation guide

NOTE
dsktune is run every time the Directory Server configuration script, setup-ds-adm in, is run.
2.2.2. 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 a Red Hat Enterprise
Linux 5 virtual server.
Both Red Hat Enterprise Linux versions 4 and 5 on 32-bit and 64-bit platforms have the same system
requirements, as listed in T able 2.2, “Red Hat Enterprise Linux Operating System and Hardware
Requirements”. The patches required are listed in Section 2.2.2.1, “Red Hat Enterprise Linux Patches”,
and the recommended system configuration changes are described in Section 2.2.2.2, “Red Hat
Enterprise Linux System Configuration”.
Table 2.2. Red Hat Enterprise Linux Operating System and Hardware Requirement s
Criteria Requirements
Operating System Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 or 5 with the latest
patches and upgrades
CPU Type Pentium 3 or higher; 500MHz or higher
Memory/RAM
256 MB minimum
Up to the system limit (on 32 bit systems, typically
3 GB RAM or 4 GB RAM with hugemem kernel)
for large environments
Hard Disk
200 MB of disk space minimum for a typical
deployment
2 GB minimum for larger environments
4 GB minimum for very large environments (more
than a million entries)
Other To run the Directory Server using port numbers
less than 1024, such as the default port 389, you
must setup and start the Directory Server as
root, but it is not necessary to run the Directory
Server as root.
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