Installation guide

Table 2.4 . HP-UX 11i
Criteria Requirements
Operating System HP-UX 11i with the latest patches and upgrades
CPU Type HP 9000 architecture with an Itanium CPU
Memory/RAM
256 MB minimum
1 GB RAM for large environments
Hard Disk
300 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)
You must use the largefile command to
configure database files larger than 2 GB.
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.
2.2.3.1. HP-UX Patches
The HP-UX 11i host must have the correct packages and dependencies installed to run Directory
Server. T he patch list changes daily, so check the HP site regularly to ensure you have the latest
releases:
http://www.software.hp.com/SUPPORT_PLUS/qpk.html
http://welcome.hp.com/country/us/eng/support.htm
The first package to install is the PHSS_30966: ld(1) and linker tools cumulative patch. T he
other required patches are listed in T able 2.5, “HP-UX 11i Patches”. Run the dsktune utility to see if you
need to install any other patches. dsktune helps verify whether the appropriate patches are installed on
the system and provides useful information for tuning your kernel parameters for best performance. For
information on dsktune, see Section 2.2.1, “Using dsktune”.
Table 2.5. HP-UX 11i Patches
Criteria Requirements
GOLDAPPS11i B.11.11.0406.5 Gold Applications Patches for HP-
UX 11i v1, June 2004
GOLDBASE11i B.11.11.0406.5 Gold Base Patches for HP-UX 11i
v1, June 2004
GOLDQPK11i HP-UX 11i Quality Pack patch from June 2004 or
later
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