Installation guide

3.1. Installing the JRE

Necessary Java JRE libraries are not bundled with Directory Server. T hey must be downloaded and

extracted separately before installing the Directory Server packages.

NOTE

Directory Server 8.0 requires JRE version 1.5.0.

Any Red Hat Enterprise Linux customer can download the required JRE packages from the RHEL

Extras or Supplem ental channel in Red Hat Network, and then use native Red Hat tools to install

the package. For example, to install the JRE on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, use the up2date command:

up2date java-1.5.0-ibm

On Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, use the yum command:

yum install java-1.5.0-ibm

Using yum or up2date is the preferred and recommended way to install Java. However, it is also

possible to download the JRE from the Java site.

1. Download the Java libraries from http://www.java.com.

2. Log in as root, and install the JRE. For example:

rpm -Uvh java-1.5.0-ibm -1.5.0.5-1jpp.2.el4.i386.rpm

After installing the JRE, install the Directory Server packages, as described in Section 3.2, “Installing the

Directory Server Packages”.

3.2. Installing the Directory Server Packages

1. Install the Directory Server packages. T here are two options for installing the packages: using

native Red Hat Enterprise Linux tools (yum or up2date) or downloading them from Red Hat

Network. T he recommended way is to use the Red Hat Enterprise Linux tools. On Red Hat

Enterprise Linux 4, use up2date:

up2date redhat-ds

On Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, use yum:

yum install redhat-ds

NOTE

Both yum and up2date may install or require additional packages if dependencies are

missing or out-of-date.

Chapter 3. Setting up Red Hat D irectory Server on Red Hat Enterprise Linux