Installation guide

Summary of Supported Platforms
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Memory/RAM 256 MB. However, you should plan from 512 MB to 1 GB of RAM for
best performance on large production systems.
Storage Space/Hard Disk Approximately 300 MB of disk space for a minimal installation. For
production systems, you should plan at least 2 GB to support the
product binaries, databases, and log files (log files require 1 GB by
default); 4GB and greater may be required for very large directories.
Other Requirements You must install as root in order to use well-known port numbers (such
as 389) that are less than 1024. If you do not plan to use port numbers
less than 1024, you do not need to install as root. If you plan to run as
root, you should also install as root and specify nobody, or a similar
user ID that has very few privileges, as the default run-as user and
group.
Microsoft Windows® Platform Requirements
OS Version Windows 2000 Advanced Server with Service Pack 3. For details, see
“Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server” on page 41.
CPU 350 MHz or higher, Pentium 4 compatible.
Memory/RAM 256 MB. However, you should plan from 256 MB to 1 GB of RAM for
best performance on large production systems.
Storage Space/Hard Disk Approximately 300 MB of disk space for a minimal installation. For
production systems, you should plan at least 2 GB to support the
product binaries, databases, and log files (log files require 1 GB by
default); 4GB and greater may be required for very large directories.
To support database files that are larger than 2 GB, the machine must be
configured to support large files; you can do this by choosing vxfs
filesystem with largefiles option.
Other Requirements You must install as Administrator or a user with Administrator
privileges (that is, the user must be in the Administrators group).
For additional details, see “Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server” on
page 41.
Red Hat Linux® Platform Requirements
OS Version Linux 7.3 (x86) or Linux Advanced Server 2.1 (x86) with relevant
upgrades/patches. For details, see “Red Hat Linux 7.3 Operating System”
on page 44 or “Red Hat Linux Advanced Server 2.1 Operating System” on
page 50.
CPU 350 MHz or higher, Pentium 4 compatible.
Memory/RAM 256 MB. However, you should plan from 256 MB to 1 GB of RAM for
best performance on large production systems.
Table 3-1 Supported Platforms (Continued)