Installation guide

Operating System Requirements
50 Netscape Directory Server Installation Guide • December 2003
Red Hat Linux Advanced Server 2.1 Operating
System
If you plan to install Directory Server on a machine running the Linux
Advanced Server 2.1 operating system (OS), follow the recommendations
outlined in these sections:
• Verifying Disk Space Requirements
• Verifying Required System Modules
• Installing System Patches
• Tuning the System
• Installing Third-Party Utilities
In addition to these recommendations, be sure to check the OS vendor’s web
site for the latest information pertaining to your OS version:
http://www.redhat.com/apps/support/
Verifying Disk Space Requirements
Ensure that you have sufficient disk space before downloading the software.
Download drive: 120 MB
Installation drive: 2 GB
Verifying Required System Modules
Directory Server is certified to work on:
• The Intel Pentium series processors [i686]
• The default kernel/glibc revisions that comes along with Red Hat Linux
Advanced Server 2.1 and the other kernel revisions with their
corresponding glibc revisions as mentioned below.
❍ Required Kernel:
Default kernel - kernel-2.4.9-e.3
Kernel used for certification - kernel-2.4.9-e.16
❍ Required glibC:
Default glibc - glibc-2.2.4-26
glibc used for certification - glibc-2.2.4-31.7