Installation guide

Operating System Requirements
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dsktune Utility
For UNIX platforms, Directory Server provides a utility named dsktune that can
help you verify whether you have the appropriate patches installed on your
system. The utility also provides useful information and advice on how to tune
your kernel parameters for best performance.
To enable you to run
dsktune before installing the Directory Server, the utility is
placed, along with the
setup program, in the directory where you unpack
product binaries. The
setup program allows specifying of a pre-pre-installation
program to be run before the Directory Server installation begins; in the
slapd.inf file, a new field named PrePreInstall is defined for specifying the
path to the executable, which must be relative to the
setup program. By default,
the
PrePreInstall field is set to the dsktune utility path, enabling you to run the
utility as a part of the Directory Server installation.
After you’ve installed the Directory Server, you can find the utility in this
directory:
serverRoot/bin/slapd/server
For information on running dsktune, see chapter 8, “Troubleshooting.”
HP-UX 11i Operating System
This section contains the following information:
• Verifying Disk Space Requirements
• Verifying Required System Modules
• Installing Patches
• Tuning the System
• Installing Third-Party Utilities
Verifying Disk Space Requirements
Ensure that you have sufficient disk space before downloading the software.
TIP It is strongly recommended that you run the
dsktune utility if you
are operating a UNIX system. Kernel parameters make a significant
performance difference; for example, in some cases on HP-UX
systems, Directory Server may not run on stock kernel parameters.
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