User`s guide

Chapter 1, Before You Install 13
Hardware and Software Requirements
— 90 MB (HP-UX)
— 90MB (IBM AIX)
— 130 MB (Compaq Tru64 UNIX)
In addition, you will need more space during the installation for the installer
files. After installation, you can delete the installer files.
• Swap space at least as large as the amount of RAM on your system (twice
the amount of RAM is recommended).
• Netscape Communicator 4.61 or higher, or Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01.
• Java, JavaScript, and cookies enabled in your browser.
• If you are using Internet Explorer, you need to set your browser to check
for a new version of a page every time you access it. To configure this
setting, from the View menu, choose Internet Options. On the General tab,
in the Temporary Internet Files section, click Settings. Click the radio button
to check for newer versions of stored pages every visit to the page.
• A Unix user and group that have the appropriate permissions for running
iPlanet Web Server. This user is different from the user that runs the
Administration Server. Often people use the user nobody and group
nobody for this purpose, but you can also create a specific user and group.
• A Java Development Kit (JDK) installed on your system if you plan to use
Java Server Pages (JSPs). For more information on the required version and
where to obtain it, see “Installing a Java Developer’s Kit” on page 23.
Windows NT
• A minimum of 64 MB RAM (more RAM is recommended for serving large
numbers of clients or for high levels of transactions).
• If you plan on running more than two separate instances of iPlanet Web
Server on your system, an additional 16 MB RAM for each server instance.
• Paging space at least as large as the amount of RAM on your system (twice
the amount of RAM is recommended).
• 100 MB free disk space for the installation.