If a version of JRE 1.5 is already installed on the system and the version is equal to or greater than 1.5.0.11, you can skip the JRE installation requirement.

To check if the correct version of JRE 1.5 is installed on the system, use the following command:

#/usr/bin/swlist -l product grep Jre

If the JRE 1.5 version is less than 1.5.0.11, or if JRE 1.5 is not installed on the system, install JRE

1.5.0.11.To download and install JRE for Java 2 platform HP-UX Integrity version 1.5.0.11(.depot) or HP-UX PA-RISC version 1.5.0.11(.depot), use the following procedure:

1.Go to the following web site: http://www.hp.com/go/java

Look for the following or supported later versions (5.0.xx, where xx is 11 or later), as applicable to your environment:

Itanium® JRE 5.0.11 - Nov 7

PA-RISC JRE 5.0.11 - Nov 7

2.Complete the form and choose Download.

3.Install the depot on your machine.

3.4Installing the Kerberos 5 libraries

The Directory Server can use GSS-API for authentication. To use GSS-API, you must first install the Kerberos 5 client (KRB5CLIENT) libraries, version 1.6.2 or later. You can download the KRB5CLIENT package from the following location:

http://www.hp.com/go/softwaredepot

3.5 Installing the Directory Server package

Install the Directory Server package from the following location:

http://www.hp.com/go/softwaredepot

3.6 Setting up the Directory Server and Administration Server

3.6.1 Setup overview

After you have completed the steps recommended in the preceding sections, you can create and configure the Directory Server and Administration Server instances by using the setup-ds-admin.plscript. The following is the basic command for running the script interactively:

/opt/dirsrv/sbin/setup-ds-admin.pl

If you choose to run the script interactively, the script allows you to choose one of the following setup modes:

Express

Typical

Custom

These setup modes provide different levels of control over the configuration settings, such as port numbers, directory suffixes, and users and groups for the Directory Server processes.

Express setup has the least amount of input, meaning it uses more default or randomly-generated settings, while custom setup gives you the most control over the configuration (you provide much of the configuration information). These setup modes are described in Table 3-2. For most deployments, the typical installation type suffices.

If you choose to run the script silently instead of interactively, you provide a file with predefined settings to create a new Directory Server without any user interaction. This is extremely useful

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UX Direry Server specifications

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