IBM HPSS Ldap and IBM Kerberos, Java, Prerequisite Summary By Hpss Node Type, Hpss Server Nodes

If UNIX authentication will be used, this product is not required.

3.3.1.3. LDAP and IBM Kerberos

HPSS can be configured to use an LDAP directory to store its authorization information such as users' names, UIDs, GIDs, and home directories. The supported LDAP server product for this release is IBM Tivoli Directory Server. It can be downloaded from the http://www-306.ibm.com/software/tivoli/resource-center/security/code-directory-server.jsp webpage.

Installing the IBM Kerberos client is only required if LDAP is being used for authorization and the LDAP daemon will be used for Kerberos authentication. This option is supported only on AIX. The fileset for the IBM Kerberos client is located on the AIX Expansion Pack CD.

If UNIX authorization will be used, this product is not required.

3.3.1.4. Java

HPSS uses the Java 2 Standard Edition, version 1.4.2, to implement the SSM graphical user interface, hpssgui, the SSM command line interface, hpssadm and the mkhpss utility.

The Java product required for the AIX platform can be downloaded from the IBM Developer Kits for AIX, Java Technology Edition webpage, http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/java/jdk/aix.index.html.

The Java product required for the Linux and Windows platform can be downloaded from Sun Microsystems' download webpage, http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/download.html.

3.3.2. Prerequisite Summary By HPSS Node Type

This section provides a summary list of prerequisite software required for HPSS. It also lists the software versions which have been verified with HPSS 6.2.

3.3.2.1. HPSS Server Nodes

This section describes the prerequisite software required for each server node.

3.3.2.1.1. AIX Requirements

Each AIX server node must have the following installed:

•IBM RS/6000 (eServer pSeries) with a minimum of 2 GB RAM

•AIX 5.2 with ML9 + APAR IY89387 or AIX 5.3 with ML5 + APAR IY89429 (32-bit or 64- bit)

•DB2 UDB V8.2 Enterprise Server Edition (ESE) for AIX with FixPak 4. Note that FixPak 12 for DB2 8.1 is the same as DB2 UDB Version 8.2 with FixPak 4.

•Java JDK 1.4.2 for AIX. Upgrade to at least IBM Java build ca142-20060421 (SR 5) which is APAR IY84053.

•MIT Kerberos 1.3.5 (if planning to use Kerberos authentication)

•IBM LDAP 5.1 (if planning to use LDAP authorization)

•IBM Kerberos 1.3 (if planning to use Kerberos authentication with LDAP)

•C compiler for AIX, version 7.0.0.8 (if planning to recompile HPSS code on this node)

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