Installing the Administration Server

This chapter provides procedures for installing the Netscape Administration Server. The administration server is a common front end to all Netscape servers. You use the directory server manager portion of the administration server to install directory server instances and to manage the directory server.

This chapter contains the following topics:

"Installing the Administration Server on Unix"

"Installing the Administration Server on NT"

You are prompted for some configuration information during the installation process. For information on the system requirements and the configuration decisions you will have to make, see Chapter 2, "Preparing for Installation."

Installing the Administration Server on Unix

Log in to the machine as the user that you want the directory server to run as. If you want to use the standard port numbers (389 for LDAP or 636 for LDAPS) or any other port number under 1024, you must log in as root.

Change to the directory on the CD that contains the product binaries for your system. For example, if you are installing the product on a Silicon Graphics IRIX system, change to the irix directory on the CD.

Change to the directry directory on the CD.

Copy the zipped file from the CD to the location where you want to install the product on your system.

Unpack the binaries file using the following command:

# gzip -dc <filename> .tar.gz | tar -xvof -

where <filename> is the name of the product binaries file you want to unpack. This command places the following files into the current directory:

admin.pi--A file that identifies the administration server.

README--A text file that contains important information about downloading and installing the product. If you have not read this file yet, read it before proceeding.

license.txt--The license agreement to which you are bound if you proceed.

ns-setup-- The program that unpacks the ns-slapd.tar package and starts the installation process.

nsadmin.tar--The administration server package.

nsslapd.tar--The directory server package.

relnotes.html--An HTML file that contains important information about the directory server. If you have not read this file yet, read it before proceeding.

slapd.pi--A file that identifies the directory server.

To begin installing the administration server, enter the following command:

When prompted, accept the license agreement.

Enter the name of the directory where you want the directory server software installed.

If you are upgrading from 3.0 to 3.1, you need to install the 3.1 directory server in the same directory where you installed the 3.0 directory server.

The setup program untars the administration server and directory server packages into the location you specified and begins the administration server installation process. The untar process may take several minutes.

Enter configuration information when prompted. For information about the configuration information you must supply, see "Configuration Decisions".

Installing the Administration Server on NT

Log in to an account on your NT system with administrator privileges.

Change to the ntx86/directry directory on the directory server CD.

Double click setup.exe in the ntx86/directry directory on the CD.

When prompted, accept the license agreement.

If prompted, enter the name of a directory to be created as the server root. If you have already installed other SuiteSpot 3.x servers, the administration server will automatically be installed in your SuiteSpot 3.x server root. For more information on selecting a server root, see "Create a New Server Root".

Enter configuration information when prompted. For information about the configuration information you must supply, see "Configuration Decisions".

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