Getting The Software

In this section we'll download everything we need to install Meta-Directory 1.0, including iPlanet Directory Server 4.11 and Perl 5. We'll also download some sample data which we'll use to demonstrate the JoinEngine in the next module.

There are 8 steps in this procedure.

Step 1: Create a temporary folder

In the previous section you should have identified a NTFS drive with at least 300 MB of free disk space. Create a folder called temp on this drive.

We'll use temp as a staging area for the software we're going to download. It doesn't really matter where this folder is located, since it's only used to decompress the installation software. In this course our examples show temp located on drive D:.


Step 2: Download Directory Server 4.11

The DOWNLOAD link shown here will take you to the Test Drive page on the iPlanet site. You'll need to complete the registration form before downloading. Once you've done this you shouldn't have to do it again as long as you use the same email address each time you download from this site.

Click on the DOWNLOAD link and save the self-extracting file in your temp folder. Be sure to select the Export (56-bit) version for Windows NT.

DOWNLOAD
Directory Server 4.11 For Windows NT

After downloading your temp folder should have an .exe file with an icon like the one shown here. The size of this self-extracting file is 26.2 MB.

Don't click on this icon or try to uncompress it yet.

You can dismiss the second browser window (showing the iPlanet testdrive site) at this point.


Step 3: Download Meta-Directory 1.0

Click on the DOWNLOAD link and save the zip file in your temp folder:

DOWNLOAD
Meta-Directory 1.0 For Windows NT

After downloading you should have a 41.3 MB self-extracting zip file with an icon like the one shown here.


Step 4: Download the demo data

Click on the DOWNLOAD link and save the zip file in your temp folder.

DOWNLOAD
Meta-Directory Demo Data

After downloading you should have a 135 KB self-extracting zip file with an icon like the one shown here.

Step 5: Download Perl 5

Click on the DOWNLOAD link and save the zip file in your temp folder.

DOWNLOAD
Perl 5 for Windows NT

After downloading you should have a 5.9 MB zip file with an icon like the one shown here.


Step 6: Uncompress the Perl installation software

Double-click on the perl5_00402... zip icon in your temp folder and extract all the files to your temp folder..
After you've extracted all the files you should see a new folder like the one shown here.

Step 7: Uncompress the Meta-Directory installation software

To uncompress the Meta-Directory installation software, double-click on the icon representing metadir10.exe. Extract all the files into the temp folder.


Step 8: Uncompress the demo data

Double-click on the icon for the demo data, demo.exe, and extract all the files into the temp folder.

At this point there should be 52 files in your temp folder (46 visible files and 6 hidden files).


Summary

So far we've downloaded and uncompressed the installation software for Meta-Directory 1.0, Directory Server 4.11, and Perl 5. We also downloaded some sample data.

In the next section we'll install Perl 5.

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