Installing The Directory Server

This section will step you through the installation procedure for the Netscape (now called iPlanet) Directory Server version 4.11. We assume you've already downloaded and uncompressed DS4 in the previous section.

There are 17 steps in this procedure.

If you already know how to install DS4, you can zip through this installation procedure by using the default answer in almost all cases. Just be sure to select Admin port 4000 and a Directory Manager password of "dirmanager".

If for some reason you need to uninstall the Directory Server, use the uninstall utility in drive:/Netscape/Server4, where drive is the drive you selected during installation.

Step 1: Launch the installation program

Double-click on the icon labeled d411eiu.exe in your temp folder. This will start the installation and bring up a large "splash screen" that takes up your entire monitor.


Step 2: Adjust your windows

Move the splash screen off to the side of your monitor. Now adjust the size and position of the WBT window so you can read these instructions and see the installation window.


Step 3: The Welcome notice

Click Next.


Step 4: Accept the license agreement

Click Yes.


Step 5: Select Netscape Servers

Accept the default selection, Install Netscape Servers. This choice will install the Directory Server, the Administration Server, and Netscape Console. The other choice would only install Netscape Console.

Click Next.


Step 6: Select "Typical" installation

Accept the default selection, Typical.

Click Next.

The procedure for checking your drive type (NTFS or FAT) is covered in the Preinstallation section.

Step 7: Select the Installation Directory

DS4 must be installed in an NTFS partition. On many Windows NT systems, drive C is formatted as FAT. If your system is like this, you'll have to override the default installation location and specify an NTFS drive on your system.

In this example we're going to use drive D:, so click on the Browse button.

This screen lets you specify another drive. You can change the installation path by editing the Path field.

Click OK to exit this screen, then click Next to advance to the next step.


Step 8: Review products selection

This screen should show 3 of 4 possible installation choices selected. Leave the 4th choice unselected.

Click Next.


Step 9: Specify the configuration directory

DS4, like most Netscape servers, stores critical configuration data in a local directory server. Since in this class we're installing everything on one system for demo purposes, we'll use the new directory server that we're installing for configuration data. So accept the default selection, This instance will be the configuration directory server.

Click Next.


Step 10: Specify the location for user and group data

Accept the default selection, Store data in this directory server.

Click Next to continue.


Step 11: Specify the server identifier and port number

By default, the server identifier will be set to your machine name and the server port number will be set to 389. Accept both of these defaults.

Click Next to continue.


Step 12: Specify the administrative login and password

This screen is used to specify the login and password for the Administrative server. This is the login and password you'll use to access Netscape Console. Accept the default login, admin, and enter the password admin. You'll need to enter the password twice.

Click Next to continue.


Step 13: Specify the Administrative Domain

The administrative domain refers to the population of servers controlled by this instance of Netscape Console. By default, this selection will be set to the domain of the system you're using.

Click Next to continue.


Step 14: Specify Directory Manager's DN

The Directory Manager's DN (distinguished name) is used to uniquely identify the person who will be given complete administrative control over this instance of the Directory Server. Accept the default DN, cn=Directory Manger. (cn stands for c"common name"). Enter the password dirmanager in both password fields.

Click Next to continue.


Step 15: Specify the administrative port number

Override the default and enter 4000.

Click Next to continue.


Step 16: Review the configuration summary

This screen should confirm the installation choices made in the preceding steps.

Click Next to continue. You should see the progress indicator shown here:

When this step is complete you should see a new window like the one shown here:


Step 17: Restart option

Override the default and select No, I will restart my computer later.. We'll restart our test system after we install the Management Center, so there's no need to do so now.

Click Finish.


Summary

In this section we installed iPlanet Directory Server version 4.11. We specified logins and passwords for the Administrator and the Directory Manager. We also assigned port numbers for client access (389) and administrative access (4000).

In the next section we'll continue configuring the Directory Server so that it can interoperate with Meta-Directory.

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