Sun Java System Directory Server Enterprise Edition 6.1 Release Notes

Operating System Requirements

This section covers operating systems, patches and service packs required to support Directory Server Enterprise Edition component products.

Directory Server, Directory Proxy Server, and Directory Server Resource Kit Operating System Requirements

Directory Server, Directory Proxy Server, and Directory Server Resource Kit share the same operating system requirements. These software components run on the operating system versions listed here. Certain operating systems require additional service packs or patches as shown in the following table.

Operating System 

Supported OS Versions 

Additional Required Software 

SolarisTM Operating System

Solaris 10 Operating System for SPARC®, x86, and AMD x64 architectures

Patches:

Solaris 9 Operating System for SPARC and x86 architectures 

Patches:

HP-UX 

HP-UX 11.11 for PA-RISC 2.0 

Patches:

  • PHSS_30966

  • PHCO_29328

  • PHKL_25842

TOUR 3.1 depots 

Red Hat Linux 

(On 64–bit Red Hat systems, Directory Server runs in 32-bit mode.) 

Red Hat Advanced Server 3.0 U4 for x86 and AMD x64 

No additional software is required. 

Red Hat Advanced Server 4.0 U2 for x86 and AMD x64 

The following compatibility libraries are recommended: 

compat-gcc-32-3.2.3-47.3.i386.rpm

compat-gcc-32-c++-3.2.3-47.3.i386.rpm

The following compatibility library is required: 

compat-libstdc++-33-3.2.3-47.3.rpm

Even when running Red Hat on a 64-bit system, you install 32-bit system libraries. 

These compatibility libraries are available from Red Hat media or https://www.redhat.com/rhn/rhndetails/update/.

Microsoft Windows 

(On 64–bit Windows systems, Directory Server runs in 32-bit mode.) 

Windows 2000 Server 

Service Pack 4 

Windows 2000 Advanced Server 

Service Pack 4 

Windows 2003 Server Standard Edition 

Service Pack 1 

Windows 2003 Server Enterprise Edition 

Service Pack 1 

    You can obtain Solaris patch clusters and avoid downloading most individual patches. To obtain Solaris patch clusters, follow these steps:

  1. Go to the SunSolve patch page at http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/show.pl?target=patchpage.

  2. Click the Recommended Patch Clusters link.

  3. Download the patch cluster for your Solaris OS and Java ES versions.

Directory Server Enterprise Edition software is validated with full installations of the operating systems listed here, not with reduced “base”, “End User”, or “core” installations.

Directory Server runs on Solaris SPARC, on Solaris 10 AMD x64 systems, and on HP-UX PA-RISC systems in 64-bit mode. Directory Server runs on Solaris x86 systems, on Solaris 9 AMD x64 systems, on Red Hat systems, and on Windows systems in 32-bit mode.

You must install Directory Server and Directory Proxy Server on Windows NTFS system. The Common Agent Container is not supported on Windows FAT system.

Identity Synchronization for Windows Operating System Requirements

Identity Synchronization for Windows components run on the operating system versions listed here. Certain operating systems require additional service packs or patches as shown in the following tables.

Identity Synchronization for Windows Requirements for Core Components and Connectors

The following table lists operating system requirements for core components, and connectors for Directory Server and Active Directory.

Operating System 

Supported OS Versions 

Additional Required Software 

Solaris Operating System 

Solaris 10 Operating System for UltraSPARC®, and x86 (Pentium) architectures

No additional software is required. 

Solaris 9 Operating System for SPARC architectures 

No additional software is required. 

Solaris 8 Operating System for UltraSPARC architectures 

No additional software is required. 

Red Hat Linux 

Red Hat Advanced Server 4.0 

No additional software is required. 

Red Hat Advanced Server 3.0 

No additional software is required. 

Microsoft Windows 

Windows 2000 Server 

Service Pack 4 

Windows 2000 Advanced Server 

Service Pack 4 

Windows 2003 Server Standard Edition 

Latest security updates 

Windows 2003 Server Enterprise Edition 

Latest security updates 

Identity Synchronization for Windows Requirements for Windows NT

The following table lists operating system requirements for Windows NT components and connectors.

Operating System 

Supported OS Versions 

Additional Required Software 

Microsoft Windows 

Windows NT 4.0 Server Primary Domain Controller, x86 architectures 

Service Pack 6A 

Directory Editor Operating System Requirements

Make sure you read Chapter 6, Directory Editor Bugs Fixed and Known Problems in these release notes before you install Directory Editor.

Also, see the Directory Editor documentation at http://docs.sun.com/coll/DirEdit_05q1 for details.