Contents

About This Guide

What You Are Expected to Know
Sun ONE Meta-Directory 5.1 Documentation Set
Organization Of This Guide
Documentation Conventions

Typographic Conventions
Terminology

Where to Find Additional Information

Chapter 1 Preparing For Installation

Supported Platforms Overview

Operating Systems and Platforms
Supported Software pre-requisites
Supported Connector Platforms

Meta-Directory Components

Server Core Components
Sun ONE Administration Services
nsPerl
Meta-Directory Join Engine
Meta-Directory Universal Connector
Meta-Directory Console
Meta-Directory Windows NT Domain Connector
Meta-Directory Active Directory Connector
Meta-Directory Microsoft Exchange Connector
Meta-Directory Database Connector
Meta-Directory Novell Directory Connector
Meta-Directory Lotus Notes Connector
PerLDAP
System Requirements for Solaris Systems
Hardware Requirements
Software Requirements

System Requirements for Windows Systems

Hardware Requirements
Software Requirements

Installation Privileges
Required Installation Information
Standard Deployment Sequence

Chapter 2 Installing Meta-Directory On Solaris Systems

Patch Installation

Recommended Patch Cluster Solaris version 8
Recommended Patch Cluster for Solaris 9
Verifying Patch Installation

The Solaris Installation Process

Chapter 3 Installing Sun ONE Meta-Directory On Windows Systems

Windows Installation Process

Chapter 4 Silent Installation

The install.inf File
Directives

General Directives
Base Directives
Admin Directives
Component Directives

Creating an install.inf File

Creating an install.inf file on Windows

Using the install.inf File

Changes On The install.inf File
Installing with the install.inf File

Examples of install.inf Files

Solaris install.inf File Sample
Windows install.inf File Sample

Chapter 5 Removing Sun ONE Meta-Directory

Removal Procedure for Solaris Systems
Removal Procedure for Windows Systems

Meta-Directory's Uninstall Utility
Windows Add/Remove Control Panel

iPlanet Meta-Directory 5.0 Uninstallations

Chapter 6 Upgrading to Sun ONE Meta-Directory 5.1

Upgrading to Sun ONE Meta-Directory 5.1
Preparing for Upgrade

PerLDAP Installation
Setting the Environment when Directory Server and Meta-Directory have not been installed on the same machine

Windows Path
Solaris Path

Setting the Environment when Directory Server and Meta-Directory are installed on the same machine

Windows Path
Solaris Path

Upgrade usage
Step by Step Upgrade Example for Solaris

Example Solaris Upgrade illustration

Step by Step Upgrade Example for Windows

Example Windows Upgrade Illustration

Known Issues

Chapter 7 Backup and Restore

Backup

Usage of upgrade.pl for backup of Meta-Directory configuration only

Usage :

Restore