Sun Java System Directory Server Enterprise Edition 6.3.1 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. The Directory Server Enterprise Edition software has been validated with full installations of the operating systems listed here, not with reduced “base”, “End User”, or “core” installations. Certain operating systems require additional service packs or patches as shown in the following table.

Supported OS Versions for Directory Server, Directory Proxy Server, and Directory Server Resource Kit 

Additional Required Software and Comments 

Solaris 10 Operating System for SPARC®, 32-bit x86, Intel x64, and AMD x64 architectures

Patches:

Solaris 9 Operating System for SPARC and x86 architectures 

Patches:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Server AS and ES 3.0 Update 4 for x86 and AMD x64 

No additional software is required. On 64–bit Red Hat systems, Directory Server runs in 32–bit mode but Directory Proxy Server runs in 64–bit mode. 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Server AS and ES 4.0 Update 2 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, 32-bit system libraries are installed. 

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

On 64–bit Red Hat systems, Directory Server runs in 32–bit mode but Directory Proxy Server runs in 64–bit mode. 

SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 for x86 and AMD x64 

Service Pack 1 

Supported only for the zip distribution of Directory Server Enterprise Edition. 

On 64–bit SuSE systems, Directory Server runs in 32–bit mode but Directory Proxy Server runs in 64–bit mode. 

 

SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 for x86 and AMD x64 

Service Pack 4 

Supported only for the zip distribution of Directory Server Enterprise Edition. 

On 64–bit SuSE systems, Directory Server runs in 32–bit mode but Directory Proxy Server runs in 64–bit mode. 

 

Microsoft Windows 2000 Server 

Service Pack 4 

Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server 

Service Pack 4 

Microsoft Windows 2003 Server Standard Edition 

Service Pack 2 

Microsoft Windows 2003 Server Enterprise Edition 

Service Pack 2 


Note –

Microsoft Windows 2008 is not supported in Directory Server Enterprise Edition 6.3.1


 

Hewlett Packard HP-UX 11iV2 

(11.23) PA-RISC 64–bit 

Supported only for the zip distribution of Directory Server Enterprise Edition. 

For all supported versions of Microsoft Windows, Directory Server and Directory Proxy Server run only in 32–bit mode, and the filesystem type must be NTFS.

To avoid downloading most individual patches, obtain Solaris patch clusters . 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.

Note that installations on SuSE Linux Enterprise Server require you to reset several Java environment variables. See Sun Java System Directory Server Enterprise Edition 6.3 Installation Guide for more details.