Contents


Preface

About This Guide
What You Should Know
How This Guide Is Organized
Documentation Conventions

Chapter 1 Installing on NT

Preparing for Installation

Check System Requirements
Install and Configure the Web Server
Create a Mirror Directory for Transaction Manager
Create a Raw Partition
Install and Configure All Database Servers

Installing the Application Server

Using the Custom Installation Wizard

Using ezSetup

To Run ezSetup:

Upgrading iPlanet Application Server 6.0 to SP1
Verifying Installation of the Application Server

To Verify Installation:

Installing the Web Connector Plug-in

To Install the Web Connector Plug-in:

Using the Sample Applications

To Use the Sample Applications:

Uninstalling

To Uninstall:

Chapter 2 Installing on Solaris

Preparing for Installation

Check System Requirements
Install and Configure the Web Server
Create a Raw Partition
Create a Mirror Directory for Transaction Manager
Install and Configure All Database Servers

Installing the Application Server

Using the Custom Installation Wizard

Using ezSetup

To Run ezSetup:

Installing Multiple Instances on Solaris

To Install for Developer Deployment:
To Install for Production Deployment:

Upgrading iPlanet Application Server 6.0 to SP1

To Upgrade iPlanet Application Server 6.0 to SP1 on Solaris:

Verifying Installation of the Application Server

To Verify Installation:

Installing the Web Connector Plug-in

To Install the Web Connector Plug-in:

Using the Sample Applications

To Use the Sample Applications:

Uninstalling

To Uninstall on Solaris:

Chapter 3 Configuring iPlanet Application Server

Server Components
Directory Server
Directory Manager DN
Administration Server
Port Numbers
Web Server

Manually Configuring a Web Server
Webless Installations

Database
Transaction Manager

Raw Partitions

Third Party JDBC Driver Support

Current Capabilities and Limitations
Configuration Overview
Configuring Third Party JDBC Drivers
Configuring JDBC Datasources for Your Applications

Resource Manager

Database Type Information
Open String Information

Clusters and Data Synchronization
Multiple Instances of iPlanet Application Server

Reasons for Installing Multiple Instances
Failover Issues
Multi-cluster Issues
Resource Issues
Anticipated Performance Benefits

Troubleshooting

Index