Chapter 1   Pre-Installation Issues and Instructions


This chapter includes the following sections:

• "Product Requirements and Limitations"

• "Pre-Installation Procedures"

Product Requirements and Limitations

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This section describes the minimum system requirements for installing the iPlanet Web Server and Delegated Administrator for Messaging on one computer system. It also describes the limitations of the Delegated Administrator for Messaging

Software Requirements

• Solaris 2.x operating environment

• iPlanet Messaging Server 5.0

• iPlanet Directory Server 4.12

• iPlanet Web Server 4.1 SP2 (Service Pack 2)

• For administrators, a web browser such as Netscape Communicator 4.71 or later, or Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 or later.

• For other users, a web browser such as Netscape Communicator 4.51 or later, or Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 or later.

Hardware Requirements

The following are the minimum system requirements for Unix:

• A minimum of 128 MB RAM.

• A minimum of 145 MB hard disk space for the installed server files, although double (2x) this amount is required during the installation process. After installation you can remove the installer files.

• Swap space at least as large as the amount of RAM (twice the amount of RAM is recommended).

Product Limitations

• Requires fresh installation of the Messaging Server and Directory Server. This product will not work on a directory with existing entries.

• Cannot upgrade from an older version of the Delegated Administrator for Messaging to the Delegated Administrator for Messaging.

• Will only work with user or group entries provisioned using the Delegated Administrator for Messaging command line interface, the Delegated Administrator for Messaging GUI, or the iPlanet Messaging Server Provisioning Guide. Follow the guidelines in the provisioning guide to upgrade existing entries for use with the Delegated Administrator for Messaging.

Pre-Installation Procedures

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Before proceeding with the installation instructions for the Delegated Administrator for Messaging you must complete the following:

• Install the iPlanet Messaging Server and record the parameters entered at installation (see the iPlanet Messaging Server Installation Guide) in the table below.

Part of the Delegated Administrator for Messaging installation procedures consist of installing the iPlanet Enterprise Server (Web Server) and notating the install parameters (see "Step 4: Install or Upgrade to iPlanet Web Server 4.1 SP2"). The table below lists all the attributes you will need to collect for Delegated Administrator for Messaging installation. Write these attributes in the blank spaces. These will be used during the Delegated Administrator for Messaging installation described in the follow chapter.

Table 1-1    Required Information Sheet for Delegated Administrator for Messaging Installation.

Parameter	Specified During	Value
Messenger Express (Webmail) Port Number	Messaging Server installation	Example: 80 (must not conflict with Web Server Port, see "Step 4: Install or Upgrade to iPlanet Web Server 4.1 SP2) Port Number:____________________________________
Messaging Server Administrator	Admin Server portion of Messaging Server installation	Example: UID: ServiceAdmin Password: PaSsWoRd UserID: ________________________________________ Password: ______________________________________
Messaging Server host name (fully qualified)	Messaging Server installation	Example: galaxy.siroe.com Host:___________________________________________
Administration Server host (for the Messaging Server) and its port number	Admin Server portion of Messaging Server installation	Example: galaxy.siroe.com:1210 Host/Port:______________________________________
Web Server Port	Web Server install (see "Step 4: Install or Upgrade to iPlanet Web Server 4.1 SP2"	Example: 2001 (must not conflict with Web Mail Port!) Web Server Port:_____________________________
Web server config direc- tory.	Web Server install (see "Step 4: Install or Upgrade to iPlanet Web Server 4.1 SP2"	Example: /home/es/https-webserver1/config Directory:_______________________________________
LDAP server host (fully qualified) and port number containing user/group data	Directory portion of Messaging Server installation	Example: kimura.siroe.com:389 Host/Port:______________________________________
Directory Manager base DN and password	Directory portion Messaging Server installation	Example: cn=Directory Manager; PaSsWoRd DN/Password:__________________________________
Suffix for user data. Root Under organization tree containing user data.	Directory portion Messaging Server installation	Example: o=iplanet.com Suffix:__________________________________________