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Installing IBM Tivoli Directory Server Version 6.3 on RHEL 6 operating system

Troubleshooting


Problem

This document describes the points that you must consider when installing IBM Tivoli Directory Server Version 6.3 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (RHEL 6) operating system.

Resolving The Problem

For a comprehensive list of the current recommended fix levels for IBM Tivoli Directory Server, see http://www-304.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=767&uid=swg27009778.

Use this document to find the following information:

  • Prerequisites for installing Tivoli Directory Server 6.3 on RHEL 6 systems.
  • Instructions to install Tivoli Directory Server 6.3 and upgrade to Tivoli Directory Server 6.3 fix pack 10.
  • Known issues and their work around.

Prerequisite for installing Tivoli Directory Server Version 6.3 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (RHEL 6) operating system


  • The Korn shell (ksh) is required on Linux operating systems.
  • Before installing Tivoli Directory Server Version 6.3 client or server packages on RHEL 6, the following prerequisite packages must be present on the RHEL 6 system.

  • You must upgrade the listed packages to the latest patch levels. See the Red Hat support site at http://rhn.redhat.com for patches for Red Hat Enterprise Linux. You must install the following packages that are included with the Linux operating system.
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Server 6 on x86-32 (x86/IA32) platformRed Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Server 6 on x86-64 (AMD64/EM64T) platformRed Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Server 6 on System zRed Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Server 6 on POWER System (System i and System p)
    • compat-libstdc++-33 and its dependencies
    • gcc
    • gcc-c++
    • glibc
    • glibc-common
    • glibc-devel
    • glibc-headers
    • libgcc
    • compat-libstdc++-33 and its dependencies
    • gcc
    • gcc-c++
    • glibc
    • glibc-common
    • glibc-devel
    • glibc-headers
    • libgcc
    • compat-libstdc++-33 (install both 32 and 64-bit versions) and the dependencies
    • gcc
    • gcc-c++
    • glibc
    • glibc-common
    • glibc-devel
    • glibc-headers
    • libgcc
    • compat-libstdc++-33 and its dependencies
    • gcc
    • gcc-c++
    • glibc
    • glibc-common
    • glibc-devel
    • glibc-headers
    • libgcc
  • On RHEL 6, DB2 V9.7 FP4 is required for Tivoli Directory Server Version 6.3. To install DB2 V9.7 FP4 on RHEL6, the required minimum level of compat-libstdc++ is 1.3.1. On System z Linux, you must install the compat-libstdc++-33-3.2.3-47.3.s390x.rpm or higher version package before you install DB2.

  • See the following DB2 websites for information about the DB2 prerequisites on RHEL 6.


Instructions for installing Tivoli Directory Server Version 6.3 and upgrading to Tivoli Directory Server Version 6.3 fix pack (FP) 10



On RHEL 6, you can install Tivoli Directory Server 6.3 using native operating system utilities only. To use Tivoli Directory Server 6.3 on RHEL 6, you must perform the following steps:
  1. Install Tivoli Directory Server 6.3 General Availability (GA) version using native operating system utilities.
  2. Upgrade DB2 V9.7 FP2 (provided with Tivoli Directory Server 6.3 GA ) to DB2 V9.7 FP4 level.
  3. If you are using SSL or TLS enabled versions of TDS 6.3.0.10, you must install GSKit 8.0.14.14 or higher fix pack level.
  4. Upgrade Tivoli Directory Server 6.3 GA to Tivoli Directory Server 6.3 FP 10 or higher fix pack level. See the following website for more information.

Notes:
  • Tivoli Directory Server 6.3 installation using GUI installation program is not supported on RHEL 6.
  • Tivoli Directory Server 6.3 White pages installation using GUI installation program is not supported.
  • If you encounter an issue with the graphical user interface (GUI) tools such as the Instance Administration tool (idsxinst) and the Configuration tool (idsxcfg), use the appropriate command-line tool to complete the task.

Supported Tivoli Directory Server Version 6.3 fix pack 10 components on RHEL 6 operating system:
Operating systemSupported 64-bit Directory server componentsSupported 32-bit Directory server componentsSupported DB2 levelsSupported co-requisite software
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Server 6 on x86-64 (AMD64/EM64T)Client
Server
Proxy server
Web Administration tool
ClientV9.7 ESE FP4
  • GSKit 8.0.14.14*
  • WebSphere Application Server 7.0.0.15 or higher fix pack version
  • Java 1.6 SR9
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Server 6 on x86-32 (x86/IA32)Not applicableClient
Server
Proxy server
Web Administration tool
V9.7 WSE FP4
  • GSKit 8.0.14.14*
  • WebSphere Application Server 7.0.0.15 or higher fix pack version
  • Java 1.6 SR9
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Server 6 on System zClient
Server
Proxy server
Web Administration tool
ClientV9.7 ESE FP4
  • GSKit 8.0.14.14*
  • WebSphere Application Server 7.0.0.15 or higher fix pack version
  • Java 1.6 SR9
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Server 6 on POWER System (System i and System p)Client
Server
Proxy server
Web Administration tool
ClientV9.7 ESE FP4
  • GSKit 8.0.14.14*
  • WebSphere Application Server 7.0.0.15 or higher fix pack version
  • Java 1.6 SR9
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Desktop 6 on x86-64ClientNot applicableNot applicable
  • GSKit 8.0.14.14*
  • Java 1.6 SR9
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Desktop 6 on x86-32Not applicableClientNot applicable
  • GSKit 8.0.14.14*
  • Java 1.6 SR9

*Note: You must upgrade the GSKit version to 8.0.14.22 or higher fix pack levels. The upgrade is required because of a known SSL/TLS related memory leak issue in GSKit version earlier than 8.0.14.22, which is fixed in GSKit 8.0.14.22 and higher fix pack levels.

Supported browsers for Web Administration tool:
  • Mozilla Firefox 3.5.10


Known issues and their work around



On RHEL6 systems, the following issues were found. The tech notes with identified issues and their work around are listed.

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Document Information

Modified date:
16 June 2018

UID

swg21599258