Installing Tivoli Directory Server on an AIX, Linux, or Solaris system

Tivoli Directory Server is installed in the following directory:

On AIX® and Solaris systems: /opt/IBM/ldap/V6.3

On Linux systems: /opt/ibm/ldap/V6.3

There are two installation paths in the InstallShield GUI: Typical and Custom.

Note:

When installing Tivoli® Directory Server on AIX, Linux, or Solaris systems using the InstallSheild GUI, ensure that the install_tds.bin command is run from a command-line program that supports GUI.

Use the Typical installation path if you want to accept default settings, install all the Tivoli Directory Server components that are not already installed, and create a default directory server instance.

Note:

For best results on Solaris X64 systems,use the Custom installation path. If you use the Typical installation path, default instance creation might fail without displaying an error message. However, you can tell that the error occurred in the following ways:

When the Instance Administration Tool is launched at the end of installation, the default instance, dsrdbm01, will not be listed as an existing instance.
When the error occurs during installation, the /opt/IBM/ldap/V6.3/var/ldapinst.log logs the following error:com.installshield.wizardx.panels.CustomDialog, err, java.lang.UnsatisfiedLinkError: /opt/IBM/ldap/V6.3/lib64/libcfgadminjni.so: ld.so.1: java: fatal: /opt/IBM/ldap/V6.3/lib64/libcfgadminjni.so: wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS64 (Possible cause: architecture word width mismatch).

To work around this problem, do one of the following:

Use the Typical installation path to install Tivoli Directory Server. After installation, use the Instance Administration Tool to create the default instance or any other instance. See Creating an instance with the Instance Administration Tool for information about creating an instance.
Use the Custom installation path to install Tivoli Directory Server. See Before you install and Installing with the Custom installation path on AIX, Linux, and Solaris systems for information about using the Custom installation path. After installation, use the Instance Administration Tool to create the default instance or any other instance. See Creating an instance with the Instance Administration Tool for information about creating an instance.

Use the Custom installation path if you want to select components for installation and create a directory server instance using the Instance Administration Tool. When you use this tool you can customize the directory server instance.

Note:

The InstallShield GUI installation program is supported only for the Global Zone on Solaris 10. Before you begin to install, set the following variables:

SUNW_PKG_THISZONE=true (The default for this variable is false.)
SUNW_PKG_ALLZONES=false (The default for this variable is false.)

To install in the Whole Root Zone or Sparse Root Zone, you must use operating system utility installation. For information about the Tivoli Directory Server components that are supported in various zones, see IBM® Tivoli Directory Server Version 6.3 System Requirements.