IBM Tivoli Directory Server, Version 6.3

Installing with the Typical installation path on AIX, Linux, and Solaris systems

To install Tivoli Directory Server on an AIX®, Linux, or Solaris system using the Typical installation path:

  1. Log in as root.
  2. If you are installing from a DVD, insert and mount the DVD in your DVD drive, and then change directories to the tds directory on the DVD.

    If you are installing from downloaded .tar files, go to the folder where you downloaded all the tar files. Untar all the .tar files, and then go to the tdsV6.3/tds subdirectory.

  3. Type ./install_tds.bin

    If you prefer, you can specify a temporary directory other than the system temporary directory. To use this option, change directories to the appropriate directory (from step 2) and type the following at a command prompt:

    ./install_tds.bin -is:tempdir directory

    where directory is the directory you want to use for temporary space. Be sure that you have at least 300 MB of free space in this directory on AIX and Linux systems, and 400 MB on Solaris systems. If you are installing any of the corequisite products (Embedded WebSphere® Application Server or DB2®) be sure that you also have an additional 150 MB in the /tmp directory.

    For example:

    ./install_tds.bin -is:tempdir /opt/tmp

    A language window is displayed.

  4. Select the language you want to use during Tivoli Directory Server installation. Click OK.
    Note:
    This is the language used in the installation program, not in Tivoli Directory Server messages, tools such as the Configuration Tool, or for storing data in Tivoli Directory Server. The language used in Tivoli Directory Server is determined by the language pack you install.
  5. On the Welcome window, click Next.
  6. After reading the Software license agreement, select I accept the terms in the license agreement if you are willing to accept the agreement. Click Next.
  7. If you have any components already installed, they are displayed with their corresponding version levels. Click Next.
  8. Click Typical, and then click Next.
  9. If multiple supported versions of DB2 are already installed on the system, choose the DB2 you want to use, and then click Next.
  10. The installation program now has enough information to begin installing. A summary window displays the components that will be installed, the installation locations, and the amount of disk space required. The Typical installation path installs all features that are not already installed. If you want to install different features, you must click Back until you reach the window where you selected Typical installation, and select Custom installation instead. Then use the instructions in Installing with the Custom installation path on AIX, Linux, and Solaris systems. Typical installation does not allow you to select features for installation.

    Click Install to begin installation.

    Progress windows are displayed as features are installed.

    Notes:
    1. If the Web Administration Tool is installed, Directory Services Markup Language (DSML) files are also copied to your computer. See Appendix M. Installing and configuring DSML for information about installing and configuring DSML.
    2. If the Web Administration Tool is installed, a Web application server is required to run the tool, and Embedded WebSphere Application Server is installed and configured for you. If Tivoli Directory Server 6.0 is installed with version 5.1.1 of Embedded WebSphere Application Server, Tivoli Directory Server 6.1 is installed with version 6.1 of Embedded WebSphere Application Server, or Tivoli Directory Server 6.2 is installed with version 6.1 of Embedded WebSphere Application Server, the InstallShield GUI installation program automatically migrates your configuration to the version provided with Tivoli® Directory Server 6.3. If you want to use another WebSphere application server, you must use Custom installation to select a Web application server.
    3. Because different versions of Tivoli Directory Server clients and server instances can coexist on the same system, no links are set for client and server utilities. If you want to set links, use the idslink command after installation. See the IBM® Tivoli Directory Server version 6.3 Command Reference for information about the idslink command and the idsrmlink command, which you can use to remove previously set links.
    Note:
    After installation has begun, do not try to cancel the installation. If you inadvertently cancel the installation, see the information about recovering from a failed installation in the IBM Tivoli Directory Server version 6.3 Problem Determination Guide before you attempt to reinstall.
  11. The Typical installation path creates the default directory server instance with the following information, which you cannot change:

    In addition, the o=sample suffix is created for the default directory server instance. You can add other suffixes later with the Configuration Tool or the idscfgsuf command. See Managing suffixes for information.

    Type the following additional information about the default directory server instance in the appropriate fields:

    User password
    Type the system password for user dsrdbm01. If this user does not exist on the system, the user ID will be created with the password you specify. If the user ID already exists, be sure to type the correct password for the user.
    Confirm password
    Type the password again for confirmation.
    Encryption seed
    Type an encryption seed string (used as a seed for generating encrypted stash files). The encryption seed must only contain printable ISO-8859-1 ASCII characters with values in the range of 33 to 126 inclusive, and must be a minimum of 12 and a maximum of 1016 characters in length. For information about characters that can be used, see Appendix K. ASCII characters from 33 to 126.
    Note:
    Save the encryption seed for future references.

    This encryption seed is used to generate a set of Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) secret key values. These values are used to encrypt and decrypt directory stored password and secret key attributes.

    Confirm seed
    Type the encryption seed string again for confirmation.
    Administrator DN password
    Type a password for the administrator DN for the directory server instance. (The Administrator DN for the default directory instance is cn=root.)
    Confirm DN password
    Type the administrator DN password again for confirmation.
    Click Next when you have completed all the fields.
  12. Click Finish.
Note:
A license subdirectory is created in the directory where Tivoli Directory Server is installed. This subdirectory contains Tivoli Directory Server license files in all provided languages.

The Instance Administration Tool starts. You can use the Instance Administration Tool to add more directory server instances or edit existing directory server instances. See Creating and administering instances for instructions.

To make changes to your configuration at a later time, see Configuration for more information about using the Configuration Tool.

If any errors occurred during installation, instance creation, or configuration, see the information in the IBM Tivoli Directory Server version 6.3 Problem Determination Guide for information about recovering from these errors.

[ Top of Page | Previous Page | Next Page ]