Prerequisites

• Enable the Solaris host for multicast routing.

  To check if the host is enabled for multicast routing, enter the following command:

  /usr/bin/netstat -nr

  The following entry should be present in the routing table:

  224.0.0.0 host_IP_address

  If the entry is not present, log in as root, and enter the following command to enable multicast routing:

  route add -net 224.0.0.0 -net 224.0.0.0 netmask 240.0.0.0 hme0

• Ensure that NICI 2.6.4 is installed.

  eDirectory prompts for the installation of NICI 2.6.4 during installation if it is not already installed. The package containing NICI 2.6.4 is named NOVLniu0-2.6.4 on Solaris.

• For secure Novell eDirectory operations, you will need the NICI Foundation Key file.

  You can obtain an evaluation file from the Novell eDirectory Eval License Download Web site. If you do not use the NICI Foundation Key, you will not be able to create Certificate Authority and Key Material objects.

• If you have more than one server in the tree, the time on all the network servers should be synchronized.

  Use Network Time Protocol's (NTP) xntpd to synchronize time. If you want to synchronize time on Linux, Solaris, or AIX systems with NetWare^® servers, use timesync.nlm 5.09 or later.

• If you are installing a secondary server, all the replicas in the partition that you install the product on should be in the On state.