Prerequisites

• Enable the Linux host for multicast routing.

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

  /bin/netstat -nr

  The following entry should be present in the routing table:

  224.0.0.0 0.0.0.0

  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 netmask 240.0.0.0 dev -interface

  The -interface could be a value such as eth0, hme0, hme1, or hme2, depending on the NIC that is installed and used.

• 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 nici-2.6.4-u0.i386.rpm on Linux.

• 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 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.
• If you are going to install ConsoleOne^®, make sure your file system supports symbolic links.