15.1 Prerequisites for
Windows 2000/ Windows 2003 Servers
Before you install Novell iFolder 2.1.7, make sure your Windows
server and enterprise network environment meet all of the following
prerequisites.
- Install Windows 2000
Server SP4 or Windows 2003 (Standard or Enterprise).
- Create a storage volume accessible from the Windows
server where you want to store the user data for the iFolder accounts.
It is standard practice to store user data on a volume other
than the system volume. Storage solutions can include any volume
options supported by Windows, including direct attached storage
and storage area networks.
- Install Novell eDirectory 8.7.3 or later or install
Microsoft Active Directory (from Windows 2000 Server SP 4/ Windows
2003 or later) as your LDAP server. Make sure it is active, synchronized,
and working properly.
Your LDAP server and your iFolder server can reside on the
same machine or on different machines.
- If you use Active Directory as your LDAP server,
you must meet these additional requirements:
- In Active Directory environments,
if you have shared schema domain controllers, all must be active
and synchronized to enable the schema extension during the iFolder
installation.
- You must have the necessary rights to extend the
Active Directory schema. During a Complete install, iFolder extends
the schema. Alternately, you can run the install to extend the schema
independently, using the Extend Schema Only option.
- Install and configure IIS Server on the iFolder
server, including service packs and patches.
- Get an SSL certificate and install it onto your
iFolder server, using one of these methods:
- If you have your own certificate server,
such as Novell Certificate Server, then you can get a certificate
from your server.
- You can go to a certificate vendor, such as Entrust* or
VeriSign*, and purchase a certificate.
For more information on creating and installing SSL certificates
on your IIS Server:
- Install Internet Explorer (IE) 5.0 or later on your
server.