Installing or Upgrading Novell eDirectory on Windows2novdocx (en) 6 April 2007232Installing or Upgrading NovelleDirectory on WindowsUse the following information to install or upgrade Novell® eDirectoryTM 8.8 on a Windows* 2000or Windows Server 2003: Section 2.1, “System Requirements,” on page 23 Section 2.2, “Prerequisites,” on page 23 Section 2.3, “Hardware Requirements,” on page 25 Section 2.4, “Forcing the Backlink Process to Run,” on page 25 Section 2.5, “Updating the eDirectory Schema for Windows,” on page 26 Section 2.6, “Disk Space Check on Upgrading to eDirectory SP2 or later,” on page 26 Section 2.7, “Installing Novell eDirectory on Windows,” on page 27IMPORTANT: Novell eDirectory 8.8 lets you install eDirectory for Windows without the NovellClientTM. If you install eDirectory 8.8 on a machine already containing the Novell Client, eDirectorywill use the existing Client. For more information, see “Installing or Updating Novell eDirectory 8.8on Windows 2000 or Server 2003” on page 27.2.1 System Requirements One of the following: Windows 2000 Server with Service Pack 4 or later, Windows 2000 Advanced Server withService Pack 4 or later Windows Server 2003IMPORTANT: Windows XP is not a supported Novell eDirectory 8.8 platform. An assigned IP address. A Pentium 200 with a minimum of 64 MB RAM (128 MB recommended) and a monitor colorpalette set to a number higher than 16. (Optional) One or more workstations running one of the following: Novell Client for Windows 95/98 version 3.4 Novell Client for Windows 2000/XP version 4.9 Administrative rights to the Windows server and to all portions of the eDirectory tree thatcontain domain-enabled User objects. For an installation into an existing tree, you needadministrative rights to the Tree object so that you can extend the schema and create objects.2.2 PrerequisitesIMPORTANT: Check the currently installed Novell and Third Party applications to determine ifeDirectory 8.8 is supported before upgrading your existing eDirectory environment. You can find
