Review the following system requirements to ensure that your server and client environments meet installation prerequisites:
The iChain Proxy Server is a self-contained install and does not require licensed hardware to run. However, we recommend that you perform a test install before the hardware is purchased. If the iChain Proxy Server installs and the Mini Web Server can be configured and accessed correctly, then the hardware should be fully compatible. For detailed hardware requirements and limitations, along with information about tested hardware, see Novell Software Downloads .
Hardware issues that have been logged have almost always related to disk, CD, or LAN adapter drivers. If no matching drivers are found, multiple matching drivers are found, or other manual parameter input is needed during driver configuration, the install will hang (infinite dots). Included drivers for disk arrays are limited.
You will need to increase your resources as you increase your iChain configurations. Memory size and processor speed are more important than disk size. We recommend that most iChain installations have processor speeds of at least 1 gigahertz and memory sizes of at least 1 gigabyte. Using multiple LDAP servers for authentication and access control has also proven to increase performance.
The iChain Authorization Server can be installed on the following Novell eDirectory version 8.7 platforms:
NetWare® 5.1, 6.0, and 6.5
Linux*
Windows* NT* 4.0 and Windows 2000
Solaris*
The iChain Authorization Server will run on eDirectory 8.5 and above. However, because of key fixes in eDirectory, we recommend that users upgrade to at least eDirectory 8.6.2.
For additional information on the supported platforms and full system requirements for Novell eDirectory 8.6.2, refer to the Novell eDirectory 8.6.2 Quick Start available at the Novell Documentation site.
Novell eDirectory can be downloaded at Novell Software Downloads.
NOTE:For increased security, we recommend that you install the iChain Authorization Server in a tree that is separate from your corporate file/print tree. DirXML can be used to synchronize user account information between trees if needed. DirXML 1.0 requires a master replica; however, in higher versions of DirXML, read/write replicas can be utilized. iChain has no such limitations. As long as you use eDirectory 8.6x or later, both master replicas and read/write replicas can be used.
The administrator workstation requirements are as follows:
Pentium* 233 MHz processor or higher
Minimum 45 MB of free disk space
Minimum 128 MB of RAM
One LAN card
Windows NT, Windows 2000, or Windows XP
Current Service Pack for Windows
Current Novell Client™
ConsoleOne 1.3.4 or later
IP Connectivity between the client, the iChain Authorization Server, and the iChain Proxy Server
The latest Novell Client and ConsoleOne can be downloaded at the Novell Download Web site.