Chapter 2 Computer System Requirements; Summary Of Supported Platforms - Netscape DIRECTORY SERVER 7.0 Installation Manual

Before you can install Netscape Directory Server (Directory Server), you must
make sure that the systems on which you plan to install the software meet the
minimum hardware and operating system requirements.
Directory Server 7.0 is compiled as a 64-bit application for some platforms,
meaning Directory Server now supports deployments with memory cache sizes
larger than 4Gbytes and limited only by available memory.
It is still possible to use Directory Server as a 32-bit application on supported 32-bit
platforms. Even on on 64-bit platforms, if the memory cache size is smaller than
4Gbytes, it is recommended that you run the 32-bit application of Directory Server
since this may improve performance. The 32-bit and 64-bit applications are
separately available; be sure that you have the correct application for your
Directory Server deployment.
These requirements are described in detail for each platform in the following
sections:
• Summary of Supported Platforms (page 23)
• Hardware Requirements (page 26)
• Operating System Requirements (page 27)

Summary of Supported Platforms

This release of Directory Server is supported on the platforms listed in Table 2-1
adn Table 2-2. The sections that follow provide information that is specific to each
of the supported platforms which are divided into two sections:
• 32-bit Process
• 64-bit Process
Computer System Requirements
Chapter 2
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