Before You Begin The Installation - Netscape MANAGEMENT SYSTEM 6.0 Installation And Setup Manual

Before You Begin the Installation

Before you start installing Certificate Management System, follow these
instructions:
• If you're not familiar with Certificate Management System, you might find it
useful to run a demo installation first; see Chapter 3, "Default Demo
Installation."
• If you want to install the Certificate Manager as a root CA:
Read and fill in the information requested in the Certificate Manager
installation worksheet; see "Certificate Manager Configuration" on
page 193.
Decide whether you want to create clones of the CA. If you do, determine
the serial number ranges for each CA.
• If you want to install the Certificate Manager as a subordinate CA:
Read and fill in the information requested in the Certificate Manager
installation worksheet; see "Certificate Manager Configuration" on
page 193.
Identify the CA to which you'll submit the subordinate CA's CA signing
certificate and SSL server certificate requests. Make sure the CA is running
and, if required, identify the forms you'll use to submit these requests.
If the CA is a third-party CA, familiarize with the enrollment interface of
that CA and check how long does the CA take to send you the certificates.
Decide whether you want to create clones of the CA. If you do, determine
the serial number ranges for each CA.
• If you want to install a standalone Registration Manager, do this:
Read and fill in the information requested in the Registration Manager
installation worksheet; see "Registration Manager Configuration" on
page 197.
Identify the CA to which you'll submit the Registration Manager's signing
certificate and SSL server certificate requests. Make sure the CA is running
and, if required, identify the forms you'll use to submit these requests.
• If you want to install a Data Recovery Manager:
Read and fill in the information requested in the Data Recovery Manager
installation worksheet; see "Data Recovery Manager Configuration" on
page 199.
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