Getting The Installation Software

There are two ways to get the CMS4 installation sofware: you can either download it from Netscape's external web site, or you can copy it from a CMS4 distribution CD.

Download the CMS4 installation software for either Solaris or NT.

Uncompress the installation software and locate the setup program.

This video clip shows the process of extracting the CMS4 installation software using the Winzip utility.

You only need to get installation software for the system you're using - either Windows or Solaris. Don't get both.

Where To Put It:

It doesn't really matter where you put the installation software since it's only used to install CMS4. When you uncompress the file containing the installation software it will turn into a bunch of individual files, requiring about 100 Mb of disk space. It's a good idea to create a temporary folder and keep all these files in it for now. You can actually delete this folder later.

Go ahead and create a temporary folder or directory before downloading the software.


Download Instructions For Windows NT:

Click on the following URL and save the zip file in your temporary folder:

CMS4.1 For Windows NT

This link will take you to the Test Dirve page on the Sun | Netscape Alliance site. You will need to complete the registration form before downloading. Be sure to select the Export (40-bit) version for Windows NT 4.0. The size of this file is 46.5Mb

After downloading you should have zip file with an icon like this:

Double-click on this icon to invoke the Winzip uncompression utility. Be sure to Select All under the Actions menu before hitting the Extract button.


Download Instructions For Solaris:

Click on the following URL and save the tar.gz file in your temporary directory:

CMS4.1 For Solaris

This link will take you to the Test Dirve page on the Sun | Netscape Alliance site. You will need to complete the registration form before downloading. Be sure to select the Export (40-bit) version for Solaris 2.5.1, 2.6. The size of this file is 63.6Mb

After saving the tar.gz file, you'll need to uncompress and extract it using the Unix tar and gunzip utilities. Use this command to perform both operations at once:

gunzip -c *.gz | tar -xvf -

When this step is complete you should have a new directory named dist. This directory includes the installation software, documentation, and assorted utilities.


Documentation:

The documentation for CMS 4.1, Directory Server 4.1 and Admin Server 4.1 is integrated into the product .ZIP or .GZ files. After you've installed CMS4, the docs will be in a folder called manual in the server root directory. The doc files are provided in both HTML and PDF formats.

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