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Before you install
We've put together a list of things you should check before
installing Tarantella Enterprise 3. In each case, "host" means the
UNIX system on which you want to install the software.
All the Tarantella servers in an array share the same configuration
information, and users and sessions can be load-balanced across the
servers.
- Every host in an array must have a web server. You shouldn't
mix HTTP and HTTPS web servers in the same array. You need
to make the same web server configuration changes on every web
server. Every web server must use the same HTTP (or HTTPS) port.
- You can't mix Tarantella Enterprise 3 and Starter for Linux servers in
the same array.
- All Tarantella servers in an array must have the same version
number.
- Make sure you follow the rest of the checklist for every host
in the array.
Tarantella Enterprise 3 is available on these systems:
- HP-UX® 11+
- IBM AIX® 4.3.3+
- Linux - certified for RedHat, SuSE and Caldera
- Open UNIX® 8+
- SPARC Solaris™ 2.6+
- UnixWare® 7.1.1+
Note: Some optional packs are not available on some systems.
In addition to what's required for normal operation of the host, Tarantella
needs:
- 120MB free disk space, plus another 100MB at install time
- 128MB RAM
- 100MHz processor
This assumes the host is only used for Tarantella.
The recommendations increase for each user who'll be using
Tarantella on this host.
- 2.5MB for each user
- 5MHz for each user
- For multi-processor systems, one processor for every 20 users,
assuming 100MHz processors
Additional memory is required on the host depending on the number
and type of applications you plan to use.
- For each X application, 1.5MB for each user
- For each X application displayed using Client Window Management,
2.5MB for each user
- For a full Windows session, 1.7MB for each user
- For character applications, 0.9MB for each user
- For each 3270 or 5250 application, 1.5MB for each user
For example, for a host to support 50 typical Tarantella users (up
to three X applications each, and one character application), we
suggest:
- RAM: 128 + (50 x (2.5 + 4.5 + 0.9)) = 523MB
- Processor: 100 + 50 x 5 = 350MHz (or 4 x 100MHz)
Or, for a host to support 80 typical Tarantella users (up to two X
applications each, displayed using Client Window Management, and one
full Windows session), we suggest:
- RAM: 128 + (80 x (2.5 + 5 + 1.7)) = 864MB
- Processor: 100 + 80 x 5 = 500MHz (or 5 x 100MHz)
This is in addition to the requirements for normal operation of the
host.
You may need to make some operating system modifications
to use Tarantella.
You must make these changes before you install Tarantella.
- To install Tarantella, you must log in as root on the
host. You need root access to the filesystem, so normally you
won't be able to install Tarantella over NFS.
- Some sites only allow a few people to install software. Check
with your IS department before you proceed.
- Tarantella uses standard Internet methods for communicating
across networks.
- Client devices must be able to make TCP/IP connections to the
host on which Tarantella is installed, on these ports:
- 3144/tcp - Used for standard (unencrypted) connections
between client devices and Tarantella servers.
- 80/tcp - For accessing an HTTP web server.
- 443/tcp - For accessing an HTTPS web server.
- 5307/tcp - For SSL-based connections using the Tarantella
Security Pack.
- We recommend you have a DNS entry for the host, and that all
client devices use DNS. You can test the connection between a
client and a host by running the telnet program.
- DNS lookups and reverse lookups should always succeed. For
example,
nslookup boston.indigo-insurance.com would
return a valid IP address, such as 192.168.5.24, and
nslookup 192.168.5.24 would return the original DNS
name, boston.indigo-insurance.com.
- If you employ firewalls to protect any part of your network,
you should read Using
Tarantella with Firewalls, in the Administration Guide, for
details on configuring them to work with Tarantella.
Last Modified:
2002/02/22
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