LDAP for StreetTalk 3.6 Installation Guide

Introduction

LDAP for StreetTalk® software (version 3.6) is an adjunct to StreetTalk for Windows NT®. The LDAP for StreetTalk service is based on the slapd source code created by the University of Michigan.

LDAP for StreetTalk service software provides read and write access to StreetTalk Directory Assistance (STDA) items. You install the LDAP for StreetTalk software on StreetTalk for Windows NT version 8.6 servers running Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0.

For additional information about topics in this guide, see the LDAP for StreetTalk Administrator's Guide.

System Requirements

Your server must meet the following hardware and software requirements before you install LDAP for StreetTalk:

Hardware

Software

Before You Begin

Check the following before you begin the installation:

Note: You can install the LDAP Configuration Manager on a Windows 95/98 or Windows NT workstation or on a Banyan Enterprise Client for Windows. You use the same installation procedure as documented later.

Installing LDAP for StreetTalk

Overview

LDAP for StreetTalk software is available on the Banyan web site, http://www.Banyan.com, as a self-extracting compressed file, LDAPforStreetTalk.exe. There is also a patch, ST_NT990008.EXE, that you must install after installing LDAP for StreetTalk. Download these self-extracting compressed files to a temporary directory on your StreetTalk for Windows NT server.

Note: Patch ST_NT990008.EXE is on the Banyan web site. Use the above link.

You will perform these steps:

This document describes these steps in detail.

Note: Before you start the installation, stop any running Windows applications.

Extracting the LDAP for StreetTalk Software

You first extract the LDAP for StreetTalk software from the self-extracting file LDAPforStreetTalk.exe:

1. Double-click LDAPforStreetTalk.exe, or select Run from the Start menu, click Browse, navigate to the directory where you downloaded LDAPforStreetTalk.exe, select LDAPforStreetTalk.exe, click Open and then click OK.

The file is unpacked and the Choose Setup Language screen appears.

2. Select the language version of the installation program by selecting it from the dropdown box and click OK.

Caution: Do not install a language version of LDAP for StreetTalk that differs from the language version that is already present on your Windows NT server.

You can select English, French, German, Japanese, and Spanish language versions of the installation program.

After the extraction process unpacks the LDAPforStreetTalk.exe executable and you select the language version, the LDAP for StreetTalk software installation starts automatically.

3. Go to step 1 in "Installing the LDAP for StreetTalk Components."

Installing the LDAP for StreetTalk Components

This installation loads the LDAP for StreetTalk software components that you select on your StreetTalk for Windows NT server. At the completion of the installation, you must create the LDAP for StreetTalk service and set the LDAP directory suffix.

Note: You can click Cancel at any time (or press F3) and then select Exit Setup to exit the program, or select Resume to continue. You can also select Back on most screens to move back one screen at a time and make changes.

Note: You can depress the ALT key and press the TAB key to cycle through the programs that are running, and stop them.

Note: If you have a previous version of LDAP on this server, Setup detects the previous version and defaults to the folder for the previous version. Banyan recommends that you use the default destination folder listed on the screen.

— This is an upgrade and the LDAP for StreetTalk service is running or

— Any of the Microsoft runtime libraries need updating

Note: If the Yes and No radio buttons appear, you must reboot before you use StreetTalk Explorer to create the LDAP for StreetTalk service and to obtain all of the functionality of LDAP for StreetTalk. See "Creating and Configuring Services" below for instructions.

Installing the Name Collector Patch

To use LDAP for StreetTalk 3.6, you must install Patch ST_NT990008.EXE on the StreetTalk for Windows NT 8.6 server where your LDAP service resides. This patch contains the getnames executable, the StreetTalk Name Collector, that is compatible with LDAP for StreetTalk 3.6. The patch is available with the LDAP for StreetTalk 3.6 software on the Banyan web site.

Caution: Do not apply this patch to any server other than the server that runs your LDAP for StreetTalk service.

Note: Patch ST_NT990008.EXE is on the Banyan web site.

To install the patch:

Note: If you this is an upgrade and LDAP or STDA is running, click Cancel and exit the installation, use StreetTalk Explorer to stop the LDAP and STDA services, and start the installation again.

Note: The Patch Readme is a temporary file. If you wish to save it, select Save as from the File menu and save the file with an appropriate name to a directory of your choice.

Note: Any StreetTalk for Windows NT patches that you apply subsequent to applying this patch may necessitate that you reapply this patch. If that is the case, the StreetTalk for Windows NT patch readme will warn you of this.

Installing the LDAP Configuration Manager

You can install the LDAP Configuration Manager on Windows 95/98 or on Windows NT servers or workstations. Follow this procedure to install the LDAP Configuration Manager.

Note: If you have the version 3.5 LDAP Configuration Manager installed on your existing system, you do not need to install version 3.6 unless you need the translated Japanese version.

You first extract the LDAP Configuration Manager software from the self-extracting file LDAPConfigurationManager.exe:

Caution: Do not install a language version of LDAP for StreetTalk that differs from the language version that is already present on your Windows NT server.

Note: Because the version 3.x LDAP Configuration Manager executable has a different filename than the version 1.0 LDAP Configuration Manager, the old version remains on the disk after this installation. You can put the new LDAP Configuration Manager in the default folder, C:\Program Files\Banyan Applications\LDAP Configuration Manager, and delete the old version and its associated files from C:\Program Files\Banyan\bin if you will not have a version 1.0 LDAP service. The version 1.0 Configuration Manager files all have ldapconf as the filename with an appropriate extension.

Accept the default folder, select a folder from the Existing Folders list, or enter a new Program Folder name to store the program icons in. Click Next to continue.

Creating and Configuring Services

You use StreetTalk Explorer to:

To Create an STDA Service

To Set Attribute 5:34

You must set attribute 5:34 to get the full LDAP functionality.

To Set the List of Attributes that STDA Collects

See the LDAP for StreetTalk Administrator's Guide for information about the attrs.cfg file and attribute collection.

To Set STDA to Rebuild the Database

To Create the LDAP for StreetTalk Service

Note: You may have to refresh the StreetTalk Explorer pane to see the service listed.

Using LDAP Configuration Manager

You run LDAP Configuration Manager to set the LDAP directory suffix, which defines the location of the STDA service within the LDAP directory information tree. The suffix string is a comma-separated list of three values beginning with the lowest LDAP entry and ending with the highest. Refer to the LDAP for StreetTalk Administrator's Guide for details about LDAP names. See the LDAP Configuration Manager Help system for help in configuration.

There are two types of configuration:

You must first set the configuration type to Local Configuration and then set the Path to Configuration Files to the local directory containing ldap.cnf:

Before you make any other configuration changes, read the LDAP for StreetTalk Administrator's Guide.

Starting and Stopping STDA and LDAP for StreetTalk Services

To start and stop the services, use StreetTalk Explorer:

Uninstalling the LDAP for StreetTalk Service

Before uninstalling the LDAP for StreetTalk Service, use StreetTalk Explorer to first stop the LDAP for StreetTalk service (see "Starting and Stopping STDA and LDAP for StreetTalk Services" above) and then to delete it from StreetTalk (right-click the service and select Delete).

Caution: If you do not delete the LDAP service from StreetTalk before running the LDAP uninstall program, Server service (SS@servername@Servers) will crash when you reinstall the LDAP product and leave the server in an inconsistent state.

You can uninstall both the LDAP for StreetTalk Service and the LDAP Configuration Manager. On a Windows 95/98 or Windows NT workstation, use the same procedure to uninstall the LDAP Configuration Manager.

Use Control Panel to uninstall LDAP for StreetTalk:

Note: If you see messages about removing shared files, respond Yes to All to remove all LDAP shared files.

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