Introduction
elcome to the Netscape Enterprise Server and the Internet. Netscape Communications Corporation is the premier provider of open software that lets people and companies exchange information and conduct commerce over enterprise networks and the Internet.
This Administrator's Guide documents the Netscape Enterprise Server.
What's in this book?
This manual explains how to install and configure the Netscape Enterprise Server. After configuring your server, use this manual to help maintain your server. After you install the server, this book is available in HTML format in the server root atmanual/https/ag in your server root directory.
Conventions used in this book
This section explains the conventions used in this book.Italics
This typeface is used for book titles, emphasis, and any text that is a placeholder for text you need to replace for your system. For example, in a URL that contains a reference to your server's port number, the URL might contain portnumber in italics. Replace the words in italics with the actual value for your server.
Monospaced
font
This typeface is used for any text that you should type. It's also used for functions, examples, URLs, filenames, and directory paths.
Sidebar text
Sidebar text marks important information. Make sure you read the information before continuing with a task.
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The vertical bar is used as a separator for user interface elements. For example, Server Status|Log Preferences means you should click the Server Status button in the Server Manager and click the Log Preferences link.
Computer system requirements
The Netscape Enterprise Server needs specific software and hardware. Before you can install a server, your computer must meet or exceed the following requirements.Note
The server will not be available on all these platforms at the same time. Check with Netscape for availability.
- 32MB of RAM (64 MB is recommended for machines running database-intensive applications, which have many open database connections).
- 100MB hard disk space.
- Swap space at least as large as the amount of RAM (twice the amount of RAM is recommended).
- Netscape Navigator or Navigator Gold 3.0 or higher, or Netscape Communicator. JavaScript must be enabled in the client software before you can administer your server.
Further reading
Refer to the following documents for more information on your server. Managing Netscape Servers contains information on the administration server and global information on topics such as encryption, access control, and performance monitoring. Web Publisher User's Guide contains information on using the web publishing system. This manual is included with your server in HTML format. The Netscape DevEdge site contains documentation for developers, including:- Agent APIs
- JavaScript Reference
- Netscape Internet Service Broker programmer's guides and reference guides for Java and C++
- Notes for Java Programmers
- Web Publishing Client API Guide
- Writing Server-Side JavaScript Applications
- Writing Web Applications with WAI
magnus.conf and obj.conf files. To write plug-ins for the 3.0 server, see Writing Web Applications with WAI, which explains how to use the Web Application Interface (WAI).
Contacting Technical Support
For product-specific Technical Support assistance, please see the Product Support Page for the Netscape Enterprise Server athttp://help.netscape.com/products/server/enterprise/index.html.For general Technical Support assistance, please see the Netscape Technical Support Page at http://help.netscape.com.