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HP Internet Express Version 6.7 for Tru64 UNIX |
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HP Internet Express for Tru64 UNIX® is a collection of popular Internet software and administration software developed by Hewlett-Packard Company (HP). Internet Express ships with all Tru64 UNIX AlphaServer systems. You can also purchase it separately. Features and benefits:
Internet software packaged with Internet Express:
Administration software included with Internet Express:
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Evaluation software included with Internet Express:
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Standard Features
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You can access the Internet Express Administration utility through a graphical Web browser. (NOTE: Certain features of the Administration utility and the installation procedure require your browser to be JavaScript enabled.) Links to the Internet Express for Tru64 UNIX Administration Guide (in HTML format) provide online help. The guide contains links to Web sites for each open source software component packaged with Internet Express, and Web sites at HP that might interest Internet server administrators. The Internet Express Administration utility allows a system administrator to easily perform the following component and system management tasks using a Web browser. Manage Users
Manage Components
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| End-User Functions |
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Internet Express captive accounts created with the Internet Express Administration utility provide access to a menu that offers several common applications, including the ability to:
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| Installation |
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The Internet Express installation procedure simplifies the steps required to install and start the Internet Express Administration utility and other Internet services on Tru64 UNIX systems. You can install Internet Express using a command-line script interface or a Web browser interface. When you run the installation procedure using a Web browser, links to the Internet Express for Tru64 UNIX Installation Guide (in HTML format) provide online help. The Internet Express installation procedure prompts the installer for site-specific information, allows the installer to tune kernel subsystem attributes to improve performance, configures the system, and installs requested subsets. All subsets are optional, although some subsets depend on others. All the selected open source Internet and administration software components included with Internet Express are configured and available for use when the installation is complete. The installation procedure updates previous versions of Internet Express, preserving configurations and user data. Update installation from Internet Express Version 6.5 or Version 6.6 to Internet Express Version 6.7 is supported. Please read the online Internet Express for Tru64 UNIX Read This First and Release Notes documents before installing the software. You can access these documents from the index.htm file on the Internet Express for Tru64 UNIX Installation and Documentation CD-ROM. |
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| Internet Monitor |
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The Internet Express Internet Monitor is a Quality of Service (QoS) tool developed by HP. System administrators can use the Internet Monitor to monitor the performance of Internet servers. They can use the information collected by the Internet Monitor to make changes to their system and network configurations to improve performance of a particular Internet server. Administrators and end users can use the historical information collected by the Internet Monitor to check conformance of Service Level Agreements (SLAs). The Internet Monitor can monitor the following Internet services:
The Internet Monitor provides the following features:
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| Directory Servers |
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The OpenLDAP Directory Server is packaged with Internet Express. The Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) is an Internet standard directory service protocol that runs over TCP/IP. It can be used to provide a standalone directory service or to provide lightweight access to an X.500 directory. An LDAP browser application is also included. It can run on any system with a Java™ Runtime Environment and allows browsing and editing of a Directory Server's data. The Mozilla LDAP Software Developer's Kit (SDK) Version 5.0 for C for developing LDAP applications is also included. |
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| LDAP Module for System Authentication |
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The LDAP Module for System Authentication, developed by HP, allows user identification and authentication information stored in an LDAP server to be used for all applications, including the following:
The OpenLDAP Directory Server provided with Internet Express is automatically configured for use with the LDAP Module for System Authentication. The LDAP Module for System Authentication subset includes tools designed to query the LDAP server for user and group information based on a standard POSIX schema. You can choose the LDAP Module for System Authentication as an option during installation. |
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| Web Server |
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Internet Express includes the Secure Web Server (powered by Apache) developed by the Apache Software Foundation (http://www.apache.org/). The Secure Web Server lets you create and manage a Web site on the Internet or Intranet. The Secure Web Server includes SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) capability that allows secure encrypted connections to Web browsers. The Secure Web Server also includes:
A Web-based administration utility developed by HP for managing the Secure Web Server is also included. |
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| Security |
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TCP Wrapper provides enhanced Internet security by letting the system administrator control access to certain Internet services, including Telnet, FTP, remote shell, rlogin, remote execute, fingerd, talk, POP, IMAP, or any other service started by the inetd daemon. Tools to configure network ingress and egress filtering are included. GnuPG allows the encryption and signature of data and communication. NOTE: Publicly accessible media like the Internet present a security risk if suitable precautions are not taken to ensure and enforce security. |
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| News Service |
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The InterNetNews Server (INN) and TIN news reader provide tools to manage newsfeed services, including connections to external newsfeeds, newsfeed configurations, and control of client access to newsgroups. |
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| Proxy Servers |
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The Squid Proxy/Caching Server allows the user's system to intelligently
cache Web pages in a central location for quick and easy retrieval. The
calamaris log file analyzer for Squid is included. |
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| Mail Servers |
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Internet Express provides the following mail components:
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| Mail Clients |
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The Horde IMP (Internet Mail Program), a Web-based IMAP mail client, allows users to access their IMAP mail folders using any graphical Web browser. Thunderbird is a full-featured email application. The Pine mail client is also provided. |
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| Chat Server and Client |
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The Internet Relay Chat Server allows users to communicate with each other in real time, across a network of Internet servers. |
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| FTP Server |
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PureFTPd is provided with Internet Express. |
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| File and Print Server |
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The Samba File and Print Server is an open source software suite that provides seamless file and print services to SMB/CIFS (for example, Microsoft Windows®) clients. |
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| Database Management System |
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The PostgreSQL Relational Database Management System, and the MySQL database server, are both included with Internet Express. |
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| Web Services Tools |
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The following tools for providing Web Services and dynamic Web content are provided with Internet Express:
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| Service Location Protocol |
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The Service Location Protocol (SLP) provides client/server applications with the means to discover and select system services on the network. Internet Express provides the OpenSLP server and Application Program Interfaces (APIs) based on the SLP Version 2 standard. |
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| BIND Domain Name System |
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The Berkeley Internet Name Domain (BIND) Version 9.3.2-P1 from the Internet Software Consortium implements a domain name server for Tru64 UNIX. |
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| Mozilla Firefox |
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Firefox is an Open Source web browser that is based on the Mozilla code base. It is small, fast, and easy to use. |
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| Source Code Information |
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Source code is included for all the Internet Express open source software on the binary kit. |
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| Hardware Requirements |
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Internet Express can run on any valid Tru64 UNIX AlphaServer system having the minimum system configuration as described in the Tru64 UNIX Operating System QuickSpecs. The actual amount of work supported at one time, with good performance, depends on the types of processing performed as well as on the physical memory and secondary storage available. Platforms and Processors Not Supported Other Hardware Required Video Display Support Memory Requirements Disk Space Requirements NOTE: This value refers to the disk space required on the system disk. The sizes are approximate; actual sizes will vary depending on the user's system environment, configuration, and software options. Additional disk space on other file systems will be required to create or expand component databases or create user files as components are used. A typical installation will include only selected components. |
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| Software Requirements |
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Internet Express requires Tru64 UNIX Version 5.1B or higher. The Java™ Development Kit (JDK) Version 1.3.1 or higher is required for Cocoon, the LDAP Browser, Internet Monitor, Axis Server, and Axis/UDDI4J Clients. Tomcat requires Java™ Version 1.4.x. Some Internet Express components require the use of other Internet Express components. For more information, see the installation guide, which is available on line in HTML and PDF formats. |
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| Network Support |
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Internet Express supports a variety of network protocols, topologies, and hardware interconnects, including TCP/IP as specified by the Tru64 UNIX QuickSpecs. For additional information about supported features, hardware models and revision levels, and required or optional software, see the Software Product Description or QuickSpecs for the product in question. |
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| Software Licensing |
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Only the Internet Express Administration utility, FireScreen, LDAP Module for System Authentication, and the Internet Monitor are furnished under a license from HP. Tru64 UNIX is licensed separately by HP. All open source software included with Internet Express is licensed by the developers of the individual products. For more information about the licenses for these open source third-party products, see the Software Description and Licensing Terms document included on the Internet Express Installation and Documentation CD-ROM. For more information about HP licensing terms and policies, contact your
local HP office or distributor. NOTE: OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE INCLUDED IN INTERNET EXPRESS IS AVAILABLE FOR USE UNDER THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE ORIGINAL AUTHORS. OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS." HP DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE, INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL HP BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE, OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF PUBLIC SOFTWARE. |
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| Growth Considerations |
| The minimum hardware and software requirements for any future version of this product might be different from the requirements for the current version. |
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| Distribution Media and Documentation |
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Distribution media and documentation for Internet Express are distributed on two CD-ROMs. You can print the electronic documentation accompanying the software as reasonably necessary to exercise your license to use the software. |
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| Software Product Services |
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A wide variety of service options are available from HP. For more information, contact your local HP account representative or distributor. Information is also available on http://h20219.www2.hp.com/services/cache/10909-0-0-225-121.aspx. |
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| Software Warranty |
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Warranty for HP developed software included in Internet Express is provided by HP, with the purchase of a license for the product as defined in the applicable Standard Terms and Conditions. Open source software is provided "as is." HP disclaims all warranties with regard to open source software, including all implied warranties of merchantability and fitness. In no event shall HP be liable for any special, direct, indirect, or consequential damages or any damages whatsoever resulting from loss of use, data, or profits, whether in an action of contract, negligence, or other tortious action, arising out of or in connection with the use or performance of open source software. This information is valid at time of release. Please contact your local HP office or distributor for the most up-to-date information. |
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© Copyright 2007 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. As required by law or agreement, licenses for HP developed software included
in Internet Express may include licenses provided by HP subsidiaries acting
at HP's direction, and the term HP as used herein shall include any such
subsidiaries. |