Table of Contents

     

	Table of Contents
	Index

Novell's Guide to Troubleshooting eDirectory
By Peter  Kuo, Jim  Henderson
Publisher	: Que
Pub Date	: July 08, 2004
ISBN	: 0-7897-3146-0
Pages	: 936
	Copyright
		About the Authors
		Acknowledgements
		We Want to Hear from You
		Reader Services
		Introduction
			Who This Book Is For
			How This Book Is Organized
			Special Features in This Book
		Part  I.   eDirectory Fundamentals
			Chapter  1.   The Four Basics of eDirectory Troubleshooting
				Don't Panic
				Understanding the Error Codes and eDirectory Processes
				Troubleshoot and Resolve the Problem
				Proactively Manage eDirectory to Prevent Problems
				Summary
			Chapter  2.   eDirectory Basics
				A Brief History of NDS/eDirectory and Its Versioning
				The eDirectory Database Structure
				Partition and Replica Types
				Bindery Services
				Time Synchronization
				DHost
				SAP and SLP
				The LDAP Server for NDS
				Object Attribute Names Versus Schema Attribute Names
				Summary
			Chapter  3.   The Directory Information Base
				The NDS 6 DIB
				NDS 7 DIB
				NDS 8 and eDirectory DIB
				Locating the DIB
				Backing Up the DIB
				Summary
			Chapter  4.   Don't Panic
				Dealing with People
				Dealing with Stress
				Summary
		Part  II.   Understanding the Error Codes and eDirectory Processes
			Chapter  5.   eDirectory/NDS Error Codes Explained
				Types and Causes of DS Errors
				Operating System- Related DS Error Codes
				DS Client API Library Error Codes
				DS Server-Based Client Library Error Codes
				DSA Error Codes
				Summary
			Chapter  6.   Understanding Common eDirectory Processes
				NDS Name Resolution and Tree-Walking
				Obituaries
				Background Processes
				Manual Object-Related Processes
				Manual Partition and Replication Processes
				Summary
		Part  III.   Troubleshooting and Resolving Problems
			Chapter  7.   Diagnostic and Repair Tools
				Server Tools
				Workstation Tools
				Information Tools
				Summary
			Chapter  8.   eDirectory Data Recovery Tools
				SMS Backup and Restore
				Server Recovery Using Server-Specific Information Data
				Creating SSI Files
				eDirectory Backup eMTool
				Third-Party Data Recovery Utilities
				Summary
			Chapter  9.   Diagnosis and Recovery Techniques
				Look Before You Leap
				Troubleshooting Tools
				Combining Diagnostic Tools
				Combining Recovery Tools
				Using Diagnostic Tools with Recovery Tools
				Bridging Gaps Between Tools
				Diagnosing Performance Issues
				Summary
			Chapter  10.   Programming for eDirectory
				Using awk
				Using C or C++
				Other Programming and Scripting Languages
				Obtaining the NDK
				Summary
			Chapter  11.   Examples from the Real World
				Bindery Services “related Issues
				Security Issues
				Schema Problems
				Data Inconsistencies
				Synthetic Time
				Server and Data Recovery
				Summary
		Part  IV.   Managing eDirectory to Prevent Problems
			Chapter  12.   eDirectory Management Tools
				NetWare Administrator
				ConsoleOne
				iManager and NDS iMonitor
				The UImport Utility
				The NList Utility
				The LDAP ICE Utility
				Third-Party Tools
				Summary
			Chapter  13.   eDirectory Health Checks
				Why, When, and How Often Should You Do Health Checks?
				Health Check Prerequisites
				Recommended Health Check Procedures
				Health Monitoring Using SNMP
				Summary
			Chapter  14.   eDirectory Management Techniques
				Strategies for Managing eDirectory
				Designing for Fault Tolerance
				Single-Object Management
				Multiple-Object Management
				Administration Tips and Tricks
				Summary
			Chapter  15.   Effectively Setting Up eDirectory Security
				Physical Security
				Console Security
				Security Policies
				Principles of Good Security
				Keeping Hackers Out
				Hidden Objects
				Setting Up eDirectory Security Access for a Help Desk
				Setting Up a Proxy User for LDAP
				Summary
			Chapter  16.   Tuning eDirectory
				Reducing Replication Latency
				Cache Memory Considerations for NDS 7
				Cache Memory Considerations for NDS Version 8
				Cache Memory Considerations for eDirectory
				eDirectory Indexes and Predicate Stats
				Changing Database Block Size
				Unix-Specific Tuning Considerations
				Summary
		Part  V.   Appendixes
			Appendix  A.   eDirectory Error Codes
			Appendix  B.   DS Verbs
			Appendix  C.   eDirectory Classes, Objects, and Attributes
				Class Definitions
				Base Attributes
			Appendix  D.   eDirectory Resources
				Novell Resources
				Third-Party Tools
				Third-Party NDS/eDirectory Resources
				Books
				Humor
		Index