Chapter 2. eDirectory Basics

     

Troubleshooting and managing eDirectory can be difficult if you do not have a good grasp on how eDirectory works. In preparation for the advanced information presented in this book, you need to have a baseline understanding of certain terms and concepts. This chapter provides that baseline, including information on the following:

  • A brief history of NDS/eDirectory and its versioning

  • The eDirectory database structure

  • Partition and replica types

  • Bindery services

  • Time synchronization

  • DHost

  • Service Advertising Protocol (SAP) and Service Location Protocol (SLP)

  • Object attribute names versus schema attribute names

As more and more applications are starting to include Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) as an option to access directory services (DS), it is essential to also include LDAP terminology in your knowledge repertoire . Also discussed in this chapter is the integration of NDS and LDAP, and some of the new LDAP server features introduced for eDirectory versions 8.5 and higher.

NOTE

Much of the information presented in this chapter is also applicable to versions of NDS prior to eDirectory 8.5. Version-specific features are noted where applicable.




Novell's Guide to Troubleshooting eDirectory
Novells Guide to Troubleshooting eDirectory
ISBN: 0789731460
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2003
Pages: 173

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