Edirectory; Installing And Managing Edirectory On Oes - Novell OPEN ENTERPRISE SERVER - PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE 12-2010 Implementation Manual

Figure 14-1
Users Users
Admin users Admin users

14.2 eDirectory

Novell eDirectory is the central, key component of Novell Open Enterprise Server (OES) and
provides the following:

Centralized identity management

The underlying infrastructure for managing your network servers and the services they provide

Access security both within the firewall and from the Web
This section discusses the following tasks:

Section 14.2.1, "Installing and Managing eDirectory on OES," on page 138

Section 14.2.2, "Planning Your eDirectory Tree," on page 139

Section 14.2.3, "eDirectory Coexistence and Migration," on page 139

14.2.1 Installing and Managing eDirectory on OES

The tools you can use to install and manage eDirectory on OES are outlined in the following
sections.

"OES Installation Programs" on page 138

"iManager" on page 139
OES Installation Programs
OES requires that eDirectory be installed by using the NetWare Install or the YaST-based install for
OES.
138 OES 2 SP3: Planning and Implementation Guide
eDirectory Overview
Tools Tools
Browser-based tools Browser-based tools
eDirectory servers eDirectory servers
Authentication Authentication Services and Servers Services and Servers
Identity and Directory Identity and Directory
(Directory objects) (Directory objects)
eDirectory eDirectory
(including LDAP) (including LDAP)
Services Services
Identities Identities
OES 2 server OES 2 server