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IMPORTANT: Other utilities, such as ndsconfig and ndsmanage, are not supported for installing or
removing eDirectory on OES servers, unless explicitly called for in OES-specific instructions.
iManager
iManager is the OES eDirectory management tool and is used for all eDirectory management and
most OES component management tasks, including the following:
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Creating eDirectory objects, including User and Group objects
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Managing eDirectory objects
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Configuring and managing OES service component controls in eDirectory
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Accessing other OES component management tools
For information on using iManager, see the

14.2.2 Planning Your eDirectory Tree

If you don't have eDirectory installed on your network, it is critical that you and your organization
take time to plan and design your eDirectory tree prior to installing OES.
For those who are new to eDirectory, the
NetWare provides an introduction to eDirectory planning that you might find useful for getting
started with eDirectory.
For detailed information on getting started using eDirectory, see
Network" in the Novell eDirectory 8.8 Installation
To learn what's new in eDirectory 8.8, see the

14.2.3 eDirectory Coexistence and Migration

Novell Directory Services (NDS) was introduced with NetWare 4.0. The successor to NDS, Novell
eDirectory, is also available for Microsoft Windows, Red Hat
as various flavors of UNIX (Solaris
As eDirectory has evolved, backward compatibility issues have arisen. For example, moving from
NetWare 4.x to 5.x involved not only upgrading NDS, but also moving from IPX to TCP/IP. This
transition brought significant changes to the core schema and security-related components. Novell
has consistently provided the migration tools and support required to migrate to new eDirectory
versions.
OES 2 includes eDirectory 8.8. For those upgrading an existing NetWare 6.5 SP6 server, eDirectory
8.7.3 is still available. New NetWare installations require eDirectory version 8.8.
For complete coexistence and migration information and instructions, see
8.8 SP6 " in the Novell eDirectory 8.8 Installation

14.3 LDAP (eDirectory)

This section contains information about LDAP support in OES.
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Section 14.3.1, "Overview of eDirectory LDAP Services," on page 140
Novell iManager 2.7.4 Administration
OES 2 SP3: Getting Started with OES 2 and Virtualized
Guide.
Novell eDirectory 8.8 What's New
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Guide.
eDirectory, LDAP, and Domain Services for Windows 139
Guide.
"Designing Your Novell eDirectory
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"Migrating to eDirectory
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