About This Guide; Prerequisite Reading; Directory Server Overview; Related Information - Red Hat DIRECTORY SERVER 7.1 Installation Manual

About This Guide

Welcome to Red Hat Directory Server (Directory Server). This manual provides a high-level overview
of design and planning decisions you need to make before installing the Directory Server and describes
the different installation methods that you can use.
This preface contains the following sections:
Section 1 Prerequisite Reading
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Section 2 Directory Server Overview
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Section 3 Related Information
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1. Prerequisite Reading

Before you install Directory Server, we recommend that you read the Red Hat Directory Server De-
ployment Guide. This guide covers key concepts on how to design and plan your directory service.
After you finish planning your directory service, follow the steps in this installation guide to install
the Directory Server and its related software components.

2. Directory Server Overview

The major components of Directory Server include:
An LDAP server - The core of the directory service, provided by the ns-slapd daemon, and compli-
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ant with the LDAP v3 Internet standards.
Directory Server Console - An improved management console that dramatically reduces the effort
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of setting up and maintaining your directory service. The directory console is part of Red Hat
Console, the common management framework for LDAP directory services.
SNMP Agent - Permits you to monitor your directory server in real time using the Simple Network
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Management Protocol (SNMP).
Online backup and restore - Allows you to create backups and restore from backups while the server
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is running.

3. Related Information

The document set for Directory Server also contains the following guides:
Red Hat Directory Server Administration Guide. Contains procedures for the day-to-day mainte-
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nance of your directory service. Includes information on configuring server-side plug-ins.
Red Hat Directory Server Deployment Guide. Provides an overview for planning your deployment
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of the Directory Server. Includes deployment examples.
Red Hat Directory Server Configuration, Command, and File Reference. Contains information
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about using the command-line scripts shipped with Directory Server.
Red Hat Directory Server Scheme Reference. Contains information about the Directory Server
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schema.
Red Hat Directory Server Plug-in Programmer's Guide. Describes how to write server plug-ins in
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order to customize and extend the capabilities of Directory Server.