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Designing the Replication Process.
With replication, multiple Directory Servers maintain the same directory data
to increase performance and provide fault tolerance. Chapter 6, "Designing the
Replication Process," describes how replication works, what kinds of data you
can replicate, common replication scenarios, and tips for building a highly
available directory service.
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Designing a Secure Directory.
Finally, you need to plan how to protect the data in the directory and design
the other aspects of your service to meet the security requirements of your
users and applications. Chapter 7, "Designing a Secure Directory," describes
common security threats, provides an overview of security methods, discusses
the steps in analyzing your security needs, and provides tips for designing
access controls and protecting the integrity of your directory data.
Deploying Your Directory
After you have designed your directory service, you start the deployment phase.
The deployment phase consists of the following steps:
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Piloting Your Directory
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Putting Your Directory Into Production
Piloting Your Directory
The first step of the deployment phase is installing a server instance as a pilot and
testing whether your service can handle your user load. If the service is not
adequate as it is, adjust your design and pilot it again. Adjust your pilot design
until you have a robust service you can confidently introduce to your enterprise.
For a comprehensive overview of creating and implementing a directory pilot,
refer to Understanding and Deploying LDAP Directory Services (T. Howes, M. Smith,
G. Good, Macmillan Technical Publishing, 1999).
Putting Your Directory Into Production
Once you have piloted and tuned the service, you need to develop and execute a
plan for taking the directory service from a pilot to production. Create a production
plan that includes the following:
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An estimate of the resources you need
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A list of the tasks you must perform before installing servers
Directory Design Overview
Chapter 1
Introduction to Directory Server
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