Installing Directory Server; Understanding Deployment Configuration - Netscape DIRECTORY SERVER 6.2 - PLUG-IN Manual

Installing Directory Server

Installing Directory Server
This section explains how to install Directory Server in order to test and use the
DIOP feature.
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Understanding Deployment Configuration

• Installing Two Instances of Directory Server
Understanding Deployment Configuration
To verify whether the DIOP feature works in Directory Server, your deployment
must comprise two instances of Directory Server:
• An instance of Directory Server that will be used for storing configuration data.
This instance is identified as the configuration Directory Server.
• An instance of Directory Server that will be used for enabling the DIOP
plug-in. This instance is identified as the DIOP-enabled Directory Server.
For detailed information on directory deployments, check the Netscape Directory
Server Deployment Guide. To understand the role of a configuration Directory
Server in a directory deployment, check Managing Servers with Netscape Console.
Note that because the DIOP plug-in is a pre-operation plug-in, enabling the plug-in
will impose certain limitations on the default behavior of Directory Server.
• The Directory Server Console will not be fully functional in the DIOP-enabled
Directory Server, and you will not be able to administer the server via the
console. However, you will be able to use the configuration Directory Server's
console to manage the DIOP-enabled Directory Server.
• Some of the default plug-ins that are provided with the server will not work in
the DIOP-enabled Directory Server. The reason for this is that the DIOP plug-in
is a pre-operation plug-in and intercepting all LDAP operations will result is
the other plug-ins being unusable. Table 13-1 identifies plug-ins that are
unsupported in the DIOP-enabled Directory Server. All unsupported plug-ins
must be disabled before using the DIOP plug-in.
Table 13-1 Plug-In Status in DIOP-Enabled Directory Server
Default Directory Server Plug-Ins
(Names as they appear in the Directory
Server Console)
7-bit check
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Unsupported Plug-Ins (Indicated by X)
X