Setting Up Slp On Windows; Setting Up Slp On Netware; Installing The Netware Slp Directory Agent; Setting Up The Netware Directory Agent Manually - Novell EDIRECTORY 8.8 SP2 - ADMINISTRATION Manual

Scenario 8: Using the Proxy Feature
Situation: An administrator of a development group notices that services are going up and down.
He wants a more active method of making sure the service information in SLP is accurate instead of
relying on the default service lifetime protocol.
Solution: Use the proxy feature in the Directory Agent for Windows NT to configure the Directory
Agent to poll another Directory Agent or Service Agents's scope. Configure the Directory Agent
with Service Agent IP addresses as the Scope Authorities. This causes the Directory Agent to poll
each Service Agent at a configured interval, querying for all active services.

15.6 Setting Up SLP on Windows

NOTE: Novell SLP is not available on Windows platform. Open SLP will be automatically
installed as a part of eDirectory installation. To configure SLP on Windows, refer
"Configuring OpenSLP for eDirectory," on page

15.7 Setting Up SLP on NetWare

This section explains how to set up SLP on a NetWare Server.
Section 15.7.1, "Installing the NetWare SLP Directory Agent," on page 401
Section 15.7.2, "Setting Up the NetWare Directory Agent Manually," on page 401
Section 15.7.3, "NetWare SLP Directory Agent Console Commands," on page 402

15.7.1 Installing the NetWare SLP Directory Agent

The software to implement SLP on NetWare is installed on the server during the server installation.
1 At the server console, entre LOAD SLPDA.
The program searches eDirectory for a SLP Directory Agent. If an agent does not exist, the
program reports that a SLP Directory Agent has not been configured.
2 Press Enter to set up a default configuration.
The schema is extended and a Directory Agent object with the name server_name_SLPDA and
a Scope Unit named SLP_SCOPE are created and linked. This is recommended unless you
want to create the SLP objects in eDirectory yourself.
Use ConsoleOne to adjust settings for the Directory Agent object.

15.7.2 Setting Up the NetWare Directory Agent Manually

To configure SLP using ConsoleOne:
1 Select the container where you want the SLPDA to reside.
2 Click Object > Create > SLP Directory Agent > OK.
3 Enter the Directory Agent object name, click Define Additional Properties, then click Create.
4 Select a host server, then select the container where you want the Scope Units stored.
5 Click Object > Create > SLP Scope Unit > OK.
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