Planning Your Edirectory Upgrade; Deciding Whether To Redesign Your Tree - Novell OPEN ENTERPRISE SERVER 2.0 SP2 - UPGRADING TO OES-PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE 12-2009 Implementation Manual

nmasinst: Lets you configure Novell Modular Authentication Service (NMAS
install login methods. For usage information, enter
General Utilities. Refer to
in the
line tools along with syntax, and refer to
commands.
ConsoleOne: This utility is not supported to perform administration tasks on OES 2 SP2
server. However, if you have a service that requires ConsoleOne
GroupWise

3.2 Planning Your eDirectory Upgrade

Installing eDirectory on OES 2 SP2 provides an excellent opportunity to review your current
directory structure to ensure that it meets your organization's needs and growth patterns.
Section 3.2.1, "Deciding Whether to Redesign Your Tree," on page 40
Section 3.2.2, "Checking eDirectory Health," on page 41
Section 3.2.3, "For More Information," on page 43

3.2.1 Deciding Whether to Redesign Your Tree

Upgrading to OES 2 SP2 provides an excellent opportunity to evaluate whether changes are
necessary to better accommodate your current and future needs.
"Questions to Ask" on page 40
"Deciding Whether to Move Services" on page 41
"For File and Print, Design around Your WAN" on page 41
"Verify Your Redesign in a Lab First" on page 41
Questions to Ask
Type of Tree: Does a Traditional (pyramid-shaped, single tree environment) or specialized
tree (flat tree designed for a specific situation such as an identity vault or LDAP authentication)
make better sense in your environment? Many Novell customers are opting for a flat tree so
LDAP can walk the tree more efficiently to find a user object.
Physical Network Layout—Location-based and Designed Around WAN links): Analyze
the number of offices, where they are located, how many users are at each site, how sites
communicate with each other, whether offices share the same data, and how data is routed
among the sites.
Organizational Structure—Function-based Design): Is your organization static or dynamic?
What growth patterns do you anticipate?
Security: How secure does your data need to be? Does some data need enhanced security?
Server configuration: What types of servers are on your network? Do they need to interact?
Where are they located? What applications and services does each host? Are they managed
locally or centrally?
40 OES 2 SP2: Upgrading to OES—Planning and Implementation Guide
"Novell eDirectory Linux and UNIX Commands and
Novell eDirectory 8.8 Administration Guide
®
, it is supported for administration of those applications.
man nmasinst
for a list and description of command
"LDAP-Specific Commands" for LDAP-specific
®
, such as Novell
) and
TM
at the terminal prompt.
Usage"