Planning; Edirectory Considerations - Novell NETWARE 6-DOCUMENTATION Manual

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eDirectory Considerations

Planning

This chapter provides a summary of issues for you to consider as you plan and
design your implementation of and maximize the DNS and DHCP capabilities
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of the Novell DNS/DHCP Services software.
When installed and configured, the DNS and DHCP servers extend the
eDirectory schema to create new objects with which to administer and
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control their services. The DNS/DHCP Group and Locator objects are central
to Novell's implementation of DNS and DHCP.
For information on installing the DNS/DHCP Management Utility, refer to
"Installing the DNS/DHCP Management Utility" on page
We recommend that you place the DNS/DHCP Group, DNS/DHCP Locator,
and the RootServerInfo Zone objects in a separate partition that is accessible
from and replicated to all points of the network where Netware
DHCP servers are located. Although changes to the DNS/DHCP Group and
Locator objects occur infrequently (only when you add or delete new servers,
zones, or subnets), all Netware 6 DNS/DHCP servers and the DNS/DHCP
Management Utility require access to these objects.
Consider the following eDirectory issues to maintain optimal performance
when providing DNS and DHCP services on your NetWare network:
Where to locate the DNS/DHCP Group and Locator objects
Where to locate DNS and DHCP servers
What replication strategy to employ
How to provide fault tolerance
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