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NOVELL EDIRECTORY 8.8 SP5 Administration Manual (616 pages)

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Table of Contents
5
About this Guide

17
1 Understanding Novell Edirectory

19
- Ease of Management through Novell Imanager
  20
  - Powerful Tree Structure
    20
  - Web-Based Management Utility
    22
- Object Classes and Properties
  23
  - Single Login and Authentication
    23
  - List of Objects
    23
  - Container Object Classes
    25
  - Leaf Object Classes
    29
- Context and Naming
  42
  - Distinguished Name
    43
  - Typeful Name
    43
  - Name Resolution
    43
  - Current Workstation Context
    44
  - Leading Period
    44
  - Relative Naming
    44
  - Trailing Periods
    44
- Schema
  45
- Partitions
  51
  - Designing the Schema
    51
  - Partitions
    52
  - Distributing Replicas for Performance
    53
  - Partitions and WAN Links
    53
- Replicas
  54
  - Replica Types
    55
  - Filtered Replicas
    58
- Netware Bindery Emulation
  59
- Server Synchronization in the Replica Ring
  59
- Access to Resources
  60
- Edirectory Rights
  60
2 Designing Your Novell Edirectory Network

73
3 Managing Objects

93
- General Object Tasks
  93
  - Browsing the Edirectory Tree
    93
  - Creating an Object
    96
  - Modifying an Object's Properties
    96
  - Copying Objects
    96
  - Moving Objects
    96
  - Deleting Objects
    97
  - Renaming Objects
    97
- Managing User Accounts
  97
- Configuring Role-Based Services
  103
  - Defining RBS Roles
    104
  - Defining Custom RBS Tasks
    106
- Synchronization
  107
  - Features of Synchronization
    108
  - Normal or Replica Synchronization
    109
  - Priority Sync
    111
4 Managing the Schema

119
- Extending the Schema
  119
  - Creating a Class
    120
  - Deleting a Class
    120
  - Creating an Attribute
    121
  - Adding an Optional Attribute to a Class
    121
  - Deleting an Attribute
    121
  - Creating an Auxiliary Class
    122
  - Extending an Object with the Properties of an Auxiliary Class
    122
  - Modifying an Object's Auxiliary Properties
    122
  - Deleting Auxiliary Properties from an Object
    123
- Viewing the Schema
  123
  - Viewing Class Information
    123
  - Viewing Attribute Information
    124
- Manually Extending the Schema
  124
- Schema Flags Added in Edirectory 8.7
  126
- Using the Client to Perform Schema Operations
  128
  - Using the Dsschema Emtool
    128
  - Dsschema Emtool Options
    129
5 Managing Partitions and Replicas

131
- Creating a Partition
  132
- Merging a Partition
  132
- Moving Partitions
  133
- Cancelling Create or Merge Partition Operations
  135
- Administering Replicas
  135
  - Adding a Replica
    135
  - Deleting a Replica
    136
  - Changing a Replica Type
    137
- Setting up and Managing Filtered Replicas
  138
  - Using the Filtered Replica Wizard
    138
  - Defining a Partition Scope
    139
  - Setting up a Server Filter
    140
- Viewing Partitions and Replicas
  140
6 Novell Edirectory Management Utilities

143
- Novell Import Conversion Export Utility
  143
- Index Manager
  180
  - Creating an Index
    181
  - Deleting an Index
    181
  - Taking an Index Offline
    182
  - Managing Indexes on Other Servers
    182
  - Using the Novell Import Conversion Export Utility to Manage Indexes
    182
- Predicate Data
  185
  - Managing Predicate Data
    185
- Edirectory Service Manager
  185
  - Using the Client Service Manager Emtool
    186
  - Using the Service Manager Plug-In to Novell Imanager
    187
7 Offline Bulkload Utility

189
- Using Ldif2Dib for Bulkloading
  189
- Multiple Instances
  191
- Tuning Ldif2Dib
  191
  - Tuning the Cache
    191
  - Transaction Size
    191
  - Index
    192
  - Block Cache Percent
    192
  - Check Point Interval
    192
- Limitations
  192
  - Schema
    192
  - ACL Templates
    193
  - Options
    193
  - Unsupported Platforms
    193
  - Simple Password LDIF
    193
  - Custom Classes
    193
- Caveats
  193
  - Duplicate Entries
    194
  - No Schema Checks
    194
  - Insufficient Space on Hard-Drive
    194
  - Forced Termination
    194
  - Terminal Resizing
    194
8 Using Novell Imonitor 2.4

195
- System Requirements
  196
  - Platforms
    196
  - Edirectory Versions that Can be Monitored
    197
- Accessing Imonitor
  197
- Imonitor Architecture
  197
  - Anatomy of an Imonitor Page
    198
  - Modes of Operation
    199
  - Imonitor Features Available on Every Page
    200
  - Netware Remote Manager Integration
    200
    
    Configuration Files
    201
  - Imonitor Features
    203
  - Viewing Edirectory Server Health
    204
  - Viewing Partition Synchronization Status
    204
  - Viewing Server Connection Information
    205
  - Viewing Known Servers
    205
  - Viewing Replica Information
    206
  - Controlling and Configuring the DS Agent
    206
  - Configuring Trace Settings
    207
  - Viewing Process Status Information
    208
  - Viewing Agent Activity
    208
  - Viewing Traffic Patterns
    209
  - Viewing Background Processes
    209
  - Viewing Edirectory Server Errors
    209
  - Viewing Dsrepair Information
    209
  - Viewing Agent Health Information
    210
  - Browsing Objects in Your Tree
    210
  - Viewing Entries for Synchronization or Purging
    211
  - Viewing Novell Nsure Identity Manager Details
    211
  - Viewing the Synchronization Status of a Replica
    211
  - Configuring and Viewing Reports
    212
  - Viewing Schema, Class, and Attribute Definitions
    213
  - Searching for Objects
    214
  - Using the Stream Viewer
    214
  - Clone DIB Set
    215
- Ensuring Secure Imonitor Operations
  219
- Configuring HTTP Server Object
  220
- Setting HTTP Stack Parameters Using Ndsconfig
  221
9 Secretstore Configuration for Edirectory Server

223
- Unix
  223
- Windows
  223
- Netware
  224
10 Merging Novell Edirectory Trees

225
- Merging Edirectory Trees
  225
  - Prerequisites
    226
  - Target Tree Requirements
    226
  - Schema Requirements
    226
  - Merging the Source into the Target Tree
    227
  - Partition Changes
    227
  - Preparing the Source and Target Trees
    228
  - Synchronizing Time before the Merge
    228
  - Merging Two Trees
    229
  - Post-Merge Tasks
    230
- Grafting a Single Server Tree
  231
- Renaming a Tree
  236
- Using the Client to Merge Trees
  237
  - Using the Dsmerge Emtool
    237
  - Dsmerge Emtool Options
    238
11 Encrypting Data in Edirectory

241
12 Repairing the Novell Edirectory Database

265
- Performing Basic Repair Operations
  266
  - Performing an Unattended Full Repair
    266
  - Performing a Local Database Repair
    268
  - Checking External References
    269
  - Repairing a Single Object
    269
  - Deleting Unknown Leaf Objects
    269
- Viewing and Configuring the Repair Log File
  270
  - Opening the Log File
    270
  - Setting Log File Options
    270
- Performing a Repair in Novell Imonitor
  271
- Repairing Replicas
  271
  - Repairing All Replicas
    271
  - Repairing Selected Replicas
    272
  - Repairing Time Stamps
    272
  - Designating this Server as the New Master Replica
    273
  - Destroying the Selected Replica
    274
- Repairing Replica Rings
  274
- Maintaining the Schema
  276
  - Requesting Schema from the Tree
    277
  - Resetting the Local Schema
    277
  - Performing a Post-Netware 5 Schema Update
    277
  - Performing Optional Schema Enhancements
    278
  - Importing Remote Schema
    278
  - Declaring a New Schema Epoch
    279
- Repairing Server Network Addresses
  279
  - Repairing All Network Addresses
    279
  - Repairing a Server's Network Addresses
    280
- Performing Synchronization Operations
  280
- Advanced Dsrepair Options
  283
- Using the Client to Repair a Database
  287
  - Using the Dsrepair Emtool
    287
  - Dsrepair Emtool Options
    288
13 WAN Traffic Manager

291
- Understanding WAN Traffic Manager
  291
  - LAN Area Objects
    293
  - WAN Traffic Policies
    294
  - Limiting WAN Traffic
    297
  - Assigning Cost Factors
    299
- WAN Traffic Manager Policy Groups
  300
  - 1-3Am.wmg
    300
  - 7Am-6Pm.wmg
    300
  - Costlt20.Wmg
    300
  - Ipx.wmg
    301
  - Ndsttyps.wmg
    301
  - Onospoof.wmg
    312
  - Opnspoof.wmg
    313
  - Samearea.wmg
    313
  - Tcpip.wmg
    313
  - Timecost.wmg
    314
- WAN Policy Structure
  314
  - Declaration Section
    314
  - Selector Section
    316
  - Provider Section
    317
  - Construction Used Within Policy Sections
    317
14 Understanding LDAP Services for Novell Edirectory

323
- Key Terms for LDAP Services
  324
  - Clients and Servers
    324
  - Objects
    324
  - Referrals
    325
- Understanding How LDAP Works with Edirectory
  326
- Using LDAP Tools on Linux, Solaris, or AIX
  335
  - LDAP Tools
    335
- Extensible Match Search Filter
  345
- LDAP Transactions
  347
  - Limitations
    348
15 Configuring LDAP Services for Novell Edirectory

349
16 Implementing the Service Location Protocol

389
- Understanding SLP Components
  389
  - User Agents
    389
  - Service Agents
    390
  - Directory Agents
    391
  - SLP Scopes
    393
- How SLP Works
  394
  - SLP with a User Agent, Service Agent, and no Directory Agent
    394
  - SLP with a User Agent, Service Agent, and Directory Agent
    395
- Understanding Local Mode
  396
  - Central Repository
    397
  - SLP Scopes
    397
  - Customized Scopes
    397
  - Proxy Scopes
    397
  - Scalability and Performance
    398
  - Private Mode
    398
  - Filtering
    398
- Understanding Directory Mode
  398
  - How SLP Works in Directory Mode
    399
  - SLP Edirectory Objects
    400
- Novell's Implementation of SLP
  401
- Setting up SLP on Windows
  413
- Setting up SLP on Netware
  413
- Setting up SLP on Linux or Solaris
  417
17 Backing up and Restoring Novell Edirectory

421
18 SNMP Support for Novell Edirectory

471
- Definitions and Terminology for SNMP
  471
- Understanding SNMP Services
  472
- Edirectory and SNMP
  474
  - Benefits of SNMP Instrumentation on Edirectory
    474
  - Understanding How SNMP Works with Edirectory
    474
- Installing and Configuring SNMP Services for Edirectory
  477
- Monitoring Edirectory Using SNMP
  486
  - Traps
    486
  - Configuring Traps
    500
  - Statistics
    510
- Troubleshooting
  514
19 Maintaining Novell Edirectory

515
- Advanced Referral Costing
  515
  - Improving Server-To-Server Connection
    516
  - Advantages of Referral Costing
    518
  - Deploying ARC
    519
  - Enabling Advanced Referral Costing
    520
  - Tuning Advanced Referral Costing
    520
  - Monitoring Advanced Referral Costing
    521
- Improving Bulkload Performance
  524
  - Edirectory Cache Settings
    524
  - LBURP Transaction Size Setting
    525
  - Increasing the Number of Asynchronous Requests in ICE
    525
  - Increased Number of LDAP Writer Threads
    526
  - Disabling ACL Templates
    526
  - Disabling Schema Validation in ICE
    526
  - Backlinker
    528
  - Enabling/Disabling Inline Cache
    528
  - Increasing the LBURP Time out Period
    528
- Keeping Edirectory Healthy
  529
  - When to Perform Health Checks
    529
  - Health Check Overview
    529
  - Checking Edirectory Health Using Imonitor
    530
  - For more Information
    531
- Resources for Monitoring
  531
- Upgrading Hardware or Replacing a Server
  532
- Restoring Edirectory after a Hardware Failure
  539
20 Dhost Iconsole Manager

541
- What Is Dhost
  542
- Running Dhost Iconsole
  542
- Managing Edirectory Modules
  543
- Querying for Dhost Information
  545
- Process Stack
  547

NOVELL EDIRECTORY 8.8 SP5 Installation Manual (164 pages)

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NOVELL EDIRECTORY 8.8 SP5 Manual (90 pages)

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Table of Contents
5
About this Guide

9
1 Supported Platforms for Edirectory Installation

11
- Netware
  11
- Linux
  11
- Chapter 1, "Supported Platforms for Edirectory Installation
  11
  - Solaris
    12
  - Aix
    12
  - Windows
    12
2 Install and Upgrade Enhancements

15
- Chapter 2, "Install and Upgrade Enhancements
  15
3 NICI Backup and Restore

29
- Chapter 3, "NICI Backup and Restore
  29
4 The Ndspassstore Utility

31
- Chapter 4, "The Ndspassstore Utility
  31
5 Migrating Edirectory 8.8 SP5 from Netware to OES

33
- Chapter 5, "Migrating Edirectory 8.8 SP5 from Netware to OES
  33
6 Multiple Instances

35
7 Authentication to Edirectory through SASL-GSSAPI

43
- Concepts
  43
  - What Is Kerberos
    43
  - What Is SASL
    43
- Chapter 7, "Authentication to Edirectory through SASL-GSSAPI
  43
  - What Is GSSAPI
    44
  - How Does GSSAPI Work with Edirectory
    44
  - Configuring GSSAPI
    45
  - How Does LDAP Use GSSAPI
    45
  - Commonly Used Terms
    46
8 Enforcing Case-Sensitive Universal Passwords

47
- Need for Case-Sensitive Passwords
  47
- Chapter 8, "Enforcing Case-Sensitive Universal Passwords
  47
9 Priority Sync

57
- Need for Priority Sync
  57
- Chapter 9, "Priority Sync
  57
  - Using Priority Sync
    58
  - For more Information
    58
10 Data Encryption

59
- Encrypting Attributes
  59
  - Need for Encrypted Attributes
    59
- Chapter 10, "Data Encryption
  59
11 Bulkload Performance

63
- Chapter 11, "Bulkload Performance
  63
12 Imanager ICE Plug-Ins

65
- Adding Missing Schema
  65
  - Add Schema from a File
    65
- Chapter 12, "Imanager ICE Plug-Ins
  65
  - Add Schema from a Server
    66
  - Comparing the Schema
    66
    
    Compare Schema Files
    67
    
    Compare Schema between a Server and a File
    67
  - Generating an Order File
    67
  - For more Information
    67
13 LDAP-Based Backup

69
14 LDAP Get Effective Privileges List

71
- Need for LDAP Get Effective Privileges List Interface
  71
- For more Information
  71
15 Managing Error Logging in Edirectory

73
- Message Severity Levels
  73
  - Fatal
    73
  - Warning
    73
- Chapter 15, "Managing Error Logging in Edirectory
  73
  - Error
    74
  - Information
    74
  - Debug
    74
  - Configuring Error Logging
    74
    
    Linux and UNIX
    74
    
    Windows
    75
    
    Netware
    76
  - Dstrace Messages
    78
    
    Netware, Linux, and UNIX
    78
    
    Windows
    79
  - Imonitor Message Filtering
    80
  - SAL Message Filtering
    81
    
    Configuring the Severity Levels
    81
    
    Setting the Log File Path
    82

NOVELL EDIRECTORY 8.8 SP5 Tuning Manual (30 pages)

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Table of Contents

7
- About this Guide
  
  5
  - Table of Contents
    7
- 1 Overview
  
  9
  - Prerequisites
    9
- 2 Edirectory Subsystems
  
  11
  - FLAIM Database
    11
    
    Checkpoint
    11
    
    Indexes
    12
    
    Roll-Forward Log
    12
  - Thread Pool
    12
- 3 Analyzing System Bottlenecks
  
  15
  - Disk I/O Subsystem
    15
  - CPU Subsystem
    16
  - Memory Subsystem
    16
  - Network Subsystem
    17
4 Tuning Edirectory Subsystems

19
- FLAIM Database
  19
- Section 4.1, "FLAIM Database
  19
  - Choosing Indexes
    20
  - Tuning for Updates
    20
- Section 4.2, "Thread Pool
  20
- Thread Pool
  20
- Acls
  21
- Replication
  23
- Section 4.4, "Replication
  23
- 64-Bit Versus 32-Bit
  24
- Section 4.5, "SSL Overhead
  24
- Section 4.6, "64-Bit Versus 32-Bit
  24
- SSL Overhead
  24
- Import Convert and Export (ICE)
  25
- Ldif2Dib
  25
- Section 4.7, "Import Convert and Export (ICE)
  25
- Section 4.8, "Ldif2Dib
  25
- 5 Edirectory Configuration
  27
  - Configuring the FLAIM Subsystem
    27
    
    Hard Cache Limit
    27
    
    Dynamically Adjusting the Limit
    27
  - Modifying FLAIM Cache Settings
    27
    
    Modifying FLAIM Cache Settings through Imonitor
    28
    
    Modifying FLAIM Cache Settings through
    29

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Table of Contents

7
- About this Guide
  
  5
  - Table of Contents
    7
- 1 Overview
  
  9
  - Prerequisites
    9
- 2 Edirectory Subsystems
  
  11
  - FLAIM Database
    11
    
    Checkpoint
    11
    
    Indexes
    12
    
    Roll-Forward Log
    12
  - Thread Pool
    12
- 3 Analyzing System Bottlenecks
  
  15
  - Disk I/O Subsystem
    15
  - CPU Subsystem
    16
  - Memory Subsystem
    16
  - Network Subsystem
    17
4 Tuning Edirectory Subsystems

19
- FLAIM Database
  19
- Section 4.1, "FLAIM Database
  19
  - Choosing Indexes
    20
  - Tuning for Updates
    20
- Section 4.2, "Thread Pool
  20
- Thread Pool
  20
- Acls
  21
- Replication
  23
- Section 4.4, "Replication
  23
- 64-Bit Versus 32-Bit
  24
- Section 4.5, "SSL Overhead
  24
- Section 4.6, "64-Bit Versus 32-Bit
  24
- SSL Overhead
  24
- Import Convert and Export (ICE)
  25
- Ldif2Dib
  25
- Section 4.7, "Import Convert and Export (ICE)
  25
- Section 4.8, "Ldif2Dib
  25
- 5 Edirectory Configuration
  27
  - Configuring the FLAIM Subsystem
    27
    
    Hard Cache Limit
    27
    
    Dynamically Adjusting the Limit
    27
  - Modifying FLAIM Cache Settings
    27
    
    Modifying FLAIM Cache Settings through Imonitor
    28
    
    Modifying FLAIM Cache Settings through
    29

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NOVELL EDIRECTORY 8.8 SP5 Administration Manual (616 pages)

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1 Understanding Novell Edirectory

2 Designing Your Novell Edirectory Network

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5 Managing Partitions and Replicas

6 Novell Edirectory Management Utilities

7 Offline Bulkload Utility

8 Using Novell Imonitor 2.4

9 Secretstore Configuration for Edirectory Server

10 Merging Novell Edirectory Trees

11 Encrypting Data in Edirectory

12 Repairing the Novell Edirectory Database

13 WAN Traffic Manager

14 Understanding LDAP Services for Novell Edirectory

15 Configuring LDAP Services for Novell Edirectory

16 Implementing the Service Location Protocol

17 Backing up and Restoring Novell Edirectory

18 SNMP Support for Novell Edirectory

19 Maintaining Novell Edirectory

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NOVELL EDIRECTORY 8.8 SP5 Manual (90 pages)

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About this Guide

1 Supported Platforms for Edirectory Installation

2 Install and Upgrade Enhancements

3 NICI Backup and Restore

4 The Ndspassstore Utility

5 Migrating Edirectory 8.8 SP5 from Netware to OES

6 Multiple Instances

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8 Enforcing Case-Sensitive Universal Passwords

9 Priority Sync

10 Data Encryption

11 Bulkload Performance

12 Imanager ICE Plug-Ins

13 LDAP-Based Backup

14 LDAP Get Effective Privileges List

15 Managing Error Logging in Edirectory

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