Services Administration Guide Instruction Manual

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Preparation Chapter 3
About Preparation
Successful deployment of Google Apps Directory Sync requires planning.
Many steps in the configuration and synchronization process assume you already
have key information about your LDAP directory server, mail server, and message
security service organization structure.
This chapter includes a checklist of things you’ll need before you begin, LDAP
browser information, some sample LDAP queries, and a discussion of special
considerations for large deployments.
For information on system requirements, see “System Requirements” on page 24.
Overview
A typical setup for Google Apps Directory Sync involves the following steps:
1. Collect required information about your LDAP server and the message
security service.
2. Install the directory sync utility.
3. Step through Configuration Manager to configure synchronization.
4. In Configuration Manager, simulate a synchronization.
5. Revise your configuration in Configuration Manager based on the simulation.
This could take several revisions for complex environments.
6. When the simulation is successful, save your final copy of the configuration
file and exit Configuration Manager.
7. In the command line, run a manual synchronization with the configuration file
you created to update the message security service.
8. Using your server’s scheduling tools, set up automatic scheduled
synchronization.