NetWare Directory Services

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Contents
Overview 6-2
Contents 6-3
7 Planning NetWare Directory Services Implementation
Overview 7-2
Guidelines for Implementing NDS 7-4
First Steps 7-6
Creating Directory Tree Maps 7-6
Developing Naming Standards 7-7
Consistency 7-8
Name Length 7-8
Planning an Organizational Directory Tree 7-9
Organizing Objects into a Logical Hierarchy 7-10
Planning the Directory Tree Levels 7-10
Placing Container Objects in the Directory Tree 7-11
Country and Organization Objects 7-11
Organizational Unit Objects 7-13
Placing Leaf Objects in the Directory Tree 7-15
Directory Tree Planning Example 7-16
Developing a Replication Strategy 7-20
Providing Fault Tolerance 7-20
Decreasing WAN Link Traffic 7-20
Developing a Time Synchronization Strategy 7-24
Developing a Security Strategy for the Directory Tree 7-26