NetWare Directory Services

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Planning NetWare Directory Services Implementation
Guidelines for Implementing NDS
Guidelines for Implementing NDS
You can design a Directory tree several different ways. You might want to
develop different prototypes and test them in a lab environment to analyze
the advantages and disadvantages of your design.
Nevertheless, the necessary steps for implementing NDS are simple and
remain essentially the same for small, medium, and large networks of any
design.
Some of the following guidelines are not necessary for smaller
implementations of NDS; however, all of these guidelines can assist you in
planning for any present and future implementations.
To implement NDS on your network, you need to complete the following
tasks:
1 Identify all potential Directory objects and create a NetWare Directory Services
standards document that details how to name objects (Users, Printers, Servers,
etc.) and how to name object property values, such as telephone numbers.
You can distribute this document to network supervisors who are responsible for
adding or moving objects in different parts of the Directory tree.
You should use short names within the hierarchy because each object is
identified by its location within the Directory tree. Use a naming scheme that is
both practical and functional for your organization. For example, name servers
for their function within a specific organization, and name printers for their type
and location.
See Appendix C “NDS Object Classes and Properties” for more information.
See also”Creating Container Objects,” “Creating Leaf Objects” and “Searching
for Objects” in Supervising the Network.
2 Plan your Directory tree from the top, or [Root] level, down to the branches.
See “Planning an Organizational Directory Tree” in this chapter.
3 Organize objects into a logical hierarchy.
The hierarchy of your Directory tree should be as shallow as possible (three to
five levels) to facilitate access and manageability. However, NDS supports any
degree of subordination you need to best support your organization’s
infrastructure.