HP-UX Directory Server 8.1 deployment guide

Table of Contents
1 Introduction to directory services..................................................................................9
1.1 About directory services...................................................................................................................9
1.1.1 About global directory services................................................................................................9
1.1.2 About LDAP............................................................................................................................10
1.2 Introduction to Directory Server.....................................................................................................10
1.2.1 Overview of the server frontend.............................................................................................10
1.2.2 Server plug-ins overview........................................................................................................11
1.2.3 Overview of the basic directory tree.......................................................................................11
1.3 Directory Server data storage..........................................................................................................12
1.3.1 About directory entries...........................................................................................................13
1.3.1.1 Performing queries on directory entries.........................................................................13
1.3.2 Distributing directory data......................................................................................................13
1.4 Directory design overview..............................................................................................................13
1.4.1 Design process outline............................................................................................................14
1.4.2 Deploying the directory..........................................................................................................14
1.5 Other general directory resources...................................................................................................15
2 Planning the directory data.........................................................................................17
2.1 Introduction to directory data.........................................................................................................17
2.1.1 Information to include in the directory...................................................................................17
2.1.2 Information to exclude from the directory..............................................................................17
2.2 Defining directory needs.................................................................................................................18
2.3 Performing a site survey..................................................................................................................18
2.3.1 Identifying the applications that use the directory.................................................................19
2.3.2 Identifying data sources..........................................................................................................20
2.3.3 Characterizing the directory data...........................................................................................20
2.3.4 Determining level of service....................................................................................................21
2.3.5 Considering a data master......................................................................................................21
2.3.6 Determining data ownership..................................................................................................22
2.3.7 Determining data access..........................................................................................................23
2.4 Documenting the site survey...........................................................................................................24
2.5 Repeating the site survey................................................................................................................25
3 Designing the directory schema.................................................................................27
3.1 Schema design process overview....................................................................................................27
3.2 Standard schema.............................................................................................................................27
3.2.1 Schema format.........................................................................................................................27
3.2.2 Standard attributes..................................................................................................................28
3.2.3 Standard object classes............................................................................................................29
3.3 Mapping the data to the default schema.........................................................................................30
3.3.1 Viewing the default directory schema....................................................................................30
3.3.2 Matching data to schema elements.........................................................................................30
3.4 Customizing the schema.................................................................................................................31
3.4.1 When to extend the schema....................................................................................................32
3.4.2 Getting and assigning object identifiers..................................................................................32
3.4.3 Naming attributes and object classes......................................................................................32
3.4.4 Strategies for defining new object classes...............................................................................32
3.4.5 Strategies for defining new attributes.....................................................................................34
3.4.6 Deleting schema elements.......................................................................................................34
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