LDAP-UX Client Services B.04.00 Administrator's Guide

Installing And Configuring LDAP-UX Client Services
Plan Your Installation
Chapter 212
Plan Your Installation
Before beginning your installation, you should plan how you will set up
and verify your LDAP directory and your LDAP-UX Client Services
environment before putting them into production. Consider the following
questions. Record your decisions and other information you’ll need later
in Appendix A, “Configuration Worksheet,” on page 183.
• How many LDAP directory servers and replicas will you need?
Each client system binds to an LDAP directory server containing
your user, group, and other data. Multiple clients can bind to a single
directory server or replica server. The answer depends on your
environment, the size and configuration of your directory and how
many users and clients you have.Write your directory server host
and TCP port number in Appendix A, “Configuration Worksheet,” on
page 183. See the white paper Preparing Your Directory for HP-UX
Integration at: http://docs.hp.com/hpux/internet for more
information.
See the Netscape Directory Server Deployment Guide for more
information. You can add directory replicas to an existing LDAP-UX
Client Services environment as described under “Adding a Directory
Replica” on page 118. You may also want to review the LDAP-UX
performance white paper at http://docs.hp.com/hpux/internet.
• Where will you get your name service data from when migrating it to
the directory?
You can get it from your files in the /etc directory or, if you are using
NIS, from the same source files you create your NIS maps from, or
you can get it from your NIS maps themselves. Write this
information in Appendix A, “Configuration Worksheet,” on page 183.
See “Import Name Service Data into Your Directory” on page 25 for
how to import your information into the directory and “Name Service
Migration Scripts” on page 160 for details on the migration scripts.
To add an individual user entry or modify an existing user entry in
your directory, you can use the ldapmodify command or other
directory administration tools such as the Netscape Console. See also
the LDAP-UX Integration B.03.20 Release Notes for additional
contributed tools.