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Figure 3-3 Metadirectory Sever
There are many variables that affect the performance of the server. The standard recommendation is
that you have no more than ten drivers running on a Metadirectory server. However, if you are
synchronizing millions of objects with each driver, you might not be able to run ten drivers on a
server. On the other hand, if you are synchronizing 100 objects per driver, you can probably run more
than ten drivers on one server.
Setting up the Identity Manager solution in a lab environment gives you the opportunity to test how
the servers will perform. You can use the health monitoring tools in iManager to obtain a baseline
and then be able to make the best decisions for your environment. For more information about the
health monitoring tools, see “Monitoring Driver Health” in the Identity Manager 4.0.1 Common Driver
Administration Guide.
For considerations for each driver, see the Identity Manager Drivers documentation Web site (http://
www.novell.com/documentation/idm36drivers/index.html). Driver-specific information is provided
in each driver guide.
3.3 eDirectory Guidelines
eDirectory is the Identity Vault that stores the objects that are synchronized through the Identity
Manager solution. The follow sections contain guidelines that help you plan your deployment of
eDirectory.
 Section 3.3.1, “Identity Manager Objects in eDirectory,” on page 27
 Section 3.3.2, “Replicating the Objects that Identity Manager Needs on the Server,” on page 27
 Section 3.3.3, “Using Scope Filtering to Manage Users on Different Servers,” on page 28
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