Installation guide

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About This Guide
Welcome to Netscape Directory Server (Directory Server). This manual provides a
high-level overview of design and planning decisions you need to m ake before
installing theDirectoryServer,and describes the different installation methods that
you can use.
This preface contains the following sections:
• Prerequisite Reading (page 7)
• Directory Server Overview (page 7)
• Conventions Used In This Guide (page 8)
• Related Information (page 9)
Prerequisite Reading
Before you install D irectory Server, we recommend that you read the Ne tsc a pe
Directory Server Deployment Guide.Thisguidecoverskeyconceptsonhowto
design and plan your di rectory service.
After you finish planning your directory service,follow the steps inthis installa tion
guide to install the Directory Server and its related software components .
Directory Server Overview
The m ajor components of Directory Server include:
• An LDAP server—The core of the directory service, provided by the
ns-slapd
daemon, and compliant with the LDAP v3 Internet standards.