Installation guide

Server Selector
Interface that allows you select and configure servers using a browser.
server service
A process on Windows that, once running, listens for and accepts requests from clients. It is the
SMB server on Windows NT.
service
A background process on a Windows machine that is responsible for a particular system task.
Service processes do not need human intervention to continue functioning.
SIE
Server Instance Entry. The ID assigned to an instance of Directory Server during installation.
Simple Authent icat ion and Security Layer
See SASL.
Simple Network Management Prot ocol
See SNMP.
single-master replication
The most basic replication scenario in which multiple servers, up to four, each hold a copy of
the same read-write replicas to replica servers. In a single-master replication scenario, the
supplier server maintains a changelog.
SIR
See supplier-initiated replication.
slapd
LDAP Directory Server daemon or service that is responsible for most functions of a directory
except replication.
See Also ns-slapd.
SNMP
Used to monitor and manage application processes running on the servers by exchanging data
about network activity. Also Simple Network Management Protocol.
SNMP master agent
Software that exchanges information between the various subagents and the NMS.
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