Installation guide

Configuration Decisions
16 Netscape Directory Server Installation Guide • December 2003
Normally, Administration Server user and password should be identical to
the configuration directory administrator ID and password.
Determining Your Directory Suffix
A directory suffix is the directory entry that represents the first entry in a directory
tree. You will need at least one directory suffix for the tree that will contain your
enterprise’s data. It is common practice to select a directory suffix that corresponds
to the DNS host name used by your enterprise. For example, if your organization
uses the DNS name
example.com, then select a suffix of dc=example,dc=com.
For more information on planning the suffixes for your directory service, see
the Netscape Directory Server Deployment Guide.
Determining the Location of the Configuration
Directory
Many Netscape servers, including Directory Server, use an instance of Directory
Server to store configuration information. This information is stored in the
o=NetscapeRoot directory tree. It does not need to be held on the same
Directory Server as your directory data. Your configuration directory is the
Directory Server that contains the
o=NetscapeRoot tree used by your Netscape
servers.
If you are installing Directory Server only to support other Netscape servers,
then that Directory Server is your configuration directory. If you are installing
Directory Server to use as part of a general directory service, then you will have
multiple Directory Servers installed in your enterprise and you must decide
which one will host the configuration directory tree,
o=NetscapeRoot. You
must make this decision before you install any Netscape servers (including
Directory Server).
For ease of upgrades, you should use a Directory Server instance that is
dedicated to supporting the
o=NetscapeRoot tree; this server instance should
perform no other function with regard to managing your enterprise’s directory
data. Also, do not use port 389 for this server instance because doing so could
prevent you from installing a Directory Server on that host that can be used for
management of your enterprise’s directory data.