Netscape NETSCAPE DIRECTORY SERVER 6.1 - ADMINISTRATOR, Administrator'S Manual

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Chapter 3
Configuring Directory Databases
Your directory is made up of databases over which you can distribute your
directory tree. This chapter describes how to create suffixes, the branch points for
your directory tree, and how to create the databases associated with each suffix.
This chapter also describes how to create database links to reference databases on
remote servers and how to use referrals to point clients to external sources of
directory data.
This chapter includes the following sections:
• Creating and Maintaining Suffixes (page 79)
• Creating and Maintaining Databases (page 89)
• Creating and Maintaining Database Links (page 96)
• Using Referrals (page 136)
For conceptual information on distributing your directory data, refer to the
Netscape Directory Server Deployment Guide.
Creating and Maintaining Suffixes
You can store different pieces of your directory tree in different databases, and
then distribute these databases across multiple servers. Your directory tree
contains branch points called nodes. These nodes can either be associated with
databases or not. You create nodes using the Directory tab in the Directory Server
Console, where you freely edit the entries that appear in your directory tree.
A suffix is a node of your directory tree associated with a particular database. You
create these special nodes using the Database tab on the Directory Server Console.
For example, a simple directory tree might appear as illustrated in Figure 3-1.