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Designing Your Novell eDirectory Network
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Designing Your Novell eDirectory
Network
The design of Novell
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eDirectory
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impacts virtually every network user and resource. A good
eDirectory design can enhance the performance and value of the entire network by making the
network more efficient, fault tolerant, secure, and scalable, and operable. This chapter provides
suggestions for designing your eDirectory network.
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Section 2.1, “eDirectory Design Basics,” on page 73
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Section 2.2, “Designing the eDirectory Tree,” on page 74
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Section 2.3, “Guidelines for Partitioning Your Tree,” on page 80
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Section 2.4, “Guidelines for Replicating Your Tree,” on page 82
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Section 2.5, “Planning the User Environment,” on page 84
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Section 2.6, “Designing eDirectory for e-Business,” on page 85
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Section 2.7, “Understanding the Novell Certificate Server,” on page 86
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Section 2.8, “Synchronizing Network Time,” on page 90
2.1 eDirectory Design Basics
An efficient eDirectory design is based on the network layout, organizational structure of the
company, and proper preparation.
If you are designing eDirectory for e-business, refer to Section 2.6, “Designing eDirectory for e-
Business,” on page 85 .
2.1.1 Network Layout
The network layout is the physical setup of your network. To develop an efficient eDirectory SP3
design, you need to be aware of the following:
Š WAN links
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Users that need remote access
Š Network resources (such as number of servers)
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Network conditions (such as frequent power outages)
Š Anticipated changes to the network layout
2.1.2 Organizational Structure
The organizational structure of the company will influence the eDirectory SP3 design. To develop
an efficient eDirectory SP3 design you need
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The organizational chart and an understanding of how the company operates.
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Personnel who have the skills needed to complete the design and implementation of your
eDirectory SP3 tree.