6.4 Creating Branch Server Objects in
LDAP
Before you can configure and deploy a Branch Server, you must first create the necessary
objects in the LDAP directory stored on the Administration Server. All
posAdmin.pl
calls must be executed on the Administration Server. These objects include:
• One or more organizationalUnit objects (Section 6.4.1, “Creating organizationalUnit
Objects” (page 55)) to represent your organizational structure.
• An scLocation object (Section 6.4.2, “Adding an
scLocation
Object” (page 56))
for each site where a Branch Server is located.
• An scServerContainer (Step 1 (page 60)) to contain all the Branch Server objects
for a given site.
• An scBranchServer object (Section 6.4.3, “Adding an
scServerContainer
and
scBranchServer
Object” (page 60)) and its associated configuration objects
for each Branch Server in your system.
• Additional objects (Section 6.4.4, “Creating Point of Service Terminal Objects”
(page 63)) for the Point of Service terminals associated with each Branch Server.
NOTE: LDAP Object Attributes
Each LDAP object has two types of attributes: must and may attributes. The
must attributes are required for an object; the may attributes are optional. The
tables in this section list only those may attributes that are relevant to SUSE
Linux Enterprise Point of Service.
6.4.1 Creating organizationalUnit Objects
In a SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service system, Organizational Unit
(
organizationalUnit
) objects are containers that typically represent regions, di-
visions, or branches within a company. These objects can be nested to visually represent
the structure and organization of your company. Branch location objects are created in
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