Sun Java System Directory Server Enterprise Edition 6.x: Analysis and Planning

Course Overview

Students who can benefit from this course are LDAP directory architects, professional services consultants, and other technical personnel responsible for planning and designing an LDAP directory architecture around Sun Java System Directory Server Enterprise Edition 6.

Skills Gained

Upon Completion Of This Course, Students Should Be Able To:

• Describe the LDAP Directory Services Analysis and Planning (DSAP) process
• Document LDAP directory data requirements
• Develop an LDAP directory schema
• Design an LDAP directory tree hierarchy
• Design a topology and replication strategy
• Create directory access control rules
• Select indexes to support your design
• Describe the steps to build a test environment

Prerequisites

To succeed fully in this course, students should be able to:

• Perform basic UNIX tasks
• Understand basic UNIX commands
• Describe LDAP services at a high level
• Describe features of the Sun Java System Directory Server Enterprise Edition 6 (Directory Server)
• Install Directory Server

Course Outline

Module 1 - Overview of the Directory Services Analysis and Planning Process

• Describe the Directory Services Analysis and Planning (DSAP) process
• Describe basic Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) concepts and terminology

Module 2 - Planning Your Directory Data

• Describe the process of planning your directory data
• Identify directory applications
• Identify directory data stores
• Document directory application fields
• Document directory data store fields

Module 3 - Planning Your Directory Schema

• Describe the process of planning your directory schema
• Describe basic LDAP and Directory Server schema concepts
• Match directory application fields to the default schema
• Match directory data store fields to the default schema
• Extend the default schema for nonmatching fields
• Identify authoritative sources for each field
• Identify processes and procedures that need to change

Module 4 - Planning Your Directory Tree

• Describe the process of planning your directory tree
• Describe the components and functions of an LDAP directory tree hierarchy
• Select a Directory Server root suffix
• Select branch points
• Create sample entries
• Select unique RDNs
• Group entries for administration

Module 5 - Creating a Database Topology

• Describe the process of creating a database topology
• Create a network directory map
• Identify local master requirements
• Partition your directory tree
• Map databases to multiple locations

Module 6 - Creating a Database Distribution Strategy

• Describe the process of creating a database distribution strategy
• Identify database distribution options
• Identify general distribution paths
• Identify replication paths
• Identify chaining paths
• Identify referral paths

Module 7 - Creating a Replication Strategy

• Describe the process of creating a replication strategy
• Describe general strategies for write failover, read failover, and load balancing
• Create multiple masters for write failover
• Create hub replicas for improved performance and availability
• Create consumer replicas for load balancing

Module 8 - Planning Your Security Policies

• Describe the process of planning your security policies
• Describe the Directory Server security methods
• Define general user access control security policies
• Define special user access control security policies
• Define password policies
• Define encrypted attributes
• Create access control instruction (ACI) statements to support your security policies

Module 9 - Planning Your Indexing Strategy

• Describe the process of planning your indexing strategy
• Describe the default Directory Server indexes
• Identify index types based on application search filters
• Select attributes to index and identify index types
• Define an indexing strategy for each database

Module 10 - Evaluating Your Plan

• Describe the process of evaluating your plan
• List the steps to build a test environment
• Describe the phases of testing your design

Follow Up Courses

Before:

• Sun Java Enterprise System 2005Q1: Core Concepts (ECR-2281)
• Sun Java System Directory Server Enterprise Edition: LDAP Concepts (WMT-DIR-1344)

After:

• Sun Java System Directory Server 5.x: Maintenance and Operations (DIR-2337)
• Sun Java System Directory Server 5.x: Advanced Design and Deployment (DIR-3300)

Sun Java System Directory Server Enterprise Edition 6.x: Analysis and Planning / DIR-2217