Sun Java System Directory Server EE 7: Maintenance Operation DIR-1007

Audience:

• Administrator
• Application Developers
• Functional Implementer
• Technical Administrator

Prerequisites:

• Use the Solaris Operating System (Solaris OS) command line to run commands and edit files
• Define basic Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) terms

Objectives:

• Install Directory Server EE and the Directory Service Control Center (DSCC)
• Search and modify directory content
• Describe access, error, and audit log contents and diagnose ldapmodify LDAP Data Interchange Format (LDIF) import errors
• Describe Directory Server EE access control and write access control statements
• Use the Directory Server EE utilities to enforce account and password policies
• Configure Directory Server EE for SSL deployments
• Perform directory backup and restore functions using Directory Server EE utilities
• Configure and test Directory Server EE replication
• Tune Directory Server performance
• Configure high availability and virtualization using a directory proxy server
• Configure Virtualization Using a Directory Proxy Server
• Migrate directory data to Directory Server EE 7.0

Topics:

Introducing Sun Directory Server EE 7.0

• Install Directory Server EE
• Install Directory Service Control Center (DSCC)

Searching and Modifying Directory Content

• Use the ldapsearch utility to search a directory
• Use the ldapmodify utility to change directory content

Using Directory Server EE Log Files

• Use Directory Server EE log files to diagnose LDIF errors

Securing Directory Server EE Access

• Diagnose access control instruction (ACI) problems
• Configure connection-based access control

Enforcing Password Policies

• Enforce Directory Server EE password and account lockout policies

Using Certificates With Directory Server EE

• View and manage SSL settings and certificates
• Use the ldapsearch utility over SSL
• Use the dsconf utility over SSL

Backing Up and Restoring Directory Server Databases

• Back up Directory Server databases
• Restore Directory Server databases
• Export a directory database to LDIF
• Import a directory database from LDIF

Replicating Directory Server Data

• Set up three-way multimaster replication
• Monitor replication using DSCC and Directory Server EE utilities
• Create a three-tier replication topology
• Promote consumer replicas and create five-way multimaster replication

Tuning Directory Server EE Performance

• Tune the operating system by running the idsktune utility
• Tune directory read performance
• Tune directory write performance
• Identify system monitoring tools

Configuring Failover and Load Balancing Using a Directory Proxy Server

• Configure failover using a directory proxy server
• Configure proportional load balancing
• Configure load balancing using the command-line interface

Configuring Virtualization Using a Directory Proxy Server

• Create an LDAP data view
• Create a joined LDAP/LDIF view
• Access relational database data through a directory proxy server

Migrating to Directory Server EE 7.0

• Migrate from an older version of Directory Server to Directory Server EE 7.0