Date: 25-Nov-2009 URL: global/training/catalog/courses/DIR-2217.xml

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

The Sun Java System Directory Server Enterprise Edition: Analysis and Planning course provides students with the technical knowledge and skills necessary to design a Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) directory service solution deploying Sun Java System Directory Server Enterprise Edition 6. This course introduces the LDAP Directory Services Analysis and Planning (DSAP) process, a design methodology for designing and documenting an LDAP directory service deploying multiple Sun Java System Directory Servers. In applying this methodology to a business case study, students focus on planning and design -- not on operation issues. Optional hands-on labs are included.

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Languages

English

Who Can Benefit

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.

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

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 the design
Describe the steps to build a test environment

Related Courses

Before:

Sun Java System Directory Server Enterprise Edition: LDAP Concepts (WMT-DIR-1344)

After:

Sun Java System Directory Server Enterprise Edition 6: Maintenance and Operations (DIR-2340)

Course Content

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 non-matching 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