Identify all potential Directory objects and create a NetWare
Directory Services standards document
that details how to name objects (Users, Printers, Servers, etc.)
and how to name object property values, such as telephone numbers.
You can distribute this document to network supervisors who
are responsible for adding or moving objects in different parts
of the Directory tree.
You should use short names within the hierarchy because each
object is identified by its location within the Directory tree.
Use a
naming scheme that is both practical and functional for your organization.
For example, name servers for their function within a specific organization,
and name printers for their type and location.
See Appendix C "NDS Object Classes
and Properties" for more information.
See also"Creating Container Objects," "Creating
Leaf Objects" and "Searching for Objects"
in Supervising the Network.
Plan your Directory tree from the top, or [Root]
level, down to the branches.
See "Planning an Organizational Directory Tree"
in this chapter.
Organize objects into a logical hierarchy.
The hierarchy of your Directory tree should be as shallow
as possible (three to five levels) to facilitate access and manageability.
However, NDS supports any degree of subordination you need to best
support your organization's infrastructure.
Decide on the model for your Directory tree.
Your Directory tree can model your organization, unit, and
workgroup breakdown charts, or it can follow administrative, geographical,
and functional divisions present within your organization.
See "Creating Directory Tree Maps" and "Placing
Leaf Objects in the Directory Tree" in this chapter.
Develop strategies for adequate replication of the
partitions to
Decrease traffic over WAN links
You should plan to divide the Directory database into partitions
based on logical boundaries, and replicate those partitions where
you want users to access them without having to go over WAN links.
See "Developing a Replication Strategy"
in this chapter.
Choose a method for providing time synchronization
for the Directory. You must designate which time servers you want
to use as time source servers.
See "Developing a Time Synchronization Strategy"
in this chapter.
Develop a strategy for implementing NDS security.
You can use the design of the tree to implement security for
containers and the objects in the containers.
See "Developing a Security Strategy for the Directory
Tree" in this chapter.
(Conditional) Develop a strategy for supporting
bindery services.
See Chapter 4, "Understanding Bindery Services."
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