Install Server into An Existing Tree from Multiple Directory Trees




	NOTE: The instructions below contain the steps to install your server into a tree from multiple directory trees. If this server is the first server in a new NDS tree or you need to add this server to a single directory tree, follow the instructions in "Install Server into a Single Existing Tree" or "Install Server into Tree from Multiple Directory Tree" in this chapter. Before you install NDS, you must start the NetWare 4.1 transport (startnps) and the NetWare 4.1 server (startnw). In addition, you must set your terminal type to hpterm.

Complete these steps to install your server into tree from multiple directory trees.

Procedure

Log in to your system as root and execute the command: dsinstall.
Select "Install Directory Services onto this Server" and press <Enter>.
If a list titled, "Existing Directory Trees" appears, continue to step 3 below.
If not, follow the instructions for adding into a new tree or a single existing tree in this chapter.

Choose the Directory tree into which you want to install this server.

A list of all Directory trees that are visible from this server appears. Most organizations have only one Directory tree.




	CAUTION: Make sure you choose the correct Directory tree name. If your organization has more than one tree, attaching to the wrong tree or creating a new Directory tree will prevent this server from sharing data within the desired Directory database.

Choosing an existing tree makes this new server part of that tree's NetWare Directory database.

(Conditional) If the Directory tree you want is not displayed, verify that an existing NetWare Services server in that tree is up and physically connected to this server, and that both servers are bound to IPX with the proper LAN driver, frame type, and IPX external network number. Then press <F4> to rebuild the list.
(Conditional) If your network has SAP filtering and you know the IPX internal network number of an existing NetWare 4 server, press <F3> and enter the name of the Directory tree and press <Enter>. Then, enter the IPX internal network number of an existing NetWare 4 server in the Directory tree and press <Enter>.
(Conditional) If you need to create a new Directory tree on the network, press <Insert Chart>. At the confirmation prompt, press <Enter>. Follow the procedures under "This Is the First NetWare 4 Server" on page 5-4.

Specify time synchronization parameters.

The time configuration defaults for all servers except the first NetWare Services server appear.

Then

You want to install this server into the simple Directory tree

Type the administrator password and press <Enter>. Then exit dsinstall.

You want to customize the simple Directory tree to create multiple levels

Press <F4>.

If necessary, type the administrator name and press <Enter>.

Type the administrator password and press <Enter>.

Specify the server's context (name < context).
1. In the " Company or Organization" field, type your company or organization name and press <Enter>.
  Only valid characters (letters A through Z or a through z, numbers 0 through 9, hyphen, underscore) can be used.
2. (Optional) In the "Level 1 (Sub)Organizational Unit" field, type an Organizational Unit name (such as a division or a department) and press <Enter>.
  Use this name to further specify your Directory tree. This could be a division name, a locality name, a department name, or anything that reflects your organization's structure.
  Notice that the information in the "Server Context" field is updated every time you enter a new name.
3. (Optional) In the "Level 2 (Sub)Organizational Unit" field, type an additional Organizational Unit name and press <Enter>.
4. (Optional) In the "Level 3 (Sub)Organizational Unit" field, type an additional Organizational Unit name and press <Enter>.
  CAUTION: You can manually enter more than three levels of Organizational Units into the "Server Context" field. Make sure you enter a period (.) as a delimiter between the name entries.
For more information, see "Directory Objects" in Introduction to NetWare Directory Services and "CX" in Utilities Reference.
For information on context and naming conventions, see "Understanding NetWare Directory Services" in Chapter 2 of Introduction to NetWare Directory Services and "Context" in Concepts.
To enable time synchronization, you need to specify what type of time server category this server falls into.
The four server types are single reference, reference, primary, and secondary. The default sets the first NetWare Services server in a Directory tree as a Single Reference server. All other servers default as Secondary servers. To select the default, press <Cntrl J>
The default sets the first NetWare Services server in a Directory tree as a Single Reference server. All other servers default as Secondary servers.

In the "Verify/Enter Time Configuration Information for this Server" screen, verify or specify time synchronization parameters.

To enable time synchronization, you need to specify what type of time server category this server falls into.

(Conditional) If you want to choose a different time server type, highlight the "Time Server Type" field and press <Enter>.




	CAUTION: Do not change the time server defaults without a clear understanding of time server types. Press <F1> for help, or refer to Introduction to NetWare Directory Services for a description of the time server types.

After setting up time synchronization, you will be prompted either for an Admin Password (Simple Directory Tree) or an Administrator Name prompt and a Password prompt (Custom Directory Tree).
1. If the Admin Password prompt appears, type the administrator password and press <Enter>.
2. If the Administrator Name and Password prompts appear, type in the information and press <Enter>. Go to step 6.
3. If the Admin Password prompt appears and you want to customize the Directory tree, press <F4>, type the Administrator Name and press <Enter>, and type the Administrator Password and press <Enter>. Go to step 6.
(Conditional) If the administrator's name is not displayed, type the administrator's name and press <Enter>.
Enter the complete name of the administrator. This could be
- Your login name.
- The name of any User object with the Supervisor object right to this context.
- User object ADMIN.
  For example, type
  CN=ADMIN.O=Your Company <Enter>
  Or, if you specified a country, type
  CN=ADMIN.O=Your Company.C=US <Enter>
  NOTE: For more information about complete context names, refer to Introduction to NetWare Directory Services.
  When the first NetWare Services server is installed, the administrator's default name is ADMIN, but this name could have been changed after the first NetWare Services server was installed.
  There also could be more than one administrator in your Directory tree.
  NOTE: Without supplying the correct name, you cannot install this server as part of the Directory tree.
Type the administrator's password and press <Enter>.
This password authenticates the administrator (the user installing the server) to the Directory. The server context screen appears.

Choose an existing NetWare context or specify a new one.

If you want to	Then
Place this new server into a context that has been previously defined	Press <Enter> at each organizational level to view existing container objects and choose the object you need.
Define a new context for this server	Enter one or more new Organizations (O=) or Organizational Units (OU=). See the examples that follow.

You can either place this new server into a previously defined context or you can specify a new context. By defining a context that does not exist yet, you "create" the context—that is, you create a new branch in the Directory tree.

Assume the context of the only existing NetWare 4.1 server is

OU=NEW_PRODUCTS.OU=MARKETING.O= YOUR COMPANY

If you specify the new server's context as

OU=SALES.O= YOUR COMPANY

the Directory tree will have a new "branch" (Sales). After server installation, you can view your Directory tree using the NETADMIN or NetWare Administrator utility.

The following illustration shows the expanded example tree.

Figure 5-1 Title not available (Install Server into An Existing Tree from Multiple Directory Trees)




	NOTE: By default, the installation utility adds a replica (duplicate) of the partition that contains the server's context only if the total number of existing replicas is less than three. In the example above, the master replica of the partition "OU=Sales" resides on server SALESERVER. Its read-write replica resides on server SERVER1. You can modify partitions with the PARTMGR or NetWare Administrator utility, after server and workstation installations are complete. For more information on Directory partitions, see "Understanding NetWare Directory Services" in Introduction to NetWare Directory Services and "NetWare Directory Partition" in Concepts. Use the worksheets in Appendix A to record this important information.

To save the Directory information, press <Cntrl-J>.
A confirmation box appears.
Press <Enter> to select Yes.
Review "How Does the Directory Tree Appear Now?" and "What Trustee Assignments Were Created During the Installation?" in the following sections.
To exit the Directory Services installation utility, select "Exit" from the Directory Services option menu and press <Enter>.

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