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Training Course Summary:

The Sun Java System Directory Server 5.x: Maintenance and Operations, course provides students with the opportunity to learn to perform routine maintenance and troubleshooting techniques, monitor and tune servers, create and manage multiple databases, and perform other tasks encountered in day-to-day operations of Sun Java System Directory Server (Directory Server) 5.2(formerly Sun Open Net Environment [Sun ONE] Directory Server 5.2).

Labs acquaint students with the tools included with Sun Java System Directory Server 5.x. Students should use them to perform tasks such as searching and modifying directory data, exporting and importing data, starting and stopping servers, and troubleshooting. Students should also migrate server versions, create multiple databases, configure servers for replication, and tune performance.

This course focuses primarliy on maintenance and operations issues related to Directory Server 5.x and not planning and design issues. For planning and design topics, refer to DIR-2217: Sun Java System Directory Server 5.x: Directory Services Analysis and Planning.

Please Note: Sun has recently re-branded Sun ONE Directory Server to Sun Java System Directory Server. You may see reference to either name within the course description and course materials.

Pre-Requisites:

To succeed fully in this course, students should be able to:
Perform basic UNIX tasks
Understand basic UNIX commands
Describe Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) services at a high level
Describe features of the Sun Java System Directory Server (Directory Server)
Install Directory Server
Start and use the Directory Server Console
Understand basic configuration tasks

Who Should Attend:

Students who can benefit from this course are system engineers, support engineers, system administrators, and other technical support personnel with responsibility for troubleshooting and day-to-day maintenance of Sun Java System Directory Server.

Training Course Overview/Content:

Module 1 - Sun Java System Directory Server


Describe the directory information tree (DIT)
Describe the Directory Server installation directory
Describe the Sun Java System Server Console (Server Console) operation
Identify server processes
Describe the LDAP Data Interchange Format (LDIF)

Module 2 - Searching and Modifying Directory Content


Use the ldapsearch utility to search a directory
Use LDAP URLs to search a directory
Use the ldapmodify utility to change directory content

Module 3 - Using Directory Server Log Files


Describe Directory Server log files
Describe LDAP result codes

Module 4 - Securing Directory Server Access


Describe Directory Server security methods
Describe authentication
Describe attribute encryption
Describe access control
List the default access control instructions (ACIs) provided with Directory Server
Describe special users' access control
View access permissions on directory entries

Module 5 - Enforcing Password Policies


Describe password policies
Define a global password policy
Define multiple password policies
Activate and deactivate accounts

Module 6 - Using Certificates With Directory Server


Describe cryptography concepts
Describe SSL
Enable SSL on the Directory Server

Module 7 - Backing Up and Restoring Directory Server Databases


Describe Directory Server databases, database files, and backup and recovery scripts
Back up Directory Server databases
Restore Directory Server databases
Export a directory database to LDIF
Import a directory database from LDIF

Module 8 - Replicating Directory Server Data


Describe replication concepts
Describe basic replication topologies
Configure consumer and supplier servers
Monitor replication status
Diagnose and resolve multimaster replication issues
Describe configuration and schema replication
Describe issues with ACIs and password policy in a replication environment

Module 9 - Tuning Directory Server Performance


Tune the operating system for optimal Directory Server performance by running the idsktune utility
Tune read performance by managing indexes, configuring the nsslapd-allidsthreshold setting, configuring cache sizes, and configuring search limit settings
Tune write performance by optimizing indexes, increasing disk throughput, and minimizing write traffic
Identify system monitoring tools

Module 10 - Configuring for Directory Server Failover


Describe the impact of a Directory Server failure
Plan a Directory Server failover strategy
Configure failover for the Server Console

Module 11 - Migrating to Directory Server 5.x


Identify release differences that impact migration
Identify steps to migrate from Netscape Directory Server 4.x to Directory Server 5.2
Identify steps to migrate from Sun ONE Directory Server 5.0 or 5.1 to Directory Server 5.2