Red Hat Directory Server 3y MCT0826F3 User Manual
Product codes
MCT0826F3
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Centralize identity information in a network-based registry
wHat is it?
Red Hat Directory Server is an LDAP-compliant server that
centralizes application settings, user profiles, group data,
policies, and access control information into a network-
based registry.
centralizes application settings, user profiles, group data,
policies, and access control information into a network-
based registry.
wHat does it do?
Directory Server simplifies user management by eliminat-
ing data redundancy and automating data maintenance.
Red Hat Directory Server also improves security, enabling
administrators to store policies and access control infor-
mation in the directory for a single authentication source
across enterprise or extranet applications.
ing data redundancy and automating data maintenance.
Red Hat Directory Server also improves security, enabling
administrators to store policies and access control infor-
mation in the directory for a single authentication source
across enterprise or extranet applications.
wHy sHoUld i Care?
Directory Server reduces administration costs and
increases availability, providing the scalability and informa-
tion control to manage access across partner, supplier, and
customer relationships.
increases availability, providing the scalability and informa-
tion control to manage access across partner, supplier, and
customer relationships.
features overview
Centralizes management of people and their profiles,
thus reducing administrative costs
thus reducing administrative costs
Acts as a central repository for user profiles and
preferences, enabling personalization of applications
and systems
preferences, enabling personalization of applications
and systems
Allows four-way, multi-master replication of data
across the enterprise, providing a centralized, consis-
tent data source available to enterprise applications
across the enterprise, providing a centralized, consis-
tent data source available to enterprise applications
Enables single sign-on access
Provides scalability for massive numbers of users by
containing the information control required for devel-
oping extranet applications
containing the information control required for devel-
oping extranet applications
Provides full support for 64-bit Red Hat
Enterprise Linux, HP-UX and Solaris platforms.
Enterprise Linux, HP-UX and Solaris platforms.
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reduces administration costs
Red Hat Directory Server lets administrators establish a
network-based registry that applications can use to store
shared data, such as user information, groups, and prefer-
ences. With Directory Server, applications can achieve loca-
tion independence by storing and retrieving preferences in
the directory instead of reading separate files on a user’s
desktop. This allows users to work at virtually any com-
puter as if they were at their own desktops. It also enables
IT administrators to manage user credentials and profiles in
one place, regardless of the size or number of applications
that leverage the information.
network-based registry that applications can use to store
shared data, such as user information, groups, and prefer-
ences. With Directory Server, applications can achieve loca-
tion independence by storing and retrieving preferences in
the directory instead of reading separate files on a user’s
desktop. This allows users to work at virtually any com-
puter as if they were at their own desktops. It also enables
IT administrators to manage user credentials and profiles in
one place, regardless of the size or number of applications
that leverage the information.
To enable customer self-administration, Red Hat Directory
Server distributes administrative control over one or more
levels of enterprise management.
Server distributes administrative control over one or more
levels of enterprise management.
directory features increase availability
One way Red Hat Directory Server ensures high availability
is with four-way, multi-master replication. Deploying mul-
tiple master servers eliminates write availability as a single
point of failure. Simple Network Management Protocol
(SNMP) provides flexible network monitoring. Red Hat
Directory Server also minimizes downtime for administra-
tion and maintenance by allowing backups, configuration
changes, schema updates, indexing, and restoration of data
to occur while the directory is online.
is with four-way, multi-master replication. Deploying mul-
tiple master servers eliminates write availability as a single
point of failure. Simple Network Management Protocol
(SNMP) provides flexible network monitoring. Red Hat
Directory Server also minimizes downtime for administra-
tion and maintenance by allowing backups, configuration
changes, schema updates, indexing, and restoration of data
to occur while the directory is online.