80 Novell eDirectory 8.8 Installation Guidenovdocx (en) 22 June 2009Skipping Server Health ChecksTo skip server health checks, use nds-install -j or ndsconfig upgrade -j.For more information, see Appendix B, “eDirectory Health Checks,” on page 153.4.6.2 Using SLP with eDirectoryIn earlier releases of eDirectory, SLP was installed during the eDirectory install. But with eDirectory8.8, you need to separately install SLP before proceeding with the eDirectory install.If you plan to use SLP to resolve tree names, it should have been properly configured and SLP DAsshould be stable.1 To install SLP, enter the following:pkgadd -d filename_and_absolute_path_of_NDSslp.pkgThe SLP package is present in the setup directory in the build. For example, if you have thebuild in the /home/build directory, enter the following command:pkgadd -d /home/build/Solaris/Solaris/setup/NDSslp.pkg2 Follow the onscreen instructions to complete SLP installation.3 Start SLP.If you don't want to (or cannot) use SLP, you can use the flat file hosts.nds to resolve tree names toserver referrals. The hosts.nds file can be used to avoid SLP multicast delays when a SLP DA is notpresent in the network.hosts.nds is a static lookup table used by eDirectory applications to searcheDirectory partition and servers. For more information on hosts.nds, refer to “Using SLP witheDirectory” on page 54 and the hosts.nds manpage.If you decide to use SLP to resolve the tree name to determine if the eDirectory tree is advertised,after eDirectory and SLP are installed, enter the following:/usr/bin/slpinfo -s "ndap.novell///(svcname-ws==[treename or *])"For example, to search for the services whose svcname-ws attribute match with the valueSAMPLE_TREE, enter the following command:/usr/bin/slpinfo -s "ndap.novell///(svcname-ws==SAMPLE_TREE)/"If you have a service registered with its svcname-ws attribute as SAMPLE_TREE, then the outputwill be similar to the following:service:ndap.novell:///SAMPLE_TREEIf you do not have a service registered with its svcname-ws attribute as SAMPLE_TREE, there willbe no output.For more information, see Appendix C, “Configuring OpenSLP for eDirectory,” on page 159.
