Planning Your OES 2 Implementation 35novdocx (en) 22 June 2009To ensure that your eDirectory tree meets your needs, take time to plan the following: Structure of the eDirectory tree: A well-designed tree provides containers for servers, users,printers, etc. It is also optimized for efficient data transfer between geographically dispersedlocations. For more information, see “Designing Your Novell eDirectory Network” in theNovell eDirectory 8.8 Administration Guide. Time synchronization: eDirectory requires that all OES 2 servers, both NetWare and Linux,be time synchronized. For more information, see Chapter 12.3, “Time Services,” on page 101. Partitions and replicas: eDirectory allows the tree to be partitioned for scalability. Replicas(copies) of the partitions provide fault tolerance within the tree. The first three servers installedinto an eDirectory tree automatically receive replicas of the tree’s root partition. You mightwant to create additional partitions and replicas. For more information, see “ManagingPartitions and Replicas” in the Novell eDirectory 8.8 Administration Guide.For information on these and other eDirectory planning tasks, see the Novell eDirectory 8.8Administration Guide.The OES 2 SP2: Lab Guide for Linux and Virtualized NetWare provides a basic introduction tocreating container objects as well as Group and User objects in eDirectory.3.5 Prepare Your Existing eDirectory Tree forOES 2If you are installing OES 2 into an existing tree, you must use Deployment Manager (located on theNetWare 6.5 SP8 DVD) to see whether your tree requires any updates.For instructions on running Deployment Manager, see “Preparing to Install NetWare 6.5 SP8” in theNW65 SP8: Installation Guide.3.6 Identify a Purpose for Each ServerLarge networks usually have one or more servers dedicated to providing a single network service.For example, one or more servers might be designated to provide Novell iFolder file services tonetwork users while other servers provide iPrint printing services for the same users.For smaller organizations, it is often not practical or cost effective to dedicate servers to providing asingle service. For example, the same server might provide both file and print services to networkusers.Prior to installing a new server on your network, you should identify the service or services that itwill provide and see how it will integrate into your overall network service infrastructure.3.7 Understand Server RequirementsOES 2 and NetWare 6.5 SP8 both have specific hardware and software requirements.Prior to installing OES, make sure your server machine and network environment meet therequirements outlined in the following sections: OES 2 Server (Physical): “Preparing to Install OES 2 SP2” in the OES 2 SP2: InstallationGuide. OES 2 Server (Virtual): “System Requirements” in the OES 2 SP2: Installation Guide.
