Module 1 - Overview of the Directory Services Analysis and Planning Process
- Describe the Directory Services Analysis and Planning (DSAP) process
- Describe basic Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) concepts and terminology
Module 2 - Planning Your Directory Data
- Describe the process of planning your directory data
- Identify directory applications
- Identify directory data stores
- Document directory application fields
- Document directory data store fields
Module 3 - Planning Your Directory Schema
- Describe the process of planning your directory schema
- Describe basic LDAP and Directory Server schema concepts
- Match directory application fields to the default schema
- Match directory data store fields to the default schema
- Extend the default schema for nonmatching fields
- Identify authoritative sources for each field
- Identify processes and procedures that need to change
Module 4 - Planning Your Directory Tree
- Describe the process of planning your directory tree
- Describe the components and functions of an LDAP directory tree hierarchy
- Select a Directory Server root suffix
- Select branch points
- Create sample entries
- Select unique RDNs
- Group entries for administration
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Module 5 - Creating a Database Topology
- Describe the process of creating a database topology
- Create a network directory map
- Identify local master requirements
- Partition your directory tree
- Map databases to multiple locations
Module 6 - Creating a Database Distribution Strategy
- Describe the process of creating a database distribution strategy
- Identify database distribution options
- Identify general distribution paths
- Identify replication paths
- Identify chaining paths
- Identify referral paths
Module 7 - Creating a Replication Strategy
- Describe the process of creating a replication strategy
- Describe general strategies for write failover, read failover, and load balancing
- Create multiple masters for write failover
- Create hub replicas for improved performance and availability
- Create consumer replicas for load balancing
Module 8 - Planning Your Security Policies
- Describe the process of planning your security policies
- Describe the Directory Server security methods
- Define general user access control security policies
- Define special user access control security policies
- Define password policies
- Define encrypted attributes
- Create access control instruction (ACI) statements to support your security policies
Module 9 - Planning Your Indexing Strategy
- Describe the process of planning your indexing strategy
- Describe the default Directory Server indexes
- Identify index types based on application search filters
- Select attributes to index and identify index types
- Define an indexing strategy for each database
Module 10 - Evaluating Your Plan
- Describe the process of evaluating your plan
- List the steps to build a test environment
- Describe the phases of testing your design