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.TH opends 5 "December 2008" "1.1" "&man5;"
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.SH NAME
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OpenDS \- a high-performance, highly-extensible,
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LDAPv3 compliant directory server
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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.LP
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OpenDS is a high-performance, highly-extensible, pure Java directory
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server. The server is fully compliant with the LDAPv3 standard, and passes
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all of the compliance, interoperability and security tests suites. The
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directory server implements most of the standard and experimental LDAP extensions
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defined in the IETF as RFCs or Internet-Drafts, ensuring maximum
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interoperability with LDAP client applications.
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.LP
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The OpenDS software includes a rich set of APIs making the directory
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server easy to extend. The directory server supports a loosely consistent
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multi-master replication model that guarantees high availability of data for
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all operations, searches or updates. While theoretically unlimited with regard
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to the number of masters, the directory server has been stressed under heavy
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and durable load with four masters.
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.LP
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The OpenDS software includes:
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.RS +4
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A graphical installation tool (QuickSetup) that enables you
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to have a server configured, and up and running in less than 3 minutes.
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.RE
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A graphical control panel (\fBbin/control-panel\fR)
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that displays server status information and enables you to perform basic directory
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server administration
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.RE
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A rich set of command-line utilities to perform all online
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administrative tasks both interactively and scripted
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.RE
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Advanced security and password policies
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.RE
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Advanced backup and restore capabilities
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.RE
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Extensive user documentation at http://docs.opends.org/1.2\&.
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.RE
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.LP
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Note -
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.RS 2
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The default settings for the directory server are targeted
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at the initial evaluator or developer, running on a machine with a limited
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amount of resources. To scale the server, it is important to do initial tuning
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of the Java VM and of the server itself.
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.RE
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.LP
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A Sun-supported version of OpenDS is available
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at http://wikis.sun.com/display/sunopends/Home\&.
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.SH USAGE
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.LP
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To install the directory server from IPS packages perform the following
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steps:
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.TP
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As the root user, run the \fBconfigure\fR
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command to create an instance of the directory server in a specific location,
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running as a specific user. For more information, see the configure (1) man page.
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.RE
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Run the \fBsetup\fR command as this user to
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install and configure the directory server instance. For more information,
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see http://docs.opends.org/1.2/page/Setup\&.
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.RE
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.LP
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For additional configuration of the directory server, use the \fBcontrol-panel\fR or the \fBdsconfig\fR command. For more information,
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see http://docs.opends.org/1.2/page/ControlPanel and http://docs.opends.org/1.2/page/Dsconfig\&.
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