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Understanding NDS for Directory- Enabled Solutions Ed Shropshire, NDS Developer Program Manager Novell, Inc.

UNITED STATES Novell Directory Services (NDS) and the Computing Infrastructure A real world example: Clemson University Division of Computing and Information Technology

UNITED STATES Agenda )Background on Clemson IS )Mission & Support Structure )Userid Management )Network Design )Server & Network Access )Public Access Labs )Printing )Electronic Mail )Intranet )Authentication Server )Futures

UNITED STATES Background on Clemson Information Systems )Large Systems Background )Strong Development Shop )Mainframe and Open Systems Expertise )Departmental LANs ruled 90’s until NDS )NDS populated in Summer 1995 (36,000) )Departmental LANs gone. More centralized management of the network. )NDS is centerpiece of security and authentication.

UNITED STATES Mission and Support Structure )Mission )Defining groups )Support structure )Server strategy and management

UNITED STATES Mission & Support Structure

UNITED STATES Mission )Provide computing infrastructure. )Empower Users and Departments. )Provide guidance in selecting solutions based on industry standards. )Deploy solutions to meet the needs of institutional computing. )Provide user support and training.

UNITED STATES Defining Groups )Network Services - supports the physical network…routers, hubs, backbone )LAN Systems - supports application, group, and personal data servers. )Client Support Group (CSG) - supports faculty and staff via TSPs. )Systems Integration Group (SIG) - supports students and departmental labs.

UNITED STATES Defining (more) Groups )Computer Resources - assists with user account problems (DCIT sponsored). )College Consultants - DCIT sponsored person and college sponsored person(s) that help support the end users of the college. )Technology Support Provider (TSP) - supports faculty/staff end users )Help Desk - sponsored by DCIT to assist end users.

UNITED STATES Support Structure )Support is based on a four tier model. Problems Resources Client Support Systems Integration LAN Systems Network Services TSPs HelpDesk Faculty Staff Students College Consultant Computer Resources

UNITED STATES Server Strategy & Management )Novell and NT servers maintained by Divison of Computing & Info Tech (DCIT). )DCIT provides hardware and Network Operating System (NOS). )DCIT administers backups. )DCIT performs user administration. )Group maintains data and security with help of a Tech Support Provider (TSP). )Virus Protection and Software Metering

UNITED STATES Userid Management

UNITED STATES Automatic Userid System (AUS) AUS Personnel Admissions MVS Unix NDS Other

UNITED STATES Automating User Maintenance MVS Personnel Admissions Other AUS Present Daily UIMPORT Run Summer ‘97 USRMAINT.NLM FTP TCP/IP RealTime NDS Add Users Add Users Modify User Attributes Modify User Attributes Delete Users Delete Users

UNITED STATES Userid Management )Automatic Userid System (AUS) )Automating user maintenance

UNITED STATES Network Design )Physical network design )Tree design # Every person has a place # Every group has a place )Partition design # Use dedicated "ROOT" servers for NDS replicas # Distribute network management )Login script design # Script design and management # Server timesync hierarchy

UNITED STATES Server and Network Resource Access )Personal storage # Personal data server configuration

UNITED STATES Server and Network Resource Access (cont.) )Collaborative storage # "Group servers" (faculty and staff) # "App servers" (students) # Group/App/Root server # Average configuration # Faculty/student collaboration # Faculty and Time Synchronization Protocol (TSP)/client support management # Collaborative storage and network bandwidth

UNITED STATES Public Access Labs )The virtual PC )Standard lab )Personal storage )Collaborative storage # "App Servers" (students) )Goals of the virtual PC paradigm )Evolution )How it happens to the user

UNITED STATES Public Access Labs (cont.) )Constructing the machine )Boot time events )Contextless login )The login script )Isitcool—fail-over applications server attachment )Loading the profile # Special mappings and events

UNITED STATES Public Access Labs (cont.) )Collaborative storage # "Group servers" (faculty and staff) )Collaborative storage )Logout # Problems )Network jacks

UNITED STATES Public Access Labs (cont.) )Summary of Novell components )Summary of third-party products )Clemson University products )Future directions for us

UNITED STATES Printing )Printing strategy )NDS design for printing

UNITED STATES Electronic Mail )Electronic mail server # Mail server & Statistics )Automated distribution lists )Automated NDS group membership )Student interface to collaborative storage )Managing distribution lists with NDS )NDS interface to the list server

UNITED STATES Intranet )Web serving )NDS web security via Windows NT, UNIX, etc.

UNITED STATES Authentication Server )NDS authentication through Windows NT, UNIX, etc. to the web )Using NDS security across the intranet )AUTHSERV client functions )Authentication server as an NDS data gateway # Caldera OpenLinux and Apache modifications )Web interface to home directories via AUTHSERV NDS gateway

UNITED STATES Authentication Server (cont.) )Web interface to department pages )Using NDS to secure web pages )WebAuth # Web single sign-on )Auditing NDS connections )What we need

UNITED STATES Questions and Answers

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