Sun Java System Directory Server Enterprise Edition (DSEE) 6: Maintenance and Operations (DIR-2340)
The Sun Java System Directory Server Enterprise Edition (DSEE) 6: Maintenance and Operations course provides students with the opportunity to learn to perform routine maintenance and troubleshooting techniques, monitor and tune servers, create and manage multiple databases, and perform other tasks encountered in day-to-day operations of DSEE 6. Labs acquaint students with the tools included with DSEE 6. Students use them to perform tasks such as searching and modifying directory data, exporting and importing data, starting and stopping servers, and troubleshooting. Students also learn to migrate server versions, create multiple databases, configure servers for replication, and tune performance.This course focuses primarily on maintenance and operations issues related to DSEE 6 and not planning and design issues. For planning and design topics, refer to DIR-2217: Sun Java System Directory Server Enterprise Edition 6: Analysis and Planning.
Skills Gained
Describe the configuration directory, key files, and common utilities related to DSEE.
Search and modify directory content
Describe access, error, and audit log contents and diagnose ldapmodify LDAP Data Interchange Format (LDIF) import errors
Describe Directory Server access control and write access control statements
Use the Directory Server utilities to enforce account and password policies
Manage server certificates
Perform directory database backup and restore functions using Directory Server utilities
Configure and test Directory Server replication
Tune Directory Server performance
Describe and set up directory failover using Directory Proxy Server
Migrate directory data to Directory Server Enterprise Edition 6
Who Can Benefit
Students who can benefit from this course are system engineers, support engineers, system administrators, and other technical support personnel with responsibility for troubleshooting and day-to-day maintenance of Sun Java System Directory Server.
Prerequisites
Perform basic UNIX tasks
Understand basic UNIX commands
Describe Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) services at a high level
Describe features of the Sun Java System Directory Server 5.x (Directory Server)
Install Directory Server
Understand basic configuration tasks
Code:
DIR-2340
Length:
4 days
Type:
Instructor-Led
Certified By:
Sun Microsystems
Tuition:
$2,400 / $2,040 GSA GOV.
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Describe the Directory Service Control Center (DSCC)
Identify server processes
Describe the LDAP Data Interchange Format (LDIF)
Module 2 - Searching and Modifying Directory Content
Use the ldapsearch utility to search a directory
Use the ldapmodify utility to change directory content
Module 3 - Using Directory Server Log Files
Describe Directory Server log files
Describe LDAP result codes
Analyze Access Logs
Configure Logging Options
Module 4 - Securing Directory Server Access
Describe Directory Server security methods
Describe authentication
Describe attribute encryption
Describe access control
List the default access control instructions (ACIs) provided with Directory Server
Describe special user access control
View access permissions on directory entries
Module 5 - Enforcing Password Policies
Describe password policies
Define a server-wide password policy
Define multiple password policies
Activate and deactivate accounts
Module 6 - Using Certificates With Directory Server
Describe the benefits of using TLS/SSL
Describe the steps to create and install self-signed and Certificate Authority-issued Certificates
Enable TLS/SSL on the Directory Server using a Self-Signed certificate
Configure command line tools to use TLS/SSL
Module 7 - Backing Up and Restoring Directory Server Databases
Describe Directory Server databases, database files, and backup and recovery utilities
Back up Directory Server databases
Restore Directory Server databases
Export a directory database to LDIF
Import a directory database from LDIF
Module 8 - Replicating Directory Server Data
Describe replication concepts
Describe basic replication topologies
Configure consumer and supplier servers
Monitor replication status
Diagnose and resolve multimaster replication issues
Describe configuration and schema replication
Describe ACI and password policy issues
Module 9 - Tuning Directory Server Performance
Tune the operating system for optimal Directory Server performance by running the idsktune utility
Tune read performance by managing indexes, configuring the nsslapd-allidsthreshold setting, configuring cache sizes, and configuring search limit settings
Tune write performance by optimizing indexes, increasing disk throughput, and minimizing write traffic
Identify system monitoring tools
Module 10 - Configuring for Directory Server Failover
Describe the impact of a Directory Server failure
Describe failover strategies
Configure failover using Directory Proxy Server
Module 11 - Migrating to Directory Server Enterprise Edition 6.x
Describe the migration process from Directory Server 5.1 or 5.2 to Directory Server 6.x
Identify some migration considerations
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