|
| Sun ONE Directory Proxy Server Admistrator's Guide |
About This GuideThe Administrator's Guide presents various deployment scenarios for Sun™ Open Net Environment (Sun ONE) Directory Proxy Server and explains how to configure and maintain it.
This preface has the following sections:
· Conventions Used in This Guide
· Related Information Accessibility Features
Audience for This Guide
The Directory Proxy Server Administrator's Guide is written for administrators who will configure and operate one or more servers. This guide assumes that you have the following background:
· A general understanding of the Internet and LDAP.
· A general understanding of Sun ONE Directory Server 5.x and its administration. You should be able to read and modify directory data.
What's in This Guide
The guide is organized into three parts:
· Part 1, "Introduction to Sun ONE Directory Proxy Server"
· Part 2, "Console Based Administration"
Conventions Used in This Guide
This section explains the conventions used in this book.
Monospaced font—This typeface is used for any text that appears on the computer screen or text that you should type. It is also used for filenames, functions, and examples.
Note Notes and Cautions mark important information. Make sure you read the information before continuing with a task.
The greater than symbol (>) is used as a separator for successive menu selections. For example, Object > New > User means that you should pull down the Object menu, drag the mouse down to highlight New, and drag the mouse across to the New submenu in which you must select User.
Throughout this book you will see path references of the form:
<server-root>/dps-<hostname>/...
where <server-root> is the default installation directory and <hostname> is the name of the host machine in which Directory Proxy Server is installed. For example, if the installation directory is /usr/sunone/servers and the hostname of the machine is testmachine, the actual path would be:
/usr/sunone/servers/dps-testmachine/. . .
All paths specified in this manual are in UNIX format. If you are using a Windows NT-based directory server, you should assume the NT equivalent file paths whenever UNIX file paths are shown in this guide.
Related Information
In addition to this guide, the Directory Proxy Server documentation set includes the following:
· Sun ONE Directory Proxy Server Release Notes. The release notes contain important information available at the time of the release of Directory Proxy Server. New features and enhancements, known problems, and other late-breaking issues are addressed here. Read this document before you begin using Directory Proxy Server.
· Sun ONE Directory Proxy Server Installation Guide. This guide contains procedures for installing Directory Proxy Server plus requirements and tuning information.
Other useful Sun ONE information can be found at the following Internet locations:
· Product documentation on line—http://docs.sun.com
· Product support and status—http://www.sun.com/service/support/software/
· Sun Enterprise Services for Solaris patches and support—http://www.sun.com/service/
· Developer information—http://www.sun.com/developers/
· Support and Training—http://www.sun.com/supportraining
· Product data sheets—http://www.sun.com/software/
Accessibility Features
Based on the the JavaTM Foundation Classes (JFC), the Sun ONE Directory Proxy Server console provides support for the assistive software and technologies that make software accessible to users with disabilities. This appendix describes the accessibility features of the Sun ONE Directory Proxy Server console, and the improvements that have been made to the document set to make it more accessible.
Console Accessibility Features
Most of the accessibility features described in the following section are provided automatically through the use of JFC/Swing! components.
Accessible names and descriptions
All objects have accessible names (succinct explanations of the object's purpose). These names can be used by assistive technologies to present the objects to the user. Accessible descriptions are more verbose explanations that provide additional information on objects, where this is necessary.
Customizable fonts
The style and size of fonts in text panes, menus, labels, and information messages, can be customized.
Although color coding is used to convey information, it is not the only means of doing so.
Customizable fonts and colors (Not available in Beta)
The Sun ONE Directory Proxy Server console inherits its font and color properties from the desktop and user preferences. In addition, fonts in text panes, menus, labels, and information messages, can be configured separately for Directory Server.
Although color coding is used to convey information, it is not the only means of doing so.
Dynamic GUI layout
The dynamic layout allows users to specify the size and position of Directory Server windows, or for this to be determined by the user's settings.
Keyboard traversable components
This accessibility feature caters for users who have difficulty using a mouse. Pressing the tab key moves the input focus from component to component and shift-tab moves the focus in the opposite direction. The arrow keys allow users to navigate trees without using the mouse.
The focus is programmatically exposed so that assistive software can track focus and focus changes.
Text equivalents for non-text elements
When an image represents a program element, the information conveyed by the image is also available in the text.
Equivalent command-line interface
Most of the functionality of the console can be achieved at the command-line. This command-line interface is comprehensively documented.
Documentation Accessibility Features
The Sun ONE Directory Proxy Server 5.2 document set is delivered in both PDF and HTML format. This section describes accessibility features in the HTML version of the documentation.
Text equivalents for non-text elements
Alternative text labels are assigned to links or graphics. Where graphics provide detailed descriptions, text versions of these descriptions are provided either within the surrounding text, or in a separate file.
Tables that can be interpreted by assistive technology
All tables now include descriptive headers. (I don't think we do this!) A brief description of the table contents is also provided in the surrounding text.