Configuration Components

Sun ONE Directory Server 5.1 contains the following software components, which are installed by default when you install the entire Solaris disk suite.

• Sun ONE Console

  The Sun ONE Console provides the common user interface for all Sun ONE server products. From it you can perform common server administration functions such as stopping and starting servers and installing new server instances. Sun ONE Console can be installed as a stand-alone application on any machine. You can also install it on your network and use it to manage remote servers.

• Administration Server

  The Administration Server is a common front-end to all Sun ONE servers. It receives communications from Sun ONE Console and passes those communications on to the appropriate Sun ONE server.

• Sun ONE Directory Server 5.1

  Sun ONE Directory Server 5.1 is a high-performance, scalable LDAP server with an on-disk database. The Sun ONE Directory Server 5.1 runs as the ns-slapd process on Solaris. This is the server that manages the directory databases and responds to client requests. Sun ONE Directory Server 5.1 is a required component.