About This Guide


Welcome to iPlanet Directory Access Router (iDAR). This book provides an overview of design and planning decisions you need to make before installing the iDAR, and describes the different installation methods that you can use.

Prerequisite Reading

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Before you install iDAR, we recommend that you read the iPlanet Directory Server Deployment Guide. The Deployment Guide covers key concepts on how to design and plan your directory service.

After you finish planning your directory service, follow the steps in this installation guide to install the iPlanet Directory Access Router and its related software components.

You may also want to review the iDAR Administrator's Guide.

Conventions Used In This Guide

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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.

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Note	Notes and Cautions mark important information. Make sure you read the information before continuing with a task.

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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:

/usr/iplanet/servers/idar-serverID/...

The /usr/iplanet/servers directory is the default installation directory. If you have installed iDAR in a different location, you should adapt the path accordingly. serverID represents the server identifier you gave the server when you installed it. For example, if you gave the server an identifier of phonebook, then the actual path would be:

/usr/iplanet/servers/idar-phonebook/. . .

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

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iPlanet Directory Access Router Administrator's Guide. Procedures for the day-to-day maintenance of your directory access router. Includes information on command-line configuration and the iDAR Console.

The document set for iPlanet Directory Server contains the following guides:

iPlanet Directory Server Installation Guide. Procedures for installing your Directory Server as well as procedures for migrating your Netscape Directory Server to iPlanet Directory Server.

iPlanet Directory Server Administrator's Guide. Procedures for the day-to-day maintenance of your directory service. Includes information on configuring server-side plug-ins.

iPlanet Directory Server Deployment Guide. Procedures for the day-to-day maintenance of your directory service. Includes information on configuring server-side plug-ins.

iPlanet Directory Server Configuration, Command, and File Reference. Information about using the command-line scripts shipped with Directory Server.

iPlanet Schema Reference. Information about all the schema used in the iPlanet suite of products.

Other useful iPlanet information can be found at the following Internet locations:

• iPlanet release notes and other documentation: http://docs.iplanet.com/docs/manuals/

• iPlanet product status: http://www.iplanet.com/support/technical_resources/

• iPlanet Professional Services information: http://www.iplanet.com/services/pro_serv/index.html

• iPlanet developer information:
  http://developer.iplanet.com/

• iPlanet learning solutions:
  http://www.iplanet.com/learning/index.html

• iPlanet product data sheets:
  http://www.iplanet.com/products/index.html

• iPlanet product technical support
  http://www.iplanet.com/support