HP UX Direry Server manual Designing the directory tree

3.4.7 Creating custom schema files	34
3.4.8 Custom schema best practices	35
3.4.8.1 Naming schema files	35
3.4.8.2 Using 'user defined' as the origin	36
3.4.8.3 Defining attributes before object classes	36
3.4.8.4 Defining schema in a single file	36
3.5 Maintaining consistent schema	36
3.5.1 Schema checking	37
3.5.2 Selecting consistent data formats	37
3.5.3 Maintaining consistency in replicated schema	37
3.6 Other schema resources	38
4 Designing the directory tree	39
4.1 Introduction to the directory tree	39
4.2 Designing the directory tree	39
4.2.1 Choosing a suffix	39
4.2.1.1 Suffix naming conventions	40
4.2.1.2 Naming multiple suffixes	40
4.2.2 Creating the directory tree structure	41
4.2.2.1 Branching the directory	41
4.2.2.2 Identifying branch points	42
4.2.2.3 Replication considerations	44
4.2.2.4 Access control considerations	45
4.2.3 Naming Entries	46
4.2.3.1 Naming person entries	46
4.2.3.2 Naming group entries	47
4.2.3.3 Naming organization entries	47
4.2.3.4 Naming other kinds of entries	48
4.3 Grouping directory entries	48
4.3.1 About roles	48
4.3.2 Deciding between roles and groups	49
4.3.3 About class of service	49
4.4 Virtual directory information tree views	50
4.4.1 About virtual DIT views	50
4.4.2 Advantages of using virtual DIT views	53
4.4.3 Example of virtual DIT views	54
4.4.4 Views and other directory features	55
4.4.5 Effects of virtual views on performance	55
4.4.6 Compatibility with existing applications	55
4.5 Directory tree design examples	56
4.5.1 Directory tree for an international enterprise	56
4.5.2 Directory tree for an ISP	57
4.6 Other directory tree resources	57
5 Designing the directory topology	59
5.1 Topology overview	59
5.2 Distributing the directory data	59
5.2.1 About using multiple databases	60
5.2.2 About suffixes	61
5.3 About knowledge references	62
5.3.1 Using referrals	62
5.3.1.1 The structure of an LDAP referral	63
5.3.1.2 About default referrals	63

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