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Sun One directory

Definition of Directory Service:
To access a directory a software system is available which can organize, store and provide information of any organization. A directory service is a type of database, it have several important characteristics that make it particularly well suited for this purpose. These characteristics are optimized for the requirement of any network service. In this article we are going to overview Sun ONE directory service.

Sun ONE directory service:
For a centralized directory service Sun ONE directory server is used which can support your intranet, network and extranet information. With existing directory a directory server integrate and act as centralized repository to make details of employees, supplier, customer, and partner information.

Components:
There are set of tools for directory and data administration through command-line interfaces and graphical user interfaces. Using XML or LDAP client other directory programs can be written for one’s own requirement and need. While installing, the components which are installed along with it are extensible directory server, an administration server to enable remote management, a server console to manage the servers through the graphical user interface, command-line tools for starting and stopping the server, a Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) agent, a set of tools for migrating from previous versions of the Sun ONE Directory Server and a set of clients tools.

Directory services for Large Companies:
Now a day companies are becoming more used to IT infrastructures as data is stored in a database and linked across the whole globe for easy use, for this Company-wide directory servers are becoming a key component of many computer’s IT infrastructure. One of the leading directory services in market is Sun ONE directory service. With its Sun ONE directory servers there are many multifunctions available. Like storing the data and managing identity profiles, access application and privileges and network source information.

Security:
One of the main and most commonly used features is authentication of a user which gives customer a facility to secure his profile and use it any were as Sun ONE directory server is centralize it provide a secure access. This software improves protection and security of key corporate information assets by make sure of appropriate access control policies that are enforced in all communities, services and applications on a global basis. There are number of advanced security features like multiple password policies, attribute encryption, controls of resetting passwords and authentication.

Error Handling:
As managing large organization data is difficult so there are more chances of failure and errors. Sometimes it is hard to detect a problem in a large network due to its globalizes network but the Sun ONE directory server SPI allows the administrators to automatically react to information and continually monitor the information as well, thus this process decrease the chance of failure.

Features:
Some of the main features provided by this directory service are that it provides customer to handle his directory himself, there is no need of going to the administration for accessing the information. User can manage the directory server either via SNMP or via local monitor scripts. For drill-down to root-cause capability pre-defined service models are there to help. It can also monitor aggregated and simple metrics for the LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) server and the back end data store. For basic operational tasks there is a capacity to include HP operations like start/stop, snapshot reports, launch console, etc. Furthermore this server can cover log file, process and availability monitoring means local probe.

Flexible Administration:
This directory service provide roles and classes of service, various tools for transferring from previous versions, better server management console and easy schema changes. With the help of these two features duties are manages between employees and make the whole services work properly.