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DesigningYourDirectoryTree........................................................... 58
ChoosingaSuffix.................................................................... 58
SuffixNamingConventions ........................................................ 59
NamingMultipleSuffixes.......................................................... 60
CreatingYourDirectoryTreeStructure................................................. 60
BranchingYourDirectory.......................................................... 61
IdentifyingBranchPoints .......................................................... 62
ReplicationConsiderations......................................................... 64
AccessControlConsiderations ..................................................... 66
NamingEntries ..................................................................... 67
NamingPersonEntries ............................................................ 68
NamingGroupEntries ............................................................ 69
NamingOrganizationEntries ...................................................... 70
NamingOtherKindsofEntries ..................................................... 70
GroupingDirectoryEntries.............................................................. 71
AboutRoles ........................................................................ 71
DecidingBetweenRolesandGroups................................................... 72
AboutClassofService ............................................................... 73
DirectoryTreeDesignExamples ......................................................... 74
DirectoryTreeforanInternationalEnterprise ........................................... 74
DirectoryTreeforanISP ............................................................. 75
VirtualDirectoryInformationTreeViews ................................................. 76
Overview........................................................................... 77
IntroductiontoVirtualDITViews ..................................................... 78
AdvantagesofUsingVirtualDITViews ................................................ 81
ExampleofVirtualDITViews......................................................... 82
ViewsandOtherDirectoryFeatures ................................................... 83
EffectsofVirtualViewsOnPerformance ............................................... 84
Compatibility With Existing Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
OtherDirectoryTreeResources .......................................................... 85
Chapter 5 Designing the Directory Topology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
TopologyOverview .................................................................... 87
DistributingYourData.................................................................. 88
AboutUsingMultipleDatabases ...................................................... 89
AboutSuffixes ...................................................................... 90
AboutKnowledgeReferences............................................................ 92
UsingReferrals...................................................................... 92
TheStructureofanLDAPReferral .................................................. 93
AboutDefaultReferrals............................................................ 94
SmartReferrals ................................................................... 94
TipsforDesigningSmartReferrals .................................................. 97
UsingChaining ..................................................................... 98
