Students who can benefit from this course are consultants, architects, systems engineers, technical support personnel, and systems administrators specializing in designing and deploying LDAP directory services using Sun Java System Directory Server software.

• Completed the course DIR-2217

• Design a high-availability directory architecture through redundancy
• Automate the deployment of multiple Sun Java System Directory Servers and Sun Java System Directory Proxy Servers (Directory Proxy Servers) in a directory architecture
• Design and implement a backup and recovery strategy for Sun Java System Directory Server (Directory Server)
• Create scaling and sizing recommendations for Directory Server
• Perform Directory Server benchmark tests
• Tune the Directory Server for optimal performance
• Design a monitoring and event-recovery strategy

Module 1 - Designing a High-Availability Directory Architecture Through Redundancy

• Define high-availability (HA) requirements for a directory architecture
• Describe key architectural concepts of a high-availability directory architecture that uses redundancy
• Design a high-availability configuration directory architecture through redundancy
• Identify availability issues and design redundancy solutions

Module 2 - Automating the Deployment of Multiple Servers in a Directory Architecture

• Identify and order the tasks necessary to successfully deploy multiple servers in a large directory architecture
• Describe the tasks necessary to successfully deploy the Directory Server in a large directory architecture
• Describe the tasks necessary to successfully deploy the Directory Proxy Server in a large directory architecture
• Describe a scripting framework for automating the deployment of multiple Directory Servers and Directory Proxy Servers in a large directory environment

Module 3 - Designing and Implementing a Backup and Recovery Strategy

• Identify Directory Server backup and recovery data
• Identify Directory Server backup and recovery tools
• Implement a backup and recovery strategy for Directory Server data

Module 4 - Creating Scaling and Sizing Recommendations

• Describe the Directory Server scaling and sizing process
• Define Directory Server scaling and sizing performance requirements
• Calculate Directory Server hardware and software configuration sizing estimates
• Describe sample Sun hardware baseline configurations for Directory Server

Module 5 - Performing Directory Server Benchmark Tests

• Define benchmark objectives
• Define benchmark environments
• Define benchmark tools
• Perform benchmark tests

Module 6 - Tuning the Directory Server for Optimal Performance

• Tune the Solaris OS for optimal Directory Server performance
• Tune the Directory Server for optimal search performance
• Tune the Directory Server for optimal update performance
• Tune the Directory Server for optimal data import performance
• Tune the Directory Server for optimal disk access performance

Module 7 - Designing a Monitoring and Event-Recovery Strategy

• Define a monitoring and event-recovery strategy
• Identify key performance measures and monitoring tools
• Define events to monitor and determine the appropriate actions