Novell eDirectory
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{{Infobox Software
| name = Novell eDirectory
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| developer = [[Novell]]
| latest_release_version = 8.8 SP2
| latest_release_date = [[October 8]], [[2007]]
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| operating_system = [[Cross-platform]]
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| genre = [[Directory service]]
| license = [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]]
| website = [http://www.novell.com/products/edirectory/ www.novell.com]
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'''Novell eDirectory''' (formerly called '''Novell Directory Services''', '''NDS''') is an [[X.500]] compatible [[directory service]] software product released in [[1993]] by [[Novell, Inc.]] for centrally managing access to resources on multiple [[Server (computing)|servers]] and [[computer]]s within a given [[computer network|network]].
== Features ==
Novell Directory Services is a hierarchical, object oriented database that represents all the assets in an organization in a logical tree. Assets can include people, positions, servers, workstations, applications, printers, services, groups, etc. The use of dynamic rights inheritance and equivalence allows both global and fine grained access controls to be implemented efficiently. Access rights between objects in the tree are determined at the time of the request and is determined by the rights assigned to the objects by virtue of their location in the tree, any security equivalences and individual assignments.
eDirectory supports partitioning at any point in the tree and replication of that partition to any number of servers. Replication between each server occurs periodically using deltas of the objects to reduce LAN/WAN traffic. Each server can act as a master of the information it holds (providing the replica is not read only). Additionally, replicas may be filtered to only include defined attributes to increase speed (eg a replica may be configured to only include a user's name and phone number for use in a corporate address book).
eDirectory supports referential integrity, multi-master replication and has a modular authentication architecture. It can be accessed via [[Lightweight Directory Access Protocol|LDAP]], [[Directory Service Markup Language|DSML]], [[SOAP]], [[ODBC]], [[JDBC]], [[JNDI]] and [[Active Directory Service Interfaces|ADSI]] and has been proven to scale to over 1 billion objects.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hpcwire.com/hpc-bin/artread.pl?direction=Current&articlenumber=18242 |title=Sun Passes Billion-Object Performance Test |accessdate=2007-09-14 |date=[[2000-08-04]] |publisher=HPCWire}}</ref>
== Supported platforms ==
* [[Windows 2000]]
* [[Windows Server 2003]]
* [[SUSE Linux Enterprise Server]]
* [[Red Hat Enterprise Linux]]
* [[Novell NetWare]]
* [[Solaris (operating system)|Sun Solaris]]
* [[IBM AIX (operating system)|IBM AIX]]
* [[HP-UX]]
== Storage ==
Versions of eDirectory prior to version 8 (then called Novell Directory Services) used a record-based database management engine called Recman, which relied on the Transaction Tracking System built into the NetWare OS. Since version 8 eDirectory—along with the [[GroupWise]] collaboration suite starting with version 5—uses the FLAIM database engine. FLAIM (FLexible Adaptable Information Management) is an open source embeddable database engine developed by Novell, originally used by the now-defunct WordPerfect Office, and released under the [[GNU General Public License|GPL]] license in 2006. This change allowed for it to be ported to other platforms such as Windows, Linux and Unix.
== Deployments ==
According to IDC, eDirectory is used in over 80% of Fortune 1000 companies.<ref> [http://www.novell.com/products/edirectory/whychoose.html Why Choose Novell eDirectory?]</ref>
* Direction Générale des Impôts, the French Tax Authority, uses Novell eDirectory as the identity repository for taxpayers. Today the directory hosts several hundred thousand identities and will grow to accommodate 35 million (encompassing virtually all French taxpayers) when the project is complete.<ref>[http://www.novell.com/news/leadstories/2001/dec17/ French Tax Authority Chooses Novell]</ref>
* TransUnion, one of the world’s largest credit reporting agencies, has deployed eDirectory to personalize the Web experience for 10 to 12 million customers annually.<ref>[http://www.novell.com/success/transunion.html Novell Customer Showcase: TransUnion]</ref>
== Further reading ==
* {{cite book |last= Killpack |first= Rick |title= eDirectory Field Guide |publisher= [[Apress]] |year= 2005 |isbn= 978-1-59059-553-4 }}
* {{cite book |last= Kuo |first= Peter |coauthors= Jim Henderson |title= Novell's Guide to Troubleshooting eDirectory |publisher= [[Novell Press]] |year= 2004 |isbn= 978-0-7897-3146-3 }}
* {{cite book |last= Jeffrey F. |first= Hughes |title= Novells Cross Platform Guide to eDirectory |publisher= [[Wiley]] |year= 2002 |isbn= 978-0-7645-4915-1 }}
* {{cite book |last= Jeffrey F. |first= Hughes |title= Effective eDirectory Design & Proactive Analysis |publisher= Directory Design |year= 2001 |isbn= 978-0-9717420-0-0 }}
== See also ==
* [[List of LDAP software]]
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
== External links ==
* [http://www.novell.com/products/edirectory/ Novell eDirectory product page]
* [http://www.novell.com/coolsolutions/edirectory/ eDirectory Cool Solutions] - tips & tricks, guides, tools and other resources submitted by the eDirectory community
* [http://forums.novell.com/novell-product-support-forums/edirectory/ eDirectory Online Forums] - Free online support from users, engineers, developers and enthusiasts
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