Identifying the Type of Directory
The SRC software includes a DES property called signatureDN that identifies the DN of the entry that specifies the LDAP schema attribute usedDirectory. This attribute identifies the type of directory, such as DirX, to which the SRC software connects. For information about this attribute, see the LDAP schema files in the SRC software distribution in the directory SDK/doc/ldap or on the Juniper Networks Web site at
http://www.juniper.net/techpubs/software/management/sdxIdentifying the type of directory allows the SRC software to accommodate the different ways that different directories process DES queries, and enables more efficient retrieval of information. In particular, this feature offers benefits for the following tasks:
- Checking whether an object in the directory has not been deleted
- Finding new entries in the directory
If you load the LDAP schema from the SRC software distribution, the SRC software automatically sets the usedDirectory attribute for the type of directory to which it connects. If you use this LDAP schema as the structure for your directory, you can use the default value (o=umc) for the signatureDN property, and you do not need to configure the type of directory.
However, if you use a customized LDAP schema rather than the provided LDAP schema, use the following procedure to allow the SRC software to determine the type of directory:
- Choose the entry that specifies the usedDirectory attribute.
- Specify a value for the usedDirectory attribute.
- In the property file of the SRC component that connects to this directory, set the signatureDN property to the DN of the entry with the usedDirectory attribute for the signatureDN property.
For example, use SDX Admin to configure DES properties for the SAE.