Directory changes in Domino 8
March 26 2007
We continue our tour of Domino 8's new features with a focus on Domino directory. Domino 8 includes some valuable improvements to established directory features as well a some brand new tool.
IBM Tivoli Directory Integrator
IBM Tivoli Directory Integrator(TDI) is a powerful and comprehensive administrative tool, that can help synchronize identity data between Lotus Domino and other repositories throughout your organization. It supports a wide variety of data sources including NSF, LDAP, Active Directory, CSV, XML, DMSL, JDBC. With Lotus Domino 8, customers are granted an entitlement, or “right-to-use,” Tivoli Directory Integrator 6.1.1 in conjunction with Lotus Domino directory databases, at no additional cost to your Lotus Domino license. There is a helpful TDI Redbook available here if you want to really understand the product.
Directory lint (DirLint)
Lotus Domino 8 introduces a new tool, called DirLint, that scans a directory and reports on inconsistencies in the naming hierarchy, flags invalid syntax in directory names, and detects and reports problematic characters in directory names. It also scans group member lists to ensure that each member exists in an available directory that is configured in directory assistance.
Lotus Notes client version Domino directory view
A “People - by Client Version” view in the Lotus Domino 8 directory helps you quickly see what versions of Lotus Notes are deployed in your user community.
Authentication/authorization-only secondary directories
Directory assistance in Lotus Domino 8 enables you to specify when a secondary directory must only be used for authentication/authorization Internet authentication. This avoids the overhead of unnecessary NAMELookups to authentication/authorization directories.
Improved configuration for directory assistance LDAP directories
The directory assistance form for configuring secondary LDAP directories has been improved in Lotus Domino 8. In order to minimize the adding of invalid entries, Suggest and Verify buttons have been added to the entry form.
Improved group membership expansion
Determining the groups to which a user belongs is very common use of directories, but often a very resource-intensive task. With Lotus Domino 8, two new LDAP attributes are designed to allow a single search to return the entire nested group membership for a user.
Beyond Domino 8, much more is being planned for the next major Domino's release after including optional Microsoft Active Directory integration. Stay tuned to this blog for news on that topic.
IBM Tivoli Directory Integrator
IBM Tivoli Directory Integrator(TDI) is a powerful and comprehensive administrative tool, that can help synchronize identity data between Lotus Domino and other repositories throughout your organization. It supports a wide variety of data sources including NSF, LDAP, Active Directory, CSV, XML, DMSL, JDBC. With Lotus Domino 8, customers are granted an entitlement, or “right-to-use,” Tivoli Directory Integrator 6.1.1 in conjunction with Lotus Domino directory databases, at no additional cost to your Lotus Domino license. There is a helpful TDI Redbook available here if you want to really understand the product.
Directory lint (DirLint)
Lotus Domino 8 introduces a new tool, called DirLint, that scans a directory and reports on inconsistencies in the naming hierarchy, flags invalid syntax in directory names, and detects and reports problematic characters in directory names. It also scans group member lists to ensure that each member exists in an available directory that is configured in directory assistance.
Lotus Notes client version Domino directory view
A “People - by Client Version” view in the Lotus Domino 8 directory helps you quickly see what versions of Lotus Notes are deployed in your user community.
Authentication/authorization-only secondary directories
Directory assistance in Lotus Domino 8 enables you to specify when a secondary directory must only be used for authentication/authorization Internet authentication. This avoids the overhead of unnecessary NAMELookups to authentication/authorization directories.
Improved configuration for directory assistance LDAP directories
The directory assistance form for configuring secondary LDAP directories has been improved in Lotus Domino 8. In order to minimize the adding of invalid entries, Suggest and Verify buttons have been added to the entry form.
Improved group membership expansion
Determining the groups to which a user belongs is very common use of directories, but often a very resource-intensive task. With Lotus Domino 8, two new LDAP attributes are designed to allow a single search to return the entire nested group membership for a user.
Beyond Domino 8, much more is being planned for the next major Domino's release after including optional Microsoft Active Directory integration. Stay tuned to this blog for news on that topic.
