Apple Mac OS X Server (version 10.2.3 or later) - Manual (Page 106)

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3 Click the right arrow to get to the Location step, and then select the setting that indicates the
server is at its permanent network location.
You cannot set up a shared NetInfo domain on a server that is in a temporary location.
4 Advance to the Directory Use step, and then select the option to provide directory
information to other servers.
5 Go to the Configure step, where you may select the option to enable LDAP support.
The shared directory automatically supports the NetInfo protocol. LDAP support is optional.
6 Go through the steps for configuring a Password Server.
As you go through each step, Open Directory Assistant displays the current Password Server
settings of the Mac OS X Server that you are configuring.
If you want the Password Server configuration to remain as-is, do not change any settings as
you go through these steps.
7 When you reach the Finish Up step, review its configuration summary and click Go Ahead to
apply the settings.
If you want to change any of the settings in the configuration summary, click the left arrow.
Keep clicking the left arrow until you get back to the step where you can make the desired
change. After changing the setting, click the right arrow until you get to the Finish Up step
again.
Configuring NetInfo Binding
When a Mac OS X computer starts up, it can bind its local directory domain to a shared
NetInfo domain. The shared NetInfo domain can bind to another shared NetInfo domain.
The binding process creates a hierarchy of NetInfo domains.
A NetInfo hierarchy has a branched structure. Local domains at the bottom of the hierarchy
bind to shared domains, which may in turn bind to other shared domains, and so on. Each
domain binds to only one shared domain, but a shared domain can have any number of
domains bind to it. A shared domain is called a parent domain, and each domain that binds
to it is a child domain. At the top of the hierarchy is one shared domain that doesn’t bind to
another domain; this is the root domain.
A Mac OS X computer can bind to a shared NetInfo domain by using any combination of
three protocols: static, broadcast, or DHCP.
m With static binding, you specify the address and NetInfo tag of the shared NetInfo
domain. This is most commonly used when the shared domain’s computer is not on the
same IP subnet as the computer that needs to access it.
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