NDS has evolved from a NOS-based, NetWare only directory service into a cross-platform, scalable, standards-based directory called Novell eDirectory. While NDS is available for NetWare, eDirectory is available on NetWare® 6.5, Netware 6, NetWare 5.x, Windows* NT/2000, Solaris*, Linux*, AIX*, and HP-UX*.
The majority of the conceptual information in this book applies to both eDirectory and NDS. Where there are differences, specific versions of NDS or eDirectory are used.