The Administration Server is the central administration point for Novell Linux Point of Service. It provides the following services:
For more information on the Novell Linux Point of Service LDAP directory, see The Novell Linux Point of Service LDAP Directory.
For more information, see Section 8.0, Building Images with the scr ImageBuilder Tool or Section 9.0, Building Images with the xscr ImageBuilder Tool.
The following sections provide basic information about the Administration Server structure and functions:
For information on installing and configuring the Administration
Server, see Setting
Up the Administration Server
in the Novell
Linux Point of Service 9 Installation Guide.
The operating system that runs the Administration Server is built from a standard SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 9 (SLES 9) source.
The Administration Server stores the Novell Linux Point of Service LDAP directory. The LDAP directory is the repository for all system information (system structure, the configuration and deployment method for each Branch Server, client image information, and Point of Service terminal types).
NOTE:The Administration Server does not have an associated object in the LDAP tree structure.
The Novell Linux Point of Service LDAP directory can run on OpenLDAP, Novell eDirectory™, or IBM* Directory Services.
For more information, see Section 5.0, The Novell Linux Point of Service LDAP Directory.
The Administration Server is the central administration point for Novell Linux Point of Service. Because it maintains the LDAP directory, the Administration Server provides the information required to set up the Branch Servers and Point of Service terminals. It is also the staging point for creating and distributing client images, unless you install this functionality on a dedicated image building server.
After Novell Linux Point of Service is installed on the Branch Server, the Branch Server must be able to connect to the Administration Server to download its own configuration settings as well as the system information and images required for its local Point of Service terminals.
For more information on Branch Server configuration, see Setting
Up a Branch Server
in the Novell Linux
Point of Service 9 Installation Guide.
Client images are created using the ImageBuilder tools (scr or xscr) that can be installed either on the Administration Server or on a dedicated image building server. In either case, images are typically stored on the Administration Server in the /opt/SLES/POS/image/ directory. Active images—that is, images that are available to distribute to Branch Servers—are located in the server’s RSYNC directory. Specifically, boot images are located in /opt/SLES/POS/rsync/boot/; client images are located in /opt/SLES/POS/rsync/image/.
For information on creating, storing, and distributing client images, see Section 8.0, Building Images with the scr ImageBuilder Tool or Section 9.0, Building Images with the xscr ImageBuilder Tool.
For more information on creating a dedicated image building
server, see Setting
Up a Dedicated Image Building Server
in the Novell
Linux Point of Service 9 Installation Guide.
The Administration Server provides two important services in a Novell Linux Point of Service system: