1.2 Dependencies Between LDAP, Branch Server, and Point of Service Terminal
Figure 1-2 illustrates the dependencies between LDAP, the Branch Server, and Point of Service terminal.
Figure 1-2 Dependencies between LDAP, Branch Server, and Point of Service terminal
- Every type of terminal in the Novell Linux Point of Service network (for example, IBM SurePOS 300 Series) must have an associated Hardware Reference object (scCashRegister) in the LDAP directory. The scCashRegister object stores information about Point of Service hardware and associates the terminal type with a specific image object (scPosImage).
- Every Point of Service image must have an associated Image Reference object (scPosImage) in the LDAP directory.
- The scPosImageVersion attribute in the Image Reference object (scPosImage) must be set to active in LDAP before the Branch Server can download the corresponding image from the Administration Server. For instructions on activating client images, see Section 6.5.2, Activating Images.
- When the Image Reference object is set to active, the Branch Server can download the corresponding image file from the Administration Server to its local /tftpboot/ directory. The Branch Server stores boot images in the /tftpboot/boot/ directory. Client images are stored in the /tftpboot/image/ directory.
- At boot time, the Branch Server provides the boot and client images required to boot the Point of Service terminal.