The Administration Server is the central administration point for Novell® Linux Point of Service. All system information (system structure, the configuration and deployment method for each Branch Server and Point of Service terminal, image information, and so forth) is stored in an LDAP directory on the Administration Server. The Administration Server is also the central distribution point for the images required to boot and configure Point of Service terminals and can run the utilities required to build those images.
NOTE:The utilities required to build Point of Service images can be installed with the Administration Server or you can install them on a dedicated image building server. For more information on creating a dedicated image building server, see Section 5.0, Setting Up a Dedicated Image Building Server.
This section presents the procedures required to set up an Administration Server, either with or without the Image Builder software: