Installing The Join Engine

In this section we'll install Meta-Directory's Join Engine. The JoinEngine's job is to combine ConnectorViews into a single MetaView. In the next module we'll actully start using the JoinEngine, but at this point we're just installing it.

There are 11 steps in this procedure.

This procedure assumes you successfully installed the Management Center in the previous section and have just rebooted your system.

You can also start Management Center by double-clicking on the Mn.exe icon in the MetaDir Management folder.

Step 1: Start the Management Center

Using the main Windows Start menu, select Programs, then Netscape Meta-Directory, then Management Center.

Step 2: Login to Management Center

The password we suggested you use is netscape.

Click OK. You should now see the Management Center administrative window.


Step 3: Select install

Right-click on the icon representing your hostname and select Install from the small popup menu.


Step 4: Specify product location

The next prompt should ask for the location of the product cd or temp directory.

Click OK.


Step 5: Select the Join Engine

Accept the default selection, "Meta-Directory JoinEngine for Windows NT", and click Install.


Step 6: Change the installation path if necessary

If necessary, change the installation path to the folder where you installed the Mangement Center. By default, that should be drive: \netscape\metadir\mds, where drive is the drive where you installed the Management Center. In this course, the examples we're using show this as drive D:.

Click Next.


Step 7: Create the necessary passwords

Use netscape for both passwords.

Click Finish.


Step 8: Enter configuration settings

Enter the following configuration information:
  • Server Type : Netscape Directory Server
  • Host name : 127.0.0.1
  • Port : 389
  • User to connect as : cn=Directory Manager
  • Password : dirmanager


Step 9: Test the connection

Click on the Test Connect button to make sure that the config works. You should see the dialog box shown here:


Step 10: Enter the configuration subtree location

Enter o=MDSconfig as the location of the configuration subtree. This is where Meta-Directory will store its configuration information.

Click OK to continue.


Step 11: Complete the installation

Click OK and wait for the "Join Engine service installation complete" dialog box.

Click OK.


Summary

At this point we have finished installing and configuring the Directory Server. We created 5 ConnectorViews and populated them with sample data using the LoadLDIFs batch file. We've also installed the Management Center and the JoinEngine.

In the next module we'll use the JoinEngine to combine the data in these ConnectorViews into a single, unified MetaView.

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