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54 NetIQ eDirectory 8.8 SP8 Installation Guide
Requirements for processors depend on additional services available on the computer as well as the
number of authentications, reads, and writes that the computer is handling. Processes such as
encryption and indexing can be processor intensive.
3.4 Forcing the Backlink Process to Run
Because the internal eDirectory identifiers change when upgrading to eDirectory, the backlink
process must update backlinked objects for them to be consistent.
Backlinks keep track of external references to objects on other servers. For each external reference on
a server, the backlink process ensures that the real object exists in the correct location and verifies all
backlink attributes on the master of the replica. The backlink process occurs two hours after the
database is open and then every 780 minutes (13 hours). The interval is configurable from 2 minutes
to 10,080 minutes (7 days).
After migrating to eDirectory, we recommend that you force the backlink to run by completing the
following procedure. Running the backlink process is especially important on servers that do not
contain a replica.
1 Click Start > Settings > Control Panel > NetIQ eDirectory Services
2 In the Services tab, select ds.dlm.
3 Click Configure.
4 In the Trigger tab, click Backlinker.
For more information about the backlink process, see “Understanding WAN Traffic Manager” in the
NetIQ eDirectory 8.8 SP8 Administration Guide.
3.5 Disk Space Check on Upgrading to eDirectory SP8 or later
When eDirectory server is upgraded from 8.7.x and 8.8 to eDirectory 8.8 SP8 or later, the disk space
check for the DIB upgrade would be performed. The free disk space necessary in the file system,
where the DIB resides would be equal to that of the DIB size. The messages of the disk space check
would be updated in the
ni.log and <Install Path>/novell/nds/ndscheck.log .
NOTE: The disk space check is required only during the DIB upgrade process. For more information,
refer to Chapter 6, “Upgrade Requirements of eDirectory 8.8,” on page 77.
3.6 Installing NetIQ eDirectory on Windows
This section contains the following information:
 Section 3.6.1, “Installing or Updating NetIQ eDirectory 8.8 on a Windows Server,” on page 55
 Section 3.6.2, “Server Health Checks,” on page 56
 Section 3.6.3, “Communicating with eDirectory through LDAP,” on page 57
 Section 3.6.4, “Installing NMAS Server Software,” on page 58
 Section 3.6.5, “Installing NMAS Client Software,” on page 59
 Section 3.6.6, “Installing into a Tree with Dotted Name Containers,” on page 59
 Section 3.6.7, “Unattended Install and Configure to eDirectory 8.8 SP8 on Windows,” on page 60