The proxy users in OES can be configured at different levels within eDirectory, depending on your needs.
IMPORTANT:If you plan to use the Common Proxy User, you can ignore this note.
The brief instructions that follow assume that you are installing into an existing tree and not leverageing the Common Proxy User.
For new trees, you will need to install and configure eDirectory on the first server without configuring any other OES services.
After the server is installed and you have created the required proxy users and passwords, then you can install the OES services and configure them to use the proxy users you have created.
The exception to this is installing all services without changing the default configuration settings (see Table I-5). In most cases a default configuration assigns the install admin as the proxy user for the service.
Do the following:
Create a proxy user in the eDirectory tree where the OES servers will be installed, and set the password.
Consider naming the user to reflect its purpose. For example, name the proxy user oes_service_proxy_user.
Use this proxy user and password while configuring the services on all of the OES servers in that tree.
Do the following:
Create a proxy user in the eDirectory tree for each type of OES service and set the passwords.
Consider naming the user to reflect its purpose. For example, name the CIFS proxy user, cifs_proxy_user.
Use these proxy users and passwords appropriately for each of the OES services on all OES servers.
Do the following:
Create one proxy user object per eDirectory partition in the OES tree, and set the password.
Consider naming the user to reflect its purpose. For example, name the proxy user for the London regional office, london_office_proxy_user.
Use this proxy user and password for configuring all of the OES services on all the OES servers in that partition.
NOTE:The Common Proxy User is specifically designed as the default for this scenario.
Do the following:
Create one proxy user object per OES server (preferably in the same container as the server) and set the password.
Use this proxy user and password as the proxy user for all the services on that particular OES server.
This is the installation default if the Common Proxy User is not utilized as explained in Table I-6, Options for Limiting the Number of Proxy Users.