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The Backbone Concept in DXmanager

The backbone is the term used in DXmanager to refer to the directory installation as a whole. It includes all the DSAs and their configuration data.

DXmanager represents the backbone using this icon:

All the DSAs in a backbone combine together to service one namespace. Because the namespace is a hierarchical tree it can be divided into partitions. A DSA manages one namespace partition. On small installations a DSA might manage a whole namespace.

When you use DXmanager you set properties in the backbone by editing the properties of one of the following:

• The namespace
• The network hardware and software that together runs the directory.

DXmanager applies the relevant properties of the namespace and of the network to the DSAs that it manages.