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Sample Tools

The sample tools are some extra tools for managing CA Directory.

These tools are provided for testing and demonstration purposes. The tools are installed into the following subdirectories in DXHOME/samples. For more information, look in the Readme for each tool.

• democorp

  A setup script that automatically configures the Democorp DSA and populates it with data for the staff directory for the fictional company, Democorp.

• DXsoak

  An executable to measure the throughput (in searches per second) of a DSA.

• dua

  A sample text-based Directory User Agent (DUA) that runs over DAP which you can use to execute scripts to add, modify, or remove entries from the directory. This can also be used to perform searches.

• languages

  Language certification sample files. These language files have been provided so that the user can test CA Directory operating systems other than English.

  Use only the language files that relate to your operating system.

• ldua

  A LDAP directory client scripting DUA that you can use to execute scripts to add, modify, or remove entries from the directory. This can also be used to perform searches.

• snmp

  A management client that retrieves management information from a CA Directory DSA using the SNMP protocol.

• ssl

  Examples of using DUA-DSA and DSA-DSA SSL authentication and encryption.

• test

  A selection of scripts to modify the directory using the supplied DUA or LDUA clients. The DAP and LDAP script DUAs connect to the Democorp DXserver using SSL encryption or SSL authentication.

• trap

  A management application that receives SNMP traps from a CA Directory DSA.

• unspsc

  A setup script that automatically configures the UNSPSC DSA and populates it with data. This data is the United Nations Standard Product and Services Classification (UNSPSC) Code System.