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Introduction to CA Directory Terminology

This section explains the CA Directory terminology used in this document:

• DSA

A DSA is a process that manages some or all of a directory's namespace.

This also needs to be expanded to make it accessible to readers new to CA Directory. When installing CA EEM server, you can configure the following CA Directory related parameters:

• DXmanager

  DXmanager is a web application that lets you create, configure, monitor, and control your directory backbone.

• DSA console

  The DSA console lets you connect to a DSA to give DXserver commands, receive trace information, and act as a user agent.

• DXtools

  The DXtools are a set of command-line utilities that come with CA Directory. These tools help you manage directory administration, work with LDIF data, load and unload data to and from a directory, and to extract and convert schemas for use with CA Directory.

• LDIF (LDAP Data Interchange Format)

  LDIF files are text files that store directory information in LDIF. You can use LDIF files to transfer directory information between LDAP directory servers or to describe a set of changes to be applied to a directory.