Novell Directory Services (NDS)

NDS is a multiple-platform, distributed database that stores information about the hardware and software resources available on your network. It provides network access to all network resources from a central location.

NDS can be configured as an external naming method, whereby native NDS naming conventions can be used to connect to an Oracle database on a Novell-enabled network. If it has LDAP support, NDS can be configured as a directory naming method to store service information that clients can access.

| See Also: Configure External Naming Methods and Prioritize Naming Methods to configure NDS as an external naming method Directory Naming Configuration Overview for a directory naming method overview.