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Novell Directory Service for the IPX/SPX network
To create a Domino server NDS object, you add the Domino server object class to the NDS schema. Then you use either the Novell NetWare Administrator with the NetWare Administrator Snap-in (NDSNOTES.DLL) or the Lotus NDS Manager (NDSMgr) to allow Notes workstations and Domino servers to use the NDS object to access the Domino server. The first time you start the Domino server, the SPX port driver verifies that the Domino server NDS object is present, and then the Domino server initializes, or updates, the object with the Domino server IPX/SPX address. After the server object has been initialized, workstations and other servers can use the object to access the server.

A Domino NDS object is persistent. Therefore, when a Domino server is down, its corresponding NDS object is still present in the NDS tree. Notes workstations and Domino servers that use NDS and attempt to connect to an unavailable Domino server receive a message indicating that the server is not responding. In addition, because a Domino NDS object is persistent, it is updated only when one of its attributes changes. For example, installing a new NIC changes the object's "network address" attribute. In some cases, you may need to delete the Domino NDS object and recreate it so it will reinitialize when the Domino server restarts.

To view Domino server NDS object names in NDS, use the NetWare Administrator with the Domino NetWare Administrator Snap-in (NDSNOTES.DLL), which uses the Domino icon to identify the Domino server. Other NDS viewers may use a "smiley face" to identify the Domino server.

Domino NDS object attributes

To examine the attributes of Domino NDS objects, use either NetWare Administrator with Domino NetWare Administrator Snap-in (NDSNOTES.DLL) or the Lotus NDS Manager. The following table contains attributes for a Domino NDS object.
AttributeDescription
Server NameNDS name of Domino server -- for example, CN=Chicago.OU=Sales.O=Acme
Network AddressIPX address: network address: node address: socket number -- for example, IPX: 030000508: 00805F685BDA: 506f
StatusUNINITIALIZED or INITIALIZED. If UNINITIALIZED, the Domino server has not updated this object with its network address. If INITIALIZED, the Domino server has updated the object. However, if you are using Windows, the status attribute shows UNINITIALIZED.
VersionDomino build number -- for example, 143
DescriptionOptional comments about the object -- for example, the administrator's name
and location
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