, you can centralize network administration so
that a single person or small group of people control the entire network.
To begin planning your Directory tree, look first at your organization's structure, functions, geography, and needs. NetWare Directory Services is designed to reflect a hierarchical structure.
Generally, this means that your Directory tree will be patterned according to some logical structure of your organization or locale, whether or not that structure is formal. Try to simplify the hierarchy as much as possible.
For example, if your organization is formally divided into departments, you might decide to structure your Directory tree by departments as well.
On the other hand, if people in several departments work together on long-term projects and need access to common resources, it might make more sense to divide your tree by project teams instead of departments.
When planning your Directory tree, also consider who will be running the
network. With NetWare 4, you can centralize network administration so
that a single person or small group of people control the entire network.
You can also distribute administration so that many network supervisors throughout the enterprise or organization control their own portion of the Directory tree.
If network administration will be distributed, everyone who will be administering the network must be involved in the planning.
Refer to ``NDS objects and properties standards'' for more information.