Serve r Console
Java-based application that allows you to perform administrative management of your Directory
Server from a GUI.
server daemon
The server daemon is a process that, once running, listens for and accepts requests from
clients.
Serve r Selector
Interface that allows you select and configure servers using a browser.
server se rvice
A process on Windows that, once running, listens for and accepts requests from clients. It is the
SMB server on Windows NT.
service
A background process on a Windows machine that is responsible for a particular system task.
Service processes do not need human intervention to continue functioning.
SIE
Server Instance Entry. T he ID assigned to an instance of Directory Server during installation.
Simple Authentication and Security Layer
See SASL.
Simple Network Management Protocol
See SNMP.
single- master re plicat ion
The most basic replication scenario in which multiple servers, up to four, each hold a copy of
the same read-write replicas to replica servers. In a single-master replication scenario, the
supplier server maintains a changelog.
SIR
See supplier-initiated replication.
sla pd
LDAP Directory Server daemon or service that is responsible for most functions of a directory
except replication.
See Also ns-slapd.
SNMP
Used to monitor and manage application processes running on the servers by exchanging data
about network activity. Also Simple Network Management Protocol.
SNMP master a gent
Software that exchanges information between the various subagents and the NMS.
SNMP subagent
Software that gathers information about the managed device and passes the information to the
