HP 4x1Ex32 HP IP Console Viewer User Guide - Page 330

functional levels (Windows Server™ 2003) Windows Server™ 2003 expands on the domain mode concept introduced in Windows® 2000 (see Mixed Domain Mode and Native Domain Mode). Functional levels apply to both forests and domains. Like the domain mode, functional levels limit what type of operating systems can run on domain controllers in a domain or forest. Each functional level also has an associated list of features that become available when the domain or forest reaches that particular functional level. Functional levels become relevant in a domain and forest when the first domain controller running Windows Server™ 2003 is added to a domain. By default the domain functional level is set to "Windows 2000 Mixed," and the forest functional level is set to "Windows 2000." Functional levels can be set using the ADUC snap-in. Like domain mode, after a functional level has been elevated to a higher status, it cannot be changed back. global catalog Contains a partial replica of every object in every domain in the forest. The GC enables users and application to find objects in the active directory forest given one or more attributes of the target object. It also contains the schema and configuration of Directory partitions. This means the GC holds a replica of every object in the active directory, but with only a small number of attributes. The attributes in the GC are those most frequently used in search operations (such as a user's first and last names, log on names, and so on). The GC enables users to find objects of interest quickly without knowing what domain holds them and without requiring a contiguous extended name space in the enterprise. The GC is built automatically by the active directory replication system. Attributes can be easily added to the GC content by active directory administrators. interim functional level A Windows Server™ 2003 configuration of active directory that allows it to coexist in a domain that includes one or more Windows NT® 4.0 BDCs. See also functional levels. LDAP Display Name The name by which LDAP clients identify a specific attribute in an abject. The LDAP Display Name is also an attribute in its own right and is a mandatory item in each active directory object. The LDAP Display Name for an attribute contains no spaces or hyphens and the first letter is always lowercase while each distinct word in the name begins with a capital letter (for example, sAMAccountName, givenName, cn, sn). The lDAPDisplayName attribute value for each object is normally made by capitalizing the first letter of each word in the Common Name, then removing the hyphens and concatenating all the words together (and making the first letter lowercase). See also attribute. LDAP-enabled directory service A distributed network directory service that has native support for LDAP. Lightweight Directory Access Protocol A protocol used to access a directory service such as active directory that has been enabled to understand the protocol. LDAP is a simplified version of the DAP developed as part of the X.500 international standard for directory services. While LDAP is certainly a computer communication protocol, the term "LDAP" is frequently used to denote more than just the protocol standard: it is inextricably tied to a default schema for the active directory database and other essential aspects of interoperability. Glossary 330