T 4.44 Failure of Novell eDirectory

Technical failures due to hardware or software problems may lead to the failure of an eDirectory system or parts thereof. As a consequence, the data stored in the directory may be temporarily unavailable, namely for the eDirectory user and for any network applications accessing the eDirectory. In extreme cases, data may also be lost.

This way, business processes may be disturbed and the internal workflow may be affected adversely and losses of production may also occur due to the manifold functions of eDirectory and the strong integration into the organisation.

If functional replicas of the failed system parts are available, continued access is possible, but this may come at the price of reduced performance - depending on the network topology.