Directory Replication

Directory Server supports replication, enabling a variety of configurations that provide redundancy and efficiency. Enabling replication of all or part of the DIT from one host to other hosts provides the following configuration capabilities:

• The directory information is more accessible, because it is replicated on multiple servers rather than on a single server.

• The directory information can be cached on a local directory server, reducing effort of accessing the information from a remote directory server. Caching the directory information enhances performance, especially in deployments with limited network bandwidth to the central directory.

• Depending on the actual configuration, multiple directory servers can process mail client requests faster than a single centralized server.

For more information on directory replication, directory performance tuning, and DIT structure and design, see the Sun Java System Directory Server documentation:

http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/coll/1316.1