Part 2  

Directory Server Deployment Scenario and Reference Architectures

The second part of this guide presents a Sun ONE Directory Server 5.2 deployment scenario and outlines a number of architectural strategies. Presented from a business perspective, the deployment scenario may help you understand how Sun ONE Directory Server 5.2 can be deployed to provide solutions to a given business challenge. Each architectural strategy, categorized by the number of data centers (sites) in which your organization has a directory, provides guidelines regarding the physical location of your data, an appropriate replication topology, in addition to suggestions related to failover, scalability and backup strategies.

While we advise that you implement your Directory Server deployment with the help of Sun Professional Services, the following deployment scenario and architectural strategies should give you an insight into some of the major concerns and issues you will need to address.