About the Proxy Server

When installing Sun OpenDS Standard Edition as a proxy server, the server acts as an interface between the client and the remote LDAP server containing the data. The proxy server manages the client requests through load balancing and/or data distribution. The proxy does not contain any data. To install the Sun OpenDS Standard Edition in proxy mode, see the procedure in Installing the Proxy Server.

When using the Sun OpenDS Standard Edition proxy, your data is stored in one or more remote LDAP servers or data centers, which can be any LDAPv3–compliant directory server, such as the Sun OpenDS Standard Edition directory server or Sun Directory Server Enterprise Edition 7.0.