Installing the Proxy Server

This section details all the installation and configuration steps needed to get your Sun OpenDS Standard Edition proxy up and running. The following section gives you an overview of the tested Sun OpenDS Standard Edition proxy deployments. Other deployments are possible, but the following deployments have been tested extensively.

Note - You will need one or more back-end LDAPv3–compliant directory servers installed to use Sun OpenDS Standard Edition proxy. The tested directory servers are: Sun OpenDS Standard Edition (2.2 and 2.0) and Sun Directory Server Enterprise Edition 7.0.

For a description of the different deployments, see Chapter 6, Example Deployments Using the Proxy Server, in Sun OpenDS Standard Edition 2.2 Deployment Planning Guide.

Before you begin your Sun OpenDS Standard Edition proxy installation, determine the deployment architecture that you want to implement.

1. Simple load balancing

2. Simple distribution

3. Distribution with load balancing

4. Failover between data centers

5. Distribution with failover between data centers

A global index catalog can be incorporated in any scenario which uses distribution. For information on creating a global index catalog, see Configuring the Global Index in Sun OpenDS Standard Edition 2.2 Administration Guide.