Part II

Directory Proxy Server Reference

This part explains how Directory Proxy Server works. The information here is primarily descriptive. For instructions, try Part II, Directory Proxy Server Administration, in Administrator's Guide for Oracle Directory Server Enterprise Edition instead.

This part includes the following chapters:

• Chapter 15, "Directory Proxy Server Overview" outlines the architecture of Directory Proxy Server and describes, at a high level, the most important features of this release.

• Chapter 16, "Directory Proxy Server Load Balancing and Client Affinity" describes how Directory Proxy Server can be configured for load balancing, and how client affinity can be used to reduce the risk of propagation delay in load balanced deployments.

• Chapter 17, "Directory Proxy Server Distribution" describes how data in an LDAP server is exposed to a client request.

• Chapter 18, "Directory Proxy Server Virtualization" explains how virtual data views enable you to display physical data in a different way, and describes the kinds of virtual data views that are available in Directory Proxy Server.

• Chapter 19, "Connections Between Directory Proxy Server and Backend LDAP Servers" describes the connections between Directory Proxy Server and backend LDAP servers.

• Chapter 20, "Connections Between Clients and Directory Proxy Server" describes how connection handlers are used to apply limits and filters to a connection, and to restrict the data to which clients are exposed.

• Chapter 21, "Directory Proxy Server Client Authentication" describes the client authentication mechanisms available in Directory Proxy Server.

• Chapter 22, "Security in Directory Proxy Server" describes the mechanisms that can be used to secure data that passes through Directory Proxy Server.

• Chapter 23, "Directory Proxy Server Logging" provides an overview of the Directory Proxy Server logging interface.

• Chapter 24, "Directory Proxy Server Alerts and Monitoring" describes the mechanisms that can be used to monitor both Directory Proxy Server and the availability of backend LDAP servers.