Database Topology - Red Hat DIRECTORY SERVER 8.1 - DEPLOYMENT Deployment Manual

Local Enterprise Topology Design
Figure 9.1. Directory Tree for Example Corp.
9.1.4. Local Enterprise Topology Design
At this point, Example Corp. needs to design its database and server topologies. The following
sections describe each topology in detail.

9.1.4.1. Database Topology

The company designs a database topology in which the people branch is stored in one database
(DB1), the groups branch is stored in another database (DB2), and the resources branch, roles
branch, and the root suffix information are stored in a third database (DB3). The database
topology for Example Corp.'s directory appears as follows:
Figure 9.2. Database Topology for Example Corp.
Each of the two supplier servers updates all three consumer servers in Example Corp.'s deployment of
Directory Server. These consumers supply data to one messaging server and to the other unified user
management products.
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