Supplier Architecture - Red Hat DIRECTORY SERVER 8.1 - DEPLOYMENT Deployment Manual

Chapter 9. Directory Design Examples
Figure 9.3. Server Topology for Example Corp.
Modify requests from compatible servers are routed to the appropriate consumer server. The
consumer server uses smart referrals to route the request to the supplier server responsible for the
master copy of the data being modified.
9.1.5. Local Enterprise Replication Design
Example Corp. decides to use a multi-master replication design to ensure the high availability of its
Section 6.2.2, "Multi-Master
directory data. For more information about multi-master replication, see
Replication".
The following sections provide more details about the supplier server architecture and the supplier-
consumer server topology.

9.1.5.1. Supplier Architecture

Example Corp. uses two supplier servers in a multi-master replication architecture. The suppliers
update one another so that the directory data remains consistent. The supplier architecture for
Example Corp. is described below:
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