h1. Advantages of Distributed LDAP Databases
* smaller databases make for simpler and faster backup and recovery
* process size is smaller
* process map traversal is faster
* shorter pauses during Directory Server checkpoints
* smaller databases can be housed on smaller hardware, maximizing rack space and power utilization
* greater scalability: as the number of entries increases, distributed databases grow horizontally
* capacity is more easily predicted in horizontally-scaled architectures
h1. Overview of the Distribution Mechanism
* support massively scalable deployments
* [Sun Java System Directory Proxy Server] provides distribution mechanism
* flat namespace distribution across set of directory servers with out of the box and programmable distribution algorithms
* operation-based routing
* load balancing
h1. Contributors
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* smaller databases make for simpler and faster backup and recovery
* process size is smaller
* process map traversal is faster
* shorter pauses during Directory Server checkpoints
* smaller databases can be housed on smaller hardware, maximizing rack space and power utilization
* greater scalability: as the number of entries increases, distributed databases grow horizontally
* capacity is more easily predicted in horizontally-scaled architectures
h1. Overview of the Distribution Mechanism
* support massively scalable deployments
* [Sun Java System Directory Proxy Server] provides distribution mechanism
* flat namespace distribution across set of directory servers with out of the box and programmable distribution algorithms
* operation-based routing
* load balancing
h1. Contributors
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