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Sun OpenDS

Overview
Sun OpenDSSun OpenDS is an open source community project building a free and comprehensive next generation directory service, based on LDAP and DSML standards. Sun OpenDS is a popular LDAPv3 compliant directory server with multi-master replication, an advanced command line interface and a graphical user interface, can be installed and configured in around three minutes. The ease with which this LDAP server can be set up, makes it a popular choice for enterprises that are comfortable working with Open Source Software. 

Symlabs performs a fair amount of testing and demonstration work using Sun OpenDS as a backend repository, since it is relatively easy to set up and configure for any Operating System. As a result, we have simulated a large number of customer issues using OpenDS as an example backend. Furthermore, as a free and open source application, we have been able to use OpenDS to illustrate how it is possible to cheaply build a persistent cache of virtual data-views processed within Symlabs Virtual Directory Server and LDAP Proxy. If you are exploring this as an option, it is better to make use of a directory that has excellent performance and simple configuration options, than to use a 'built-in' facility that is completely reliant on your Virtual Directory software and that may not be built with real performance in mind.
Related Solutions
These solutions may be of interest to you as a user of Sun OpenDS. Symlabs Virtual Directory Server and LDAP Proxy have been used to solve problems for a wide variety of platforms, and are both commonly tested against this Open Source LDAP Server. The plugins and functionalities listed here have all been tested thoroughly on Sun OpenDS.

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