Red Hat DIRECTORY SERVER 8.1 - DEPLOYMENT Deployment Manual

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About Suffixes59Figure 5.2. Dividing Suffix Databases Between Separate ServersServer A contains DB1 and DB2, and Server B contains DB3.Distributing databases across multiple servers reduces the workload on each server. The directoryservice can therefore be scaled to a much larger number of entries than would be possible with asingle server.In addition, Directory Server supports adding databases dynamically, which means that newdatabases can be added when the directory service needs them without taking the entire directoryservice off-line.5.2.2. About SuffixesEach database contains the data within a specific suffix of the Directory Server. Both root andsubsuffixes can be created to organize the contents of the directory tree. A root suffix is the entryat the top of a tree. It can be the root of the directory tree or part of a larger tree designed for theDirectory Server. A subsuffix is a branch beneath a root suffix. The data for root and subsuffixes arecontained by databases.For example, Example Corp. creates suffixes to represent the distribution of their directory data.Figure 5.3. Directory Tree for Example Corp.