# $OpenLDAP$
-# Copyright 1999-2006 The OpenLDAP Foundation, All Rights Reserved.
+# Copyright 1999-2008 The OpenLDAP Foundation, All Rights Reserved.
# COPYING RESTRICTIONS APPLY, see COPYRIGHT.
H1: The Big Picture - Configuration Choices
This section gives a brief overview of various {{TERM:LDAP}} directory
-configurations, and how your stand-alone LDAP server {{slapd}}(8)
+configurations, and how your Standalone LDAP Daemon {{slapd}}(8)
fits in with the rest of the world.
with other directory servers in any way. This configuration is shown
in Figure 3.1.
-!import "config_local.gif"; align="center"; title="Local service via slapd(8) configuration"
+!import "config_local.png"; align="center"; title="Local service via slapd(8) configuration"
FT[align="Center"] Figure 3.1: Local service configuration.
Use this configuration if you are just starting out (it's the one the
run this service (or services) yourself or use one provided to you.
This configuration is shown in Figure 3.2.
-!import "config_ref.gif"; align="center"; title="Local service with referrals"
+!import "config_ref.png"; align="center"; title="Local service with referrals"
FT[align="Center"] Figure 3.2: Local service with referrals
Use this configuration if you want to provide local service and
information on multiple directory servers. In its most basic
configuration, the {{master}} is a syncrepl provider and one or more
{{slave}} (or {{shadow}}) are syncrepl consumers. An example
-master-slave configuration is shown in figure 3.3.
+master-slave configuration is shown in figure 3.3. Multi-Master
+configurations are also supported.
-!import "config_repl.gif"; align="center"; title="Replicated Directory Services"
+!import "config_repl.png"; align="center"; title="Replicated Directory Services"
FT[align="Center"] Figure 3.3: Replicated Directory Services
This configuration can be used in conjunction with either of the