RE: Openldap vs. IBM Directory Server

[Aly Dharshi <aly.dharshi@uleth.ca>]

Hello Lee,

	I hope that you are well. If you find that OpenLDAP multi-master
replication is not suitable then you would have to look at the software
from Sun, they have 4 way multi-master replication available on their
software (Sun ONE Directory Server) which is the closed to this that you
can get for a true ldap server so to say.

	Cheers,

	Aly.

On Tue, 2003-08-19 at 14:09, Smits.Dolf wrote:
> Hello Lee,
> 
> I don't have much experience with openLdap, but some little with IBM
> secureway.
> 
> One thing I noticed is that is has its own idea's of interpreting LDAP
> standards.
> I once ported an application (IBM accessmanager) to Siemens Directory, and I
> had a lot of problems due to the generalizedTime syntax, which is incorrect
> in IBM. (timestamps look like 20030819230745.Z, beware of the point!)
> 
> Other than that, You immediatly recognize the UMICH implementation behind
> it, as it still is based heavily on that.
> 
> Besides that, it is not a real ldapserver, but an ldap frontend to the DB2
> database (which you have to buy!) so the free of IBM is different to the
> free of IBM.
> 
> Just my opinion,
> 
> Regards, Dolf
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lee [mailto:lee_hoffman@brown.edu]
> Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2003 21:10
> To: openldap-software@OpenLDAP.org
> Subject: Openldap vs. IBM Directory Server
> 
> 
> Hey All,
> We are evaluating a switch to IBM Directory Server from our current 
> openldap cluster due to openldap's lack of (or should i say buggy) 
> multimaster support.
> 
> I wanted to get an impression from users of this list that have 
> experience with both servers, and what if any advantages OpenLdap has 
> over IBM's Directory Server (which is also free).
> 
> Thanks,
> Lee
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