Sun Java System Directory Server: Difference between revisions

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The '''Sun Java System Directory Server''' is [[Sun Microsystems]]' scalable [[Lightweight Directory Access Protocol|LDAP]] [[Directory service|directory server]] and [[Directory Service Markup Language|DSML]] server written in [[C (programming language)|C]]<ref name="WhyNotOpenSourceSJSDS">{{cite web | url=http://opends.java.net/public/docs/OpenDS-FAQ.html#why_not_os_sjsds | title=OpenDS FAQ - Why not open source the current Sun Java System Directory Server? | publisher=java.net | accessdate=November 07, 2012}}</ref>. The Java System Directory Server is a component of the [[Sun Java System#Sun Java Enterprise System|Java Enterprise System]]. Earlier iterations of Sun Java System Directory Server were known as '''Sun ONE Directory Server''', '''iPlanet Directory Server''', and, before that, '''Netscape Directory Server'''.

Sun Java System Directory Server is bundled as part of the Directory Server Enterprise Edition, currently known as [[Oracle Directory Server Enterprise Edition]] ([[Oracle Directory Server Enterprise Edition|ODSEE]]).<ref>[http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/middleware/id-mgmt/overview/index-085178.html Oracle Directory Server Enterprise Edition Overview]</ref>

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The [[389 Directory Server]], using the same [[389 Directory Server#History|legacy-Netscape codebase]], may be a viable alternative for this product for current users.

Sun started developing [[OpenDS]] in Java, due to too many issues with developing Sun Java Sysem Directory Server with the C language.<ref name="WhyNotOpenSourceSJSDS"/><ref>{{cite web | url=http://opends.java.net/public/docs/OpenDS-FAQ.html#why_java | title=Open DS FAQ - Why use Java instead of some other language like C or C++? ? | publisher=java.net | accessdate=November 07, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://opends.java.net/public/docs/OpenDS-FAQ.html#future_of_sjsds | title=OpenDS FAQ - What is the future of the Sun Java System Directory Server? | work=java.net | accessdate=November 07, 2012}}</ref>

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