Windows 2008 AD LDS Lightweight Directory Services Resolution

The Lightweight Directory Services (AD LDS) role is a fully functional and easy to install and deploy directory service. It provides a dedicated application and can be configured and managed separately. Running as a non-OS service allows multiple AD LDS instances to run concurrently on a single server and can configure each instance independently to serve multiple applications. AD LDS also does not need to be on a domain controller (depending on the Active Directory directory) Service (AD DS)) for deployment.

An example of an AD LDS is a single running copy of AD LDS. Unlike the AD DS service, multiple copies of AD LDS can run on the same computer as colleagues. This improves availability and load balancing when replicating instances from multiple servers. Each instance of AD LDS has a separate directory assigned when the instance is created, a unique service name and a unique service description.

Each instance of AD LDS can contain one or more application directory partitions to hold application data. All application directory partitions in an AD LDS catalog instance share a single schema that defines the objects and attributes that can be stored in the catalog. When you create an application directory, you can choose to create a new empty application partition or you can copy one or more application directory partitions from an existing AD LDS instance.

AD DS and AD LDS have many similarities in how they are used. In any case, they still have many important differences in their respective tasks. The content of this lesson is as long as it compares AD DS and AD LDS.

o They all use the LDAP protocol and both support LDAP client connections.

o Distribute replicated data using a multi-master replication engine.

o Support for delegation management of partitions, organizations (OUs), groups, roles, or users.

o Use the Extensible Storage Engine (ESE) for data storage.

AD DS and AD LDS each have their own distinct and unique uses, and they have several differences. AD DS was originally designed to serve businesses' operations, management, audits, and more. AD LDS is designed to provide a robust and simple tool and infrastructure for other applications to secure data storage for functions such as management and auditing. Previous 12 3 4 5 6 7 Next Read more