MDS INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATION

MDS INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATION
Choosing the Type of MDS
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Multi Domain Server - Manager
The MDS Manager is the central point of entry for the CMAs. The MDG can
only access the MDS Manager. The Manager is a Certificate Authority for the
Provider-1 NG configuration and, if multiple MDS Managers exist, establishes
High Availability between them. High Availability (HA) is possible even if the
additional Manager machine is located at a remote location.
No CMAs are loaded on the MDS Manager. Only the MDS Container can
maintain the CMAs. If the MDS Manager is installed as the only MDS in the
configuration, both the Manager and Container functions can be installed and
run on one machine.
Multi Domain Server - Container
The less-expensive MDS Container maintains the customer CMAs. Capable of
maintaining up to 500 CMAs, the Container machine is an alternative for
Administrators who want to increase their Provider-1 capabilities without
dramatically increasing cost. The Container machine cannot function as a
Certificate Authority for Provider-1 components or establish High Availability
for CMAs. The Container machine can be used as an additional MDS to
increase customer capacity and for backup capabilities.
Multi Domain Server as Multi Domain Log Module
The MDS can also be licensed to function as a Multi Domain Log Module
(MLM). The MLM separates the logs of each CMA into different databases.
The MLM is configured with a CLM for each Customer CMA. Unlike the
CMAs loaded on an MDS, CLMs configured on the MLM do not require a
separate license. No more than 200 CLMs can be loaded on one MDS MLM.
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