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Chapter 39 Configuring the Identity Firewall
Information About the Identity Firewall
Figure 39-2 Deployment Scenario without Redundancy
As shown in Figure 39-3, you can deploy the Identity Firewall components to support redundancy.
Scenario 1 shows a deployment with multiple Active Directory servers and a single AD Agent installed
on a separate Windows server. Scenario 2 shows a deployment with multiple Active Directory servers
and multiple AD Agents installed on separate Windows servers.
Figure 39-3 Deployment Scenario with Redundant Components
As shown in Figure 39-4, all Identity Firewall components—Active Directory server, the AD Agent, and
the clients—are installed and communicate on the LAN.
Figure 39-4 LAN -based Deployment
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