SERVICE PROVIDER

Ways to set up a service provider environment
There are two ways to set up a service provider environment. You can set up an xSP server, which features a shared IBM® Lotus® Domino™ Directory or you can user server partitioning. The term "shared Domino Directory" indicates that there is one Domino Directory shared by multiple hosted organizations. All data is secured and accessible only by the small or medium business that owns the data. A second option is Domino server partitioning, which you use to run multiple instances of the Domino server on a single computer.

Set up an xSP server to offer pure Internet protocol-based access to a specific set of applications on Domino servers. For example, IBM® Lotus® Domino™ Web Access is such an application. Using an xSP server reduces the total cost of ownership for a designated set of services, offered to several customers accessing the server through standard Internet protocols. In a service provider environment, you are hosting multiple companies in one Domino domain.

Use Domino partitioning to offer a Domino server where the customer can have IBM® Lotus® Notes® Client access and can create and run their own Domino applications. Setting up a partitioned server is particularly effective when the partitions are in different Domino domains. Partitioning provides a completely separate server for each customer, as well as a completely separate Domino Directory.

For more information on partitioned servers, see the topic Partitioned servers.

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