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title: Administration framework
description: The PingDirectory server provides an administration and configuration framework capable of managing stand-alone servers, server groups, and highly available deployments that include multiple redundant server instances.
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version: 10.1
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canonical_url: https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingdirectory/10.1/pingdirectory_server_administration_guide/pd_ds_admin_framework.html
revdate: October 31, 2023
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# Administration framework

The PingDirectory server provides an administration and configuration framework capable of managing stand-alone servers, server groups, and highly available deployments that include multiple redundant server instances.

Administrators can configure changes locally or remotely:

* On a single server

* On all servers in a server group

Each server configuration is stored as a flat file (LDIF) that can be accessed under the `cn=config` branch of the directory information tree (DIT). Administrators can tune the configuration and perform maintenance functions over LDAP using a suite of command-line tools or an administrative console (for configuration and monitoring). The PingDirectory server provides plugins to extend the functionality of its components.