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title: Managing replication
description: The PingDirectory server provides a robust replication system to ensure high availability and fast failover in production environments.
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version: 11.0
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canonical_url: https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingdirectory/11.0/pingdirectory_server_administration_guide/pd_ds_manage_replication.html
revdate: September 13, 2023
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# Managing replication

The PingDirectory server provides a robust replication system to ensure high availability and fast failover in production environments.

Every server in the topology can handle write requests, with the replication component performing immediate synchronization with other members. The replicated server environment ensures that Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) *(tooltip: \<div class="paragraph">
\<p>An open, cross platform protocol used for interacting with directory services.\</p>
\</div>)* clients can seamlessly fail over to another server instance.