Red Hat DIRECTORY SERVER 8.0 - ADMINISTRATION Administration Manual page 81

The suffix must be named in line with dc naming conventions, such as dc=example,dc=com.
4. Deselect the Create associated database automatically checkbox.
The checkbox must not be selected because a database link cannot be added to a suffix that is
associated with a database. This suffix is used only by the database link.
5. Click OK.
The suffix appears automatically under Data in the left navigation pane.
6. In the left pane, right-click the new suffix, and select New Database Link from the pop-up menu.
The Create New Database Link dialog box is displayed.
7. Enter the name of the new database link in the Database link name field, such as
examplelink1. The name can be a combination of alphanumeric characters, dashes (-), and
underscores (_). No other characters are allowed.
8. Enter the DN used by the database link to bind to the remote server in the Bind DN field, such as
cn=dblink.
9. Enter the password used by the database link to bind to the remote server in the Password field.
10. Select the Use a secure LDAP connection between servers checkbox for the database link to
use SSL to communicate to the remote server.
11. Enter the name of the remote server in the Remote server field. Enter the server port number
used for the bind in the Remote server port field. The default port number is 389. The default
SSL port number is 636.
12. Enter the name of a failover server in the Failover Server(s) field, and specify a port number in
the Port field. The default port number is 389. The default SSL port number is 636. Click Add to
add the failover server to the list.
There can be multiple failover servers specified. If the primary remote server fails, the database
link contacts the first server in the Failover Servers list. If it fails, it contacts the next in the list, and
so on.
13. Click OK to create the new database link. Click OK to dismiss the success dialog box that appears
after the database link has been created.
The new database link appears under the suffix in the left navigation pane.
NOTE
The Console provides a checklist of information that needs to be present on the remote
server for the database link to bind successfully. To view this checklist, click the new
database link, and click the Authentication tab. The checklist appears in the Remote
server checklist box.
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