Configuration File Format - Red Hat DIRECTORY SERVER 8.1 Command Reference Manual

repl-monitor (Monitors Replication Status)

Configuration File Format

The configuration file defines the following:
• The connection parameters for connecting to the LDAP servers to get replication information;
specifying this information is mandatory.
• The server alias for more readable server names; specifying this information is optional.
• The color thresholds for time lags; specifying this information is optional.
The format for the configuration file is shown below.
[connection]
host:port:binddn:bindpwd:bindcert
host:port:binddn:bindpwd:bindcert
...
[alias]
alias = host:port
alias = host:port
...
[color]
lowmark = color
lowmark = color
The connection section defines how this tool may connect to each LDAP server in the replication
topology to get the replication-agreement information. The default binddn is cn=Directory
Manager. Simple bind will be used unless bindcert is specified with the path of a certificate database.
A server may have a dedicated or shared entry in the connection section. The script will find out the
most matched entry for a given server. For example, if all the LDAP servers except host1 share the
same binddn and bindpassword, the connection section will need to contain just two entries:
[connection]
*:*:binddn:bindpassword:
host1:*:binddn1:bindpassword1:
In the optional alias section, use aliases such as Supplier1, Supplier2, and Hub1, to
identify the servers in the replication topology. If used, the output shows these aliases, instead of
http(s)://hostname:port.
The CSN time lags between suppliers and consumers can be displayed in different colors based on
their range. The default color set is green for 0-5 minutes lag, yellow for 5-60 minutes lag, and pink for
a lag of 60 minutes or more.
The connection parameters for all the servers in a replication topology must be specified within one
configuration file. One configuration file, however, may contain information for multiple replication
topologies.
Because of the connection parameters, the replication monitoring tool does not need to perform DES
decryption of the credentials stored in the Directory Server. Each line in this file could either be a
comment started with the # character or a connection entry of the format:
host:port:binddn:bindpwd:bindcert
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