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Configuring Cascading Replication
When you have configured the replicas on each server, and the necessary
replication agreements between servers, you can initialize the read-only replicas on
the hub supplier, and on the consumer. You can perform this task from the
replication agreement wizard while you are configuring the supplier server and
the hub supplier server, or at any time afterwards.
Configuring the Read-Only Replica on the Hub
Supplier
Perform these steps on the hub supplier that receives replication updates from the
master, and propagates them to consumers:
Create the database for the replica, if it does not exist.
1.
For instructions, refer to "Creating Suffixes," on page 76.
Create the entry corresponding to the supplier bind DN, if it does not exist.
2.
This is the special entry that the supplier will use to bind.
a.
b.
c.
NOTE
Specify the required replication settings.
3.
a.
b.
c.
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In the Directory Server Console, click the Directory tab, and create an
entry. For example you could use
Specify a
userPassword
If you have enabled the password expiration policy, or intend to do so in
the future, you must remember to disable it to prevent replication from
failing due to passwords expiring. To disable the password expiration
policy on the
userPassword
attribute with a value of 20380119031407Z which means that the password
will never expire.
This entry must not be part of the replicated database.
In the navigation tree on the Configuration tab, expand the Replication
node and highlight the database to replicate.
The Replica Settings tab is displayed in the right-hand side of the window.
Check the Enable Replica checkbox.
In the Replica Role section, select the Hub radio button.
cn=Replication Manager,cn=config
attribute-value pair.
attribute, add the
passwordExpirationTime
.
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