Configuring Supplier Settings; Configuring A Read-Write Replica - Netscape DIRECTORY SERVER 6.2 - ADMINISTRATOR Administrator's Manual

Handling Complex Replication Configurations

Configuring Supplier Settings

On any server that holds the master copy of a replica, you must specify supplier
settings.
To configure supplier settings:
In the Directory Server Console, select the Configuration tab.
1.
For information on starting the Directory Server Console, see "Using the
Directory Server Console" on page 32.
In the left navigation tree, highlight the Replication node.
2.
In the right pane, select the Supplier Settings tab.
3.
Check the Enable Changelog checkbox.
4.
This activates all of the fields in the pane below that were previously grayed
out.
Specify a change log by clicking the "Use default" button, or click Browse to
5.
display a file selector.
Set the change log number and age parameters.
6.
You must clear the unlimited checkboxes to specify different values.
Click Save to save the supplier settings.
7.

Configuring a Read-Write Replica

For each read-write replica on the supplier server, you must specify the
appropriate replication settings.
To configure a read-write replica:
In the Directory Server Console, select the Configuration tab.
1.
For information on starting the Directory Server Console, see "Using the
Directory Server Console" on page 32.
In the left navigation tree, expand the Replication folder and highlight the
2.
database to replicate.
The Replication tab is displayed on the right pane.
Check the Enable Replica checkbox.
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