Configuring 4-Way Multi-Master Replication; Configuring The Read-Only Replicas On The Consumer Servers - Netscape DIRECTORY SERVER 6.2 - ADMINISTRATOR Administrator's Manual

Configuring Multi-Master Replication

Configuring 4-Way Multi-Master Replication

The 6.2 release of Directory Server supports 4-way multi-master replication. To set
up multi-master replication such as the configuration shown in Figure 8-3 on page
293, between four supplier servers, Server M1 through Server M4, that each hold a
read-write replica, and eight consumer servers, Server C1 through Server C8, that
each hold a read-only replica, you need to perform the following procedures:
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Configuring the Read-Only Replicas on the Consumer Servers

• Configuring the Read-Write Replicas on the Supplier Servers
• Initializing the Replicas for Multi-Master Replication
Configuring the Read-Only Replicas on the Consumer Servers
Perform these steps on each consumer server, Server C1 through Server C8:
Create the database for the read-only replica, if it does not exist.
1.
For instructions, refer to "Creating Suffixes" on page 80.
Create the entry corresponding to the supplier bind DN, if it does not exist.
2.
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Specify the replication settings required for a read-only replica.
3.
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This is the special entry that the supplier will use to bind. The
entry must not be part of the replicated database.
In the Directory Server Console, select the Directory tab.
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), disable it to prevent replication from failing due to expiration
of passwords.
To disable the password expiration policy on the
add the
passwordExpirationTime
, which means that the password will never expire.
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In the Directory Server Console, select the Configuration tab.
cn=Replication Manager,cn=config
attribute-value pair.
attribute with a value of
.
attribute,
userPassword