LDAP: Creating a consumer server for conuser-initiated replication (CIR)

  1. Login as root.
  2. Custom-nstall binary.
  3. For configuration directory, enter Yes.
  4. For configuration directory hostname and port number, enter the full qualified domain name of the machine on which the configuration directory is running, ie. supplier server.
  5. For Configuration Directory Admin ID and password, enter those which you'll authenticate. These were created when the configuration directory was installed.
  6. For Admin Domain, enter the domain that you want this server to belong to.
  7. For the Directory Server port, select the default 389.
  8. For server identifier, enter some unique value. eg. slapd-phonebook if hostname is phonebook.
  9. For a directory suffice, eg. o=dswkim.org
  10. For Directory Manager DN: eg.
    cd=Directory Manager
    cn=root
    uid=admin
  11. For Directory Manager password, enter a value wich is at least 8 characters logn.
  12. For setup replication, enter Yes.
  13. For setup a supplier server, select the default (this server is not a supplier).
  14. For setup a consumer server, select the second option (CIR).
  15. For supplier hostname and port, enter FQDN of the supplier server.
  16. For the replication DN and password, enter the distinguished name on the supplier server that has read, search, and compare privileges to the replicated treee, and to the supplier server's change log directory.
  17. For the tree to replicate, enter the distinguished name of the root point of the directory tree that this consumer server will receive. eg. ou=people, o=dswkim.org.

    The setup script will start.
  18. For replication synch interval, 2 hours is recommended.
  19. For replication days, select the defaul (all) to replicate everyday.
  20. For replication time, specify time in 24 hour format.
  21. For disable schema checking, select the default.
  22. For admin port number, enter a value that's not in use.
  23. For the IP address to bind to, select the default unless you want the Admin Server to listen tosome other IP address.
  24. For Server Admin ID, for best results, this user ID/password should be smae as the ID/password for the Configuration Directory Admin.