Adding new external servers
Add new external servers using dsconfig
.
About this task
Add new external servers by selecting External Server
from the main menu.
Steps
-
Run
dsconfig
and enter the LDAP connection parameters when prompted. -
In the
External Server menu
, enter the number corresponding toCreate a new External Server
. -
Base the configuration of the new external server on the existing configuration of the
ds-east-01
server. Entert
to use an existing external server as a template. -
Enter the number to base the configuration of the new server on the configuration of the
ds-east-01
server. -
Enter a name for the new
ds-central-01
server that complies with the naming strategy.Example:
>>>> Enter a name for the Ping Identity DS External Server that you want to create: ds-central-01.example.com:389
-
Enter the value of the
server-host-name
property. -
Review and modify the configuration properties of the external server.
-
In the
External Server menu
, change theserver-host-name
property to reflect the name of theds-central-01
server. -
In the
External Server menu
, change thelocation
property to reflect the central location. -
Change the
health-check
property to reflect the new health check created for theds-central-01
server in the previous section. -
On the
'health-check' Property
menu, enter the number to remove one or more values. -
Add the health-check created in the previous section.
-
Select the health check associated with the
ds-central-01
server. -
Press Enter to use the value associated with
ds-central-01
health check. -
Review the configuration of the new external server and enter
f
to create the server. -
Repeat steps 1-15 to add the new
ds-central-02
external server.