Configuring request processors using dsconfig
About this task
To create and configure a request processor:
Steps
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Run the
dsconfig
tool.Example:
$ bin/dsconfig
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When prompted, enter the connection parameters to the server.
Connection parameters can include:
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Host name
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Connection method
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Port
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Bind distinguished name (DN)
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Bind DN password
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In the PingDirectoryProxy server’s main menu, enter the selection for
Request Processor configuration
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Enter the selection for
Create a new request processor
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Select an existing request processor to use as a template for creating a new one or enter
n
to create one from scratch. -
Select an existing load balancing algorithm or create a new one.
Result:
The following example shows the configuration of a new proxying request processor after the selection of the load balancing algorithm.
Property Value(s) -------------------------------------------------------------- 1) description - 2) enabled true 3) allowed-operation abandon, add, bind, compare, delete, extended, modify, modify-dn, search 4) load-balancing-algorithm dc_example_dc_com-fewest-operations 5) transformation - 6) referral-behavior pass-through 7) supported-control account-usable, assertion, authorization-identity, get-authorization-entry, get-effective-rights, get-server-id, ignore-no-user-modification, intermediate-client, manage-dsa-it, matched-values, no-op, password-policy, permissive-modify, post-read, pre-read, proxied-authorization-v1, proxied-authorization-v2, real-attributes-only, retain-identity, subentries, subtree-delete, virtual-attributes-only 8) supported-control-oid - ?) help f) finish - create the new Proxying Request Processor d) display the equivalent dsconfig arguments to create this object b) back q) quit
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Review the configuration properties of the new request processor. To finish, enter
f
.To use the request processor, you must associate it with a subtree view.