1. Create a group called “group-one” using dsconfig.
    $ bin/dsconfig create-server-group --group-name group-one
  2. Add any directory server to the server group. If you have set up replication between a set of servers, these server entries will have already been created by the dsreplication enable command.
    $ bin/dsconfig set-server-group-prop \
      --group-name group-one --add member:server1
    
    $ bin/dsconfig set-server-group-prop \
      --group-name group-one --add member:server2
    
    $ bin/dsconfig set-server-group-prop \
      --group-name group-one --add member:server3
  3. Set a global configuration property for each of the servers that should share changes in this group.
    $ bin/dsconfig set-global-configuration-prop \ 
      --set configuration-server-group:group-one
  4. Test the server group. In this example, enable the log publisher for each directory server in the group, server-group, by using the --applyChangeTo server-group option.
    $ bin/dsconfig set-log-publisher-prop \ 
      --publisher-name "File-Based Audit Logger" \ 
      --set enabled:true \
      --applyChangeTo server-group
  5. View the property on the first directory server instance.
    $ bin/dsconfig get-log-publisher-prop \ 
      --publisher-name "File-Based Audit Logger" \
      --property enabled
    Property : Value(s) 
    ---------:--------- 
    enabled : true
  6. Repeat step 5 on the second and third directory server instance.
  7. Test the server group by disabling the log publisher on the first directory server instance by using the --applyChangeTo single-server.
    $ bin/dsconfig set-log-publisher-prop \ 
      --publisher-name "File-Based Audit Logger" \ 
      --set enabled:disabled \ 
      --applyChangeTo single-server
  8. View the property on the first directory server instance. The first directory server instance should be disabled.
    $ bin/dsconfig get-log-publisher-prop \ 
      --publisher-name "File-Based Audit Logger" \ 
      --property enabled
    Property : Value(s) 
    ---------:--------- 
    enabled : false
  9. View the property on the second directory server instance. Repeat this step on the third directory server instance to verify that the property is still enabled on that server.
    $ bin/dsconfig get-log-publisher-prop \ 
      --publisher-name "File-Based Audit Logger" \ 
      --property enabled
    Property : Value(s) 
    ---------:--------- 
    enabled : true