Page created: 4 Feb 2020 | Page updated: 22 Jul 2020 | 1 min readProduct PingDirectory 8.1 PingDirectoryProxy Directory Capability Product documentation Content Type Administration User task Configuration System Administrator Administrator Audience IT Administrator Software Deployment Method Add new external servers by selecting “External Server” from the main menu. Related linksOverview of Deployment StepsPreparing Two New External Servers Using the prepare-external-server ToolAdding the New PingDirectory Servers to the Directory Proxy ServerAdding New LocationsEditing the Existing LocationsAdding New Health Checks for the Central ServersModifying the Load Balancing AlgorithmTesting External Server CommunicationTesting a Simulated External Server Failure