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8.2 Product PingDirectory 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.
- Run dsconfig and enter the LDAP connection parameters when prompted.
- On the External Server menu, enter the number corresponding to "Create a new External Server".
- Base the configuration of the new external server on the existing configuration of the ds-east-01 server. Enter t 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.
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Enter a name for the new ds-central-01 server that complies with the naming
strategy.
>>>> Enter a name for the Ping Identity DS External Server that you want to create: ds-central-01.example.com:389
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Enter the value of the
server-host-name
property. - Review and modify the configuration properties of the external server.
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On the External Server menu, change the
server-host-name
property to reflect the name of theds-central-01
server. -
On the External Server menu, change the
location
property to reflect the central location. -
Change the
health-check
property to reflect the new health check created for the ds-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.
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Repeat these steps to add the new
ds-central-02
external server.