Add new external servers using dsconfig.
Add new external servers by selecting External Server from the main
menu.
- Run dsconfig and enter the LDAP connection parameters when prompted.
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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-01server. 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-01server. -
Enter a name for the new
ds-central-01server 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 -
Enter the value of the
server-host-nameproperty. - Review and modify the configuration properties of the external server.
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In the
External Server menu, change theserver-host-nameproperty to reflect the name of theds-central-01server. -
In the
External Server menu, change thelocationproperty to reflect the central location. -
Change the
health-checkproperty to reflect the new health check created for theds-central-01server in the previous section. -
On the
'health-check' Propertymenu, enter the number to remove one or more values. - Add the health-check created in the previous section.
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Select the health check associated with the
ds-central-01server. -
Press Enter to use the value associated with
ds-central-01health check. - Review the configuration of the new external server and enter f to create the server.
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Repeat steps 1-15 to add the new
ds-central-02external server.