Servers

To create a backup server:

1.Move to the Configuration Console window.

2.From the Device>Contents column, select the security gateway that needs to have the backup server.

3.Click the Directory Servers tab to bring it to the front.

4.Click Add to open the Add Directory Server dialog box.

5.Use Table 15 configuring a connection to a server.

Table 15: Add Directory Server Commands

Item

Description

 

 

Enter IP Address or

Type in the IP address or host name used by the server.

DNS Name

 

 

 

Locate This Server

Use these options to insert the server into a specific position in the

 

Directory Servers list.

 

 

Port

Type in the port number of the server (default is 389). To verify the

 

number, move to the computer running iPlanet Directory Server,

 

then start the iPlanet Console; the number can be seen from the

 

Console tab.

 

 

Use SSL

Select this check box to protect the communication between the

 

VPNmanager Console and the Directory Server with a Secure

 

Socket Layer (SSL). Read Appendix A: Using SSL with Directory

 

Server, before making this selection.

 

 

6.Click OK to return to the Directory Servers tab. The new backup server appears in the Directory Servers list.

7.When finished, click Save to save your work.

Managing the server list

The backup servers shown in the Servers list can be edited, have their sequence changed, or even deleted. The list organizes the servers in the sequence in which they must be used, where the one at the top of the list is always used first.

To edit, change the sequence, or delete a backup server:

1.Move to the Configuration Console window.

2.From the Device>Contents column, select the security gateway that has the backup server that needs to be changed.

3.Click the Servers tab to bring it to the front.

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Avaya 3.7 Managing the server list, To create a backup server, To edit, change the sequence, or delete a backup server

3.7 specifications

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