Creating a New Database Link

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The Console provides a checklist of information that needs to be present on the remote server for the database link to bind successfully. To view this checklist, click the new database link, and click the Authentication tab. The checklist appears in the Remote server checklist box.

3.2.2. Creating a Database Link from the Command-Line

1.Use the ldapmodify command-line utility to create a new database link from the command-line. The new instance must be located in the cn=chaining database,cn=plugins,cn=config entry.

ldapmodify -a -p 389 -D "cn=directory manager" -w secret -h us.example.com

2.Specify the configuration information for the database link:

dn: cn=examplelink,cn=chaining database,cn=plugins,cn=config

objectclass: top

objectclass: extensibleObject

objectclass: nsBackendInstance

nsslapd-suffix: ou=people,dc=example,dc=com suffix being chained

nsfarmserverurl: ldap://people.example.com:389/ LDAP URL to remote server

nsmultiplexorbinddn: cn=proxy admin,cn=config bind DN

nsmultiplexorcredentials: secret bind password

cn: examplelink

Default configuration attributes are contained in the cn=default config, cn=chaining database,cn=plugins,cn=config entry. These configuration attributes apply to all database links at creation time. Changes to the default configuration only affect new database links. The default configuration attributes on existing database links cannot be changed.

Each database link contains its own specific configuration information, which is stored with the database link entry itself, cn=database_link, cn=chaining database,cn=plugins,cn=config. For more information about configuration attributes, refer to the Directory Server Configuration, Command, and File Reference.

Section 3.2.2.1, “Providing Suffix Information”

Section 3.2.2.2, “Providing Bind Credentials”

Section 3.2.2.3, “Providing an LDAP URL”

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