Setting Up Replication During Installation

If you install the directory server by using the GUI, you can set up replication as part of the installation. If you install the server by using the command-line interface, you must set up replication by using the dsreplication command after the server is installed. For more information, see Configuring Replication With dsreplication in Sun OpenDS Standard Edition 2.0 Administration Guide.

To Set Up Replication in GUI Mode

1. For the first directory server in your replication topology, follow the instructions in To Set Up the Directory Server in GUI Mode.
2. On the Topologies screen, do following:
   1. Select This server will be part of a replication topology.
   2. Type the replication port number or accept the default port 8989.

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      Note - The replication port must be different for each directory server in a topology if all of them are running on the same host.

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   3. Select Configure as Secure if you want to use encrypted communication when connecting to the replication port on the first server.

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      Note - Record the replication port, host name, and administration port for this first directory server. You will need this information when you configure the second directory server.

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3. Complete the configuration of the first server.
4. If you are running the second directory server on the same host, unzip the Sun OpenDS Standard Edition software in a different subdirectory.
5. Follow the instructions in To Set Up the Directory Server in GUI Mode.
6. On the Topologies screen, do the following:
   1. Select This server will be part of a replication topology.
   2. Type the replication port number for this directory server.

      The replication port must be different from the replication port of the first directory server if both servers are running on the same host.

   3. Select There is already a server in the topology.
      • Host Name. Type the Host Name for the first directory server.
      • Port. Type the administration port for the first directory server.
      • Admin User. Type the bind DN for the first directory user, or accept the default.
      • Admin Password. Type a bind password for the Admin user.
7. On the Global Administrator screen, type a password for the Global Administrator for the replication servers.
8. On the Data Replication screen, select one of the following options, and click Next.
   1. Create first instance of base DN to be replicated.
   2. Create local instance of existing base DNs and configure replication. Click the base DN for the first directory server.
9. Review the configuration settings for the second server, and click Finish.
10. Repeat these procedures to set up additional servers in the replication topology.