Configuring Failover Between Data Centers

Use the following commands to set up a failover deployment between two data centers, as presented in Configuration 3: Failover Between Data Centers.

#Create a proxy LDAP extension for each remote LDAP server
dsconfig -p 4444 -h localhost -D"cn=Directory Manager" -w password -X -n \
create-extension \
  --type ldap-server \
  --extension-name proxy-extension1 \
  --set enabled:true \
  --set remote-ldap-server-address:DS1_hostname \
  --set remote-ldap-server-port:3189 

dsconfig -p 4444 -h localhost -D"cn=Directory Manager" -w password -X -n \
create-extension \
  --type ldap-server \
  --extension-name proxy-extension2 \
  --set enabled:true \
  --set remote-ldap-server-address:DS2_hostname \
  --set remote-ldap-server-port:3289 

dsconfig -p 4444 -h localhost -D"cn=Directory Manager" -w password -X -n \
create-extension \
  --type ldap-server \
  --extension-name proxy-extension3 \
  --set enabled:true \
  --set remote-ldap-server-address:DS3_hostname \
  --set remote-ldap-server-port:3389 

dsconfig -p 4444 -h localhost -D"cn=Directory Manager" -w password -X -n \
create-extension \
  --type ldap-server \
  --extension-name proxy-extension4 \
  --set enabled:true \
  --set remote-ldap-server-address:DS4_hostname \
  --set remote-ldap-server-port:3489 

#Create a proxy workflow element for each LDAP server extension
dsconfig -p 4444 -h localhost -D"cn=Directory Manager" -w password -X -n \
create-workflow-element \
  --element-name proxy-we1 \
  --type proxy-ldap \
  --set enabled:true \
  --set client-cred-mode:use-client-identity \
  --set ldap-server-extension:proxy-extension1 

dsconfig -p 4444 -h localhost -D"cn=Directory Manager" -w password -X -n \
create-workflow-element \
  --element-name proxy-we2 \
  --type proxy-ldap \
  --set enabled:true \
  --set client-cred-mode:use-client-identity \
  --set ldap-server-extension:proxy-extension2 

dsconfig -p 4444 -h localhost -D"cn=Directory Manager" -w password -X -n \
create-workflow-element \
  --element-name proxy-we3 \
  --type proxy-ldap \
  --set enabled:true \
  --set client-cred-mode:use-client-identity \
  --set ldap-server-extension:proxy-extension3 

dsconfig -p 4444 -h localhost -D"cn=Directory Manager" -w password -X -n \
create-workflow-element \
  --element-name proxy-we4 \
  --type proxy-ldap \
  --set enabled:true \
  --set client-cred-mode:use-client-identity \
  --set ldap-server-extension:proxy-extension4 

# Create a load balancing workflow element for each data center
dsconfig -p 4444 -h localhost -D"cn=Directory Manager" -w password -X -n \
create-workflow-element \
  --element-name LB-we1 \
  --type load-balancing \
  --set enabled:true 

dsconfig -p 4444 -h localhost -D"cn=Directory Manager" -w password -X -n \
create-workflow-element \
  --element-name LB-we2 \
  --type load-balancing \
  --set enabled:true 

# Define the load balancing algorithm for each data center
dsconfig -p 4444 -h localhost -D"cn=Directory Manager" -w password -X -n \
create-load-balancing-algorithm \
  --element-name LB-we1 \
  --type proportional 

dsconfig -p 4444 -h localhost -D"cn=Directory Manager" -w password -X -n \
create-load-balancing-algorithm \
  --element-name LB-we2 \
  --type proportional 

# Define the load balancing routes for each proxy 
dsconfig -p 4444 -h localhost -D"cn=Directory Manager" -w password -X -n \
create-load-balancing-route \
  --element-name LB-we1 \
  --route-name LB-route1 \
  --type proportional \
  --set workflow-element:proxy-we1 
 
dsconfig -p 4444 -h localhost -D"cn=Directory Manager" -w password -X -n \
create-load-balancing-route \
  --element-name LB-we1 \
  --route-name LB-route2 \
  --type proportional \
  --set workflow-element:proxy-we2 
 
dsconfig -p 4444 -h localhost -D"cn=Directory Manager" -w password -X -n \
create-load-balancing-route \
  --element-name LB-we2 \
  --route-name LB-route3 \
  --type proportional \
  --set workflow-element:proxy-we3 
 
dsconfig -p 4444 -h localhost -D"cn=Directory Manager" -w password -X -n \
create-load-balancing-route \
  --element-name LB-we2 \
  --route-name LB-route4 \
  --type proportional \
  --set workflow-element:proxy-we4 

# Set failover between the two data centers
dsconfig -p 4444 -h localhost -D"cn=Directory Manager" -w password -X -n \
create-workflow-element \
  --element-name FO-we \
  --type load-balancing \
  --set enabled:true 
  
dsconfig -p 4444 -h localhost -D"cn=Directory Manager" -w password -X -n \
create-load-balancing-algorithm \
  --element-name FO-we \
  --type failover 
dsconfig -p 4444 -h localhost -D"cn=Directory Manager" -w password -X -n \
create-load-balancing-route \
  --element-name FO-we \
  --route-name FO-route1 \
  --type failover \
  --set workflow-element:LB-we1 \
  --set add-priority:1 \
--set bind-priority:1 \
--set compare-priority:1 \
--set delete-priority:1 \
--set extended-priority:1 \
--set modify-priority:1 \
--set modifydn-priority:1 \
--set search-priority:1 \ 

dsconfig -p 4444 -h localhost -D"cn=Directory Manager" -w password -X -n \
create-load-balancing-route \
  --element-name FO-we \
  --route-name FO-route2 \
  --type failover \
  --set workflow-element:LB-we2 \
  --set add-priority:2 \
--set bind-priority:2 \
--set compare-priority:2 \
--set delete-priority:2 \
--set extended-priority:2 \
--set modify-priority:2 \
--set modifydn-priority:2 \
--set search-priority:2 \ 

# Create workflow
dsconfig -p 4444 -h localhost -D"cn=Directory Manager" -w password -X -n \
create-workflow \
  --workflow-name FO-workflow \
  --set enabled:true \
  --set base-dn:dc=example,dc=com \
  --set workflow-element:FO-we 

# Create network group
dsconfig -p 4444 -h localhost -D"cn=Directory Manager" -w password -X -n \
create-network-group \
  --group-name network-group1 \
  --set enabled:true \
  --set workflow:FO-workflow \
  --set priority:1