Directory Server uses replication agreements to define how replication occurs between two servers. A replication agreement describes replication between one supplier and one consumer.
A replication agreement identifies the following:
The suffix to replicate
The consumer server to which the data is pushed
The times during which replication can occur
The bind DN and credentials that the supplier must use to bind to the consumer
How the connection is secured, SSL or client authentication, for example
Information about the replication status for this particular agreement
Information about replication filtering