Adding a Data Source

Before the MPE device can communicate with any data sources, you must first configure the data source and its connections.

After the data sources are configured, configure other relevant MPE parameters (for example, subscriber indexing options, lookup retry options) using the Policy Server tab for each MPE device (see Configuring MPE Protocol Options). You can also configure Sh retry options (see Configuring Advanced Device Settings for details).

To add a data source:

From the Policy Server section of the navigation pane, select Configuration.
The content tree displays a list of policy server groups; the initial group is ALL.
From the content tree, select the policy server.
The Policy Server Administration page opens.
Select the Data Sources tab.
The page lists the current data sources.
To add a data source, click Modify.
The Modify Data Sources page opens.
To add a data source using the settings for an existing data source:
1. From the data source listing, select the data source to copy.
2. Click Clone.
  The Clone Data Source window opens.
3. Edit the data source configuration parameters as needed, especially the Unique Name.
4. Click Save to save the data source and close the Clone Data Source window.
To add a new data source:
1. Click Add and select the data source type from the Add list.
  The appropriate Add Data Source window opens.
2. Configure the values as described in the appropriate section:
  - For LDAP data sources, see Configuring an LDAP Data Source.
  - For an Sh data source, see Configuring an Sh Data Source.
  - For an Sy data source, see Configuring an Sy Data Source.
3. Click Save to save the data source and close the Add Data Source window.
Click Save to save your changes and close the Modify Data Sources page for editing.