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4.3.2. Registering an Existing Directory Server Instance with the Configuration
Directory Server
The Configuration Directory Server uses the o=NetscapeRoot database to store information about the
Directory Servers and Admin Servers in your network. T his is used by the Console and the Admin
Servers. This database can belong to a separate Directory Server instance, called the Configuration
Directory Server. There is an option when an instance is first set up to register it with a Configuration
Directory Server. It is possible to register an existing Directory Server instance with a Configuration
Directory Server using the register-ds-adm in.pl script.
/usr/sbin/register-ds-admin.pl
IMPORTANT
Running register-ds-adm in.pl creates a default instance of the Admin Server and
Configuration Directory Server if they do not already exist, then registers any existing Directory
Servers with the Configuration Directory Server.
IMPORTANT
The register-ds-admin.pl script does not support external LDAP URLs, so the Directory
Server instance must be registered against a local Admin Server.
4.4. Updating Directory Server Instances
If the Directory Server instances become broken or outdated, the packages can be updated using the -u
option. T his command looks for every local Directory Server instance, prompts for the Configuration
Directory information, then re-registers each instance with the Configuration Directory. T he update and
registration process replaces any missing or outdated packages.
/usr/sbin/setup-ds-admin.pl -u
4.5. Silent Setup
Silent setup uses a file to predefine all the Directory Server configuration parameters that are normally
supplied interactively with the setup program. The silent functionality allows you to script the setup of
multiple instances of Directory Server.
4.5.1. Silent Setup for Directory Server and Admin Server
Silent setup is useful at sites where many server instances must be created, especially for heavily
replicated sites that will create a large number of consumer servers. Silent setup uses the same scripts
that are used to create instances of Directory Server and Admin Server, with a special option signaling
that the script is to be run silently. Silent mode requires referencing a setup parameter file (-s -f
setup.inf) or setting Directory Server parameters on the command line.
To run a silent setup of both the Directory Server and Admin Server:
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