<html> <head> <style> P { margin:0px; padding:0px } body { FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY:Tahoma } </style> </head> <body> Thanks for the swift response - size depends on the success of the project - am tempted to go with external config directory assuming I can get it working... I tried to the procedure I listed below i.e. installed the RPM, ran setup to create a 'dsconfig' instance on port 5555. Then I created a master.inf file for inputing into the ds_newinst.pl script: [General] FullMachineName= server1.jamesd.com SuiteSpotUserID= ldap ServerRoot= /opt/fedora-ds ConfigDirectoryAdminID= admin ConfigDirectoryAdminPwd= blah ConfigDirectoryLdapURL= ldap://server1.jamesd.com:5555/o=NetscapeRoot AdminDomain= jamesd.com [slapd] ServerPort= 389 ServerIdentifier= master01 Suffix= dc=jamesd,dc=com RootDN= cn=Directory Manager RootDNPwd= blah UserExistingMC=1 When I ran that it seemed to work - instance called master01 was created and is running. When running the console though, it's not listed - only the Administration Server and 'dsconfig' Directory Server instance. How can I make the master01 instance appear in the admin console and also verify that master01 is using dsconfig to stores is configuration data? Thanks again > Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2007 09:33:37 -0600 > From: rmeggins@redhat.com > To: fedora-directory-users@redhat.com > Subject: Re: [Fedora-directory-users] Configuration Directory Question > > James Deuchar wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I've got a what I thought was a relatively simple DS setup with two > > master DS servers doing master-master replication. In the future > > slaves may be added into the equation. > > > > Initially I installed both servers the same - as standalone DS' each > > with it's own admin server and 'in-house' o=NetscapeRoot configuration > > directory. > > > > Reading some of the Redhat docs on 'Configuration decisions' it talks > > about having the configuration directory in a separate directory > > instance - based on what I've seen from the DS setup script this > > implies supplying those details during the install of the real DS > > instances that will contain the data. > > > > Is my understanding correct? Does this mean I should be installing an > > independent configuration directory on both masters and setup > > replication between them to provide a redundant configuration > > directory alongside the redundant data directories? > For small deployments, you can have your config DS and data DS be the same. > > > > If so is the install procedure reasonable?: > > > > - install fedora RPM on server 1 > > - Run setup script to create server 1 config directory > > - Run ds_newinst.pl to create data directory on the same server > > pointing it to the local config directory during setup > > - Repeat on server 2 > > - Setup replication on data masters and on config directories > Sure. > > > > Many thanks! > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Are you the Quizmaster? Play BrainBattle with a friend now! > > <http://specials.uk.msn.com/brainbattle> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > -- > > Fedora-directory-users mailing list > > Fedora-directory-users@redhat.com > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-directory-users > > > <hr />Email straight to your blog, upload jokes, photos and more. <a href='http://specials.uk.msn.com/spaces/default.aspx ' target='_new'>Windows Live Spaces, it's FREE!</a></body> </html>