Managing the server list – Avaya 3.7 User Manual

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Servers

Issue 4 May 2005

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To create a backup server:

1. Move to the Configuration Console window.

2. From the Device>Contents column, select the security gateway that needs to have the

backup server.

3. Click the Directory Servers tab to bring it to the front.

4. Click Add to open the Add Directory Server dialog box.

5. Use

Table 15

configuring a connection to a server.

6. Click OK to return to the Directory Servers tab. The new backup server appears in the

Directory Servers list.

7. When finished, click Save to save your work.

Managing the server list

The backup servers shown in the Servers list can be edited, have their sequence changed, or
even deleted. The list organizes the servers in the sequence in which they must be used, where
the one at the top of the list is always used first.

To edit, change the sequence, or delete a backup server:

1. Move to the Configuration Console window.

2. From the Device>Contents column, select the security gateway that has the backup server

that needs to be changed.

3. Click the Servers tab to bring it to the front.

Table 15: Add Directory Server Commands

Item

Description

Enter IP Address or
DNS Name

Type in the IP address or host name used by the server.

Locate This Server

Use these options to insert the server into a specific position in the
Directory Servers list.

Port

Type in the port number of the server (default is 389). To verify the
number, move to the computer running iPlanet Directory Server,
then start the iPlanet Console; the number can be seen from the
Console tab.

Use SSL

Select this check box to protect the communication between the
VPNmanager Console and the Directory Server with a Secure
Socket Layer (SSL)
. Read

Appendix A: Using SSL with Directory

Server

, before making this selection.

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