Creating and Maintaining Database LinksChapter 3 Configuring Directory Databases 103Suffix information. You create a suffix in your directory tree that is managed bythe database link, not a regular database. This suffix corresponds to the suffix onthe remote server that contains the data.Bind credentials. When the database link binds to a remote server, it impersonatesa user. You need to specify the DN and the credentials you want each database linkto use to bind with remote servers.LDAP URL. You provide the LDAP URL of the remote server to which thedatabase link connects.List of failover servers. You can provide a list of alternative servers for thedatabase link to contact in the event of a failure. This configuration item is optional.The following sections describe creating a new database link from the DirectoryServer Console as well as the command line.Creating a New Database Link Using the ConsoleTo create a new database link using the Directory Server Console:1. On the Directory Server Console, select the Configuration tab2. Right-click Data in the left navigation pane and select New Root Suffix or NewSub Suffix from the pop-up menu.A “Create New Suffix” dialog box is displayed.3. Enter the name of the suffix on the remote server to which you want to chain inthe “New suffix” field.The suffix must be named according to dc naming conventions. For example,you might enter a new suffix name of dc=example,dc=com.4. Deselect the “Create associated database automatically” checkbox.You deselect the checkbox because you cannot add a database link to a suffixthat is associated with a database. This suffix is used only by the database link.5. Click OK to create the new suffix.The suffix appears automatically under the Data branch in the left navigationpane.6. In the left pane, right-click the suffix you just created and select “NewDatabase Link” from the pop-up menu.The Create New Database Link dialog box is displayed.
