Create New Database Link

The database link contacts other servers on behalf of a client application and returns the combined results to the client application after finishing the operation. Use the following attributes to configure a new database link:

New Database Link info

Database suffix. Suffix the database link is created from.

Database link name. Unique name of the database link.

Authentication Mechanism

Server TLS/SSL Certificate (requires TLS/SSL server set up). Select this option if you want the chaining server to use its TLS/SSL server certificate for authentication. You cannot use certificate authentication unless the "Use TLS/SSL" or the "Use StartTLS" radio button in the Remote Server(s) Information section is selected. Otherwise, this option will be disabled. The "Bind As" and Password fields are unavailable with this option because the server will use its certificate to authenticate.

To use this option, you must first do the following:

SASL/GSSAPI (requires Kerberos keytab). Select this option if you want the local server to use its Kerberos server credentials for authentication. You must have the "Use LDAP" radio button in the Remote Server(s) Information section selected. Otherwise, this option sill be disabled. Note that SASL/GSSAPI will use an encrypted channel, so TLS/SSL is not needed with this option.

To use this option, you must first do the following:

SASL/DIGEST-MD5 (SASL user id and password). Select this option if you want the local server to use SASL/Digest-MD5 authentication. This option requires a SASL user id and password. You specify them in the Bind As and Password fields (see below). You must configure the remote server with the appropriate SASL mapping to use this option.

Simple Authentication. Select this option if you want the local server to use simple authentication during communication. You can choose "Use SSL/TLS" or "Use StartTLS" if you want the simple authentication to take place over a secure channel but without certificates.

Bind As. DN of an administrative user by the database link to bind to the remote server. If this field is left blank, the database link binds as anonymous. Note that the bind DN cannot be the directory manager.

Password. Password for the administrative user, in plain text. If no password is provided, it means that the database link can bind as anonymous.

Remote Server(s) Information. In this section you provide information about the remote data sources used by the database link.

LDAP URL. This field contains a dynamically created LDAP URL that combines the server names and port numbers you specified in the remote server information fields.