Create a connection document to schedule mail routing to
and replication between servers on a LAN.
About this task
You can also create a connection document to ensure that
a server uses a certain protocol when connecting to another server
on the LAN.
A LAN connection document can also be used to provide
the information needed for servers to make other types of connections,
such as constant connections to Internet servers.
Procedure
- From the IBM® Domino® Administrator,
click the Configuration tab.
- Select the connecting server's Domino Directory in the Use Directory
on field.
- Click Server, and then click connections.
- Click Add connection.
- Select Local Area Network in the connection
type field.
- Complete these fields:
Table 1. LAN Connection
document fields and descriptions| Field |
Description |
|---|
| Connection Type |
Select Local Area Network. |
| Source server |
The name of the connecting server. |
| Source domain |
The name of the connecting server's domain. This
field is required only for mail routing. |
| Use the port(s) |
The name of the network ports (or protocols) that
the connecting or source server uses to connect to the destination
server. |
| Usage priority |
Select one: - Normal (default) - Select this option if this document defines
the primary path to a server.
- Low - Select this option to define a backup path to a server.
Note: You can force Domino to
use a specific port by specifying it in the connection document and
setting the Usage priority field to Normal.
|
| Destination server |
The name of the answering server. |
| Destination domain |
The name of the answering server's domain. This
field is required only for mail routing. |
| Optional network address |
Provide an optional network address to facilitate
attempts to locate the destination server over a TCP/IP connection.
If the field contains no entry, Domino attempts
to determine the address of the destination server from the following
sources: the server's memory cache, an External Domain Network Address
document, or system services that search the local hosts file or DNS
to resolve the name. Enter a fully-qualified host name or IP address
-- for example, HR-E.Renovations.com or 192.22.256.36.
Because IP addresses are subject to change, for ease of management,
it is best to use host names in connection documents. When a host
name is used, if the IP address changes, the connecting server obtains
the updated IP address from the DNS.
|
- Click the Replication/Routing and Schedule tabs
to define the tasks you want to run, and select the times you want
the server to contact its destination.
- Click Save and Close.