4.3. Creating the Replica Information File
You need to create a replica information file for each replica that you intend to create. This file contains the realm information required to configure the replica server.
Before you create the replica information file, ensure that the master IPA server is correctly configured and functioning properly. The master IPA server is the server from which all IPA replica servers will be created.
Run the following command on the master IPA server, where ipareplica.example.com is the FQDN of the server where you are going to create the replica:
# ipa-replica-prepare ipareplica.example.com
This will produce output similar to the following:
Determining current realm name Getting domain name from LDAP Preparing replica for ipareplica.example.com from ipaserver.example.com Creating SSL certificate for the Directory Server Creating SSL certificate for the Web Server Copying additional files Finalizing configuration Packaging the replica into replica-info-ipareplica.example.com
Each replica information file is created in the /var/lib/ipa/ directory, and named specifically for the replica server for which it is intended. You cannot use the same replica information file for multiple replicas.
Replica information files contain sensitive information. Take appropriate steps to ensure that they are properly protected.