USER AND SERVER CONFIGURATION

Creating a passthru connection
After you set up the passthru and destination servers, you can set up servers to connect to passthru servers. Creating a passthru connection enables the server to forward requests from users and other servers to connect to a specified destination server.

Note The passthru Connection document specifies the server to use for passthru, but does not define how to connect to the passthru server. If a server does not have a direct connection to the passthru server over the LAN, you must create a separate Connection document to define the path to the passthru server.

Before creating a passthru connection, verify that the current server is not configured to use a default passthru server. When a server is configured to use a default passthru server and it receives a request to connect to a destination server for which no other connection is defined, it attempts to route through the named server to the requested destination. If the named server is not set up to allow passthru connections to the requested destination server, the passthru attempt places an unnecessary load on both servers.

To verify that a server is not configured to use a default passthru server

1. From the IBM® Lotus® Domino® Administrator, click the Configuration tab.

2. Click Server - Current Server document.

3. Click the Basics tab and expand the Server Location Information section.

4. Verify that the "Passthru server" field is empty.

To create a passthru connection

1. From the Domino Administrator, click the Configuration tab.

2. Select the connecting server's Domino Directory in the "Use Directory on" field.

3. Click Server, and then click Connections.

4. Click Add Connection.

5. Complete these fields:
FieldDescription
Connection typeSelect Passthru server
Source serverThe name of the server connecting to the passthru server
Source domainThe name of the connecting server's domain
Use passthru server or hunt groupThe name of the passthru server or hunt group that this connection uses to reach the destination server
Usage priorityChoose 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 serverThe name of the destination server to connect to through the passthru server.
Destination domainThe name of the destination server's domain
6. Click the Replication/Routing and Schedule tabs to define the tasks you want to run, and select the times you want the server to call its destination.

7. Click Save and Close.

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